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Mennie: When Liberal cabinet ministers leave four at a time, its irretrievably over

James Mennie, reporter, columnist, and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 17, 202410 min

Tech Corner: The Optimus robots at Tesla’s Cybercab event were humans in disguise

Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst

Oct 17, 20246 min

'Fundamentally flawed': Quebec Liberals call out PQ's financial plan for an independent Quebec

Andre Pratte is a former Canadian senator now serving as chairperson of the Quebec Liberal policy committee

Oct 17, 20247 min

New poll shows nearly two-thirds of Canadians feel there are too many immigrants in the country right now

Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies

Oct 17, 20248 min

Prominent members of Montreal’s English-speaking community pen letter urging voters to reelect Anthony Housefather

Former Canadian senator Joan Fraser is the spokesperson for the letter. She and Liberal MP for Mount Royal, Anthony Housefather joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand.

Oct 16, 202411 min

Lisée: There’s a significant financial risk for Quebec to stay in Canada

Jean-François Lisée, Former PQ leader

Oct 16, 202412 min

Mennie: As predicted, Trudeau ties the Conservatives to allegations of foreign interference

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 16, 202411 min

Legal Corner: What are some of the legal advantages of buying a newly built home in Quebec?

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Oct 16, 20248 min

Hotels are gaining popularity over short term rentals. Why is this happening?

Makarand Mody, associate professor of hospitality marketing at Boston University

Oct 16, 20248 min

Crane: Why is it interesting that Trudeau got a new campaign manager?

Jennifer Crane, Founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs and political strategist

Oct 15, 202410 min

Mennie: Health care survey confirms our suspicions — and that’s the problem

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 15, 202412 min

How are Quebec's tuition hikes impacting English language universities?

Sebastien Lebel-Grenier, principal of Bishop’s University

Oct 15, 202410 min

Heurtel: Trudeau is trying to score points and change the conversation

David Heurtel, CJAD 800 Political Commentator

Oct 14, 202412 min

Mennie: Will a diplomatic row with India change the channel for Trudeau?

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 14, 202412 min

Update: Montreal police have arrested two young adults in connection with the deadly fire in Old Montreal

David Shane with Montreal Police

Oct 11, 202411 min

Mulcair: When it comes to the election, you have to start believing the polls

Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Political Insider

Oct 11, 20248 min

Mennie: Are women the “potted plants” of Quebec politics?

James Mennie / Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 11, 202410 min

Soudas: We will go through an entire election without hearing a Conservative budget plan

Dimitri Soudas, political commentator and former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper

Oct 10, 202412 min

Mennie: Quebec continues to wage war on English language universities

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 10, 20249 min

Tech Corner: CRTC calls on Canada’s telcos to lower international roaming fees

Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst

Oct 10, 20248 min

Jean-François Lisée: The Quebec Liberals have been lacking good news for 6 years

Jean-François Lisée, Former PQ leader

Oct 9, 20249 min

Mennie: The easiest way for Legault to recover from his immigration gaffe is to shut up about it

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 9, 202410 min

Legal Lounge: Lawsuits are now targeting online companies for harming users

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Oct 9, 20247 min

Quebec Solidaire is advocating for a universal meal program in schools. Here's what is being proposed

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Quebec Solidaire parliamentary leader

Oct 9, 20249 min

Crane: Francois Legault wasted a political opportunity while in France

Jennifer Crane, founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs and political strategist

Oct 8, 20249 min

Mennie: There will be a public inquiry into the Old Montreal fire – but is it the inquiry we need?

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette

Oct 8, 202411 min

The Right Chemistry: Is there a link between soft drinks and cancer?

Dr. Joe Schwarz, host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 p.m. on CJAD 800 and director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Oct 8, 20248 min

Montreal police chief addresses Oct. 7 security concerns, recent business extortion threats

Montreal’s chief of police, Fady Dagher joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss how the force addressed security concerns around October 7 protests and vigils. He also touched on recent stories of small businesses facing extortion threats.

Oct 7, 202413 min

Heurtel: If an election were to be held tomorrow, the CAQ would finish third

Political insider David Heurtel

Oct 7, 202412 min

Mennie: Will Montreal experience a law and order epiphany?

James Mennie, Montreal Gazette

Oct 7, 202411 min

Quebec language police calls out Hull bakery for social media posts

Gabrielle Sexton, owner of Petites Gamines, a cafe in downtown Hull.

Oct 7, 20246 min

'It stops when we win against evil': Israel’s ambassador to Canada a year after October 7 attacks

Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand a year after the deadly October 7 attacks in Israel.

Oct 7, 202410 min

Mulcair: Trudeau doesn’t have to wait to be beaten in an election

Political insider Tom Mulcair

Oct 4, 20249 min

Mennie: Believe it or not, Legault knows exactly what he’s doing on immigration (he just doesn’t care).

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Oct 4, 202412 min

Google has an AI-generated podcast feature. Could you tell these hosts are fake?

Google has an AI-generated podcast feature and one user put it to the test by prompting it to generate self-aware content. What followed was a full AI existential crisis. Could you tell these hosts are not real?

Oct 4, 20249 min

Business Brief: Effects of port strikes in Montreal and eastern U.S. will ripple widely

Amanda Lang, business anchor with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network

Oct 4, 20247 min

Two major court decisions could improve air travel for Canadians

Anthony Durocher, deputy commissioner of the Federal Competition Promotion Branch and John Gradek, Faculty Lecturer of Operations and Integrated Aviation Management at McGill

Oct 4, 20248 min

Soudas: I do not see a federal election happening between now and December

Dimitri Soudas, political commentator and former Director of Communications for Stephen Harper

Oct 3, 20248 min

Mennie: Which is worse for Legault: the deficit jersey or Bettman having to wash his hair tonight?

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Oct 3, 202411 min

Less Canadians are having kids than ever before. What does that mean for the future?

Lisa Strohschein, sociology professor at the University of Alberta and the editor-in-chief of the journal Canadian Studies in Population

Oct 3, 20247 min

How medical testing restrictions at the MUHC are further fragmenting the health care system

Dr. Michael Kalin is a family doctor in Côte-St-Luc and a member of the Département régional de médecine générale (DRMG) for Cavendish, a body that helps recruit new physicians

Oct 2, 20249 min

Lisée: When it comes to immigration, the problem is the backlog

Jean-François Lisée, former PQ leader

Oct 2, 20248 min

Mennie: Legault cranks it up to 11 on immigration

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Oct 2, 202411 min

Legal Lounge: Thinking of switching jobs? Here are some factors to consider

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Oct 2, 20246 min

Montreal will appeal parts of a systemic racial profiling ruling. Here's why

Mayor of the Cote-des-Neiges-NDG borough and Montreal executive committee member responsible for the fight against racism and systemic discrimination, Gracia Kasoki-Katahwa joined Aaron Rand to discuss.

Oct 2, 20249 min

Changes to Quebec's language laws may impact music retailers in the province

Matt Coburn, regional district manager for the province of Quebec and Eastern Ontario for Long & McQuade music stores

Oct 1, 20248 min

Quebec premier takes inspiration from France, wants Ottawa to set up 'waiting zones' for asylum seekers

Jennifer Crane, political strategist and founder of Connexion Québec Public Affairs

Oct 1, 20247 min

Mennie: Things go from bad to unbelievably worse for the CAQ

James Mennie, columnist with the Montreal Gazette

Oct 1, 202411 min

New report suggests number on Montreal homes in flood zones has doubled

Mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Jim Beis joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss a recent report that shows that the number of Montreal homes located in flood zones has doubled.

Oct 1, 202411 min

Heurtel: Marc Garneau is taking a direct shot at the Liberals' Katie Telford

Political Insider, David Heurtel joined Joanne Vrakas (in for Aaron Rand) to talk about Marc Garneau's upcoming book.

Sep 30, 202410 min