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Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

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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

Many of us would like to believe COVID is in the past, but it isn’t.

Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and regular contributor on CJAD

Sep 30, 20249 min

MULCAIR: At some point for Trudeau, reality checks in

Tom Mulcair

Sep 27, 202410 min

MENNIE: Trudeau straight out calls Legault a liar on immigration.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 27, 202412 min

When did snacking become such a common habit?

Janis Thiessen, Professor of History at the University of Winnipeg, and the author of Snacks: A Canadian Food History

Sep 27, 20248 min

MENNIE: Francois Legault is NOT telling us how to vote (just what we should be voting ABOUT)

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 26, 202411 min

TECH CORNER: When you call a restaurant, you might be chatting with an AI host

Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst

Sep 26, 20248 min

Montreal’s fire department is asking you to stop charging your phone overnight

Matthew Griffith, section chief of prevention for the Montreal fire department

Sep 26, 20247 min

The CAQ says Ottawa has done nothing to help with immigration, but Canada’s immigration minister begs to differ…

Mark Miller - Federal Immigration Minister

Sep 25, 202412 min

MENNIE: Apparently the CAQ can’t stop throwing our money at sporting events for millionaires.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 25, 202410 min

LEGAL LOUNGE: Get legal advice, but wait until right time to intervene

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Sep 25, 20247 min

Why gentle parenting is proving to be tough on parents?

Emily Edlynn, licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric health psychology

Sep 25, 20248 min

CRANE: He managed to do a Good job in Making Canada look Good

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

Sep 24, 20247 min

MENNIE: Is Poilievre in danger of tripping over the line dividing politics from parody?

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 24, 202410 min

THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY: Should we be worried about cooking in aluminum?

Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Sep 24, 20248 min

HEURTEL: We are governed by parties who only talk to their narrow base

David Heurtel

Sep 23, 202413 min

MENNIE: Is Northvolt running out of gas?

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 23, 202410 min

Why Montreal Police are ill-equipped to deal with growing gang violence

Pietro Poletti, retired Montreal Police detective and mafia expert

Sep 23, 202410 min

Fraudsters have more sophisticated ways to scam you than ever before

Alana Semuels, economic correspondent for Time Magazine

Sep 23, 20248 min

MULCAIR: He Doesn’t know anything about the Quebec Liberal Party

Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Commentator

Sep 20, 202410 min

MENNIE: When it seems like everyone needs to switch to decaf, there’s something very wrong with our politics.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 20, 20249 min

BUSINESS BRIEF: Canada’s inflation rate drops to 2 percent

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

Sep 20, 20247 min

SOUDAS: They should be just as hungry for an election...

Dimitri Soudas, Former Director of Communications for Harper and political commentator

Sep 19, 202410 min

MENNIE: When things get tough, Francois Legault tries to change the channel. Today, he smashed the remote.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 19, 202410 min

Tech Corner: Instagram introduces mandatory 'Teen Accounts' with built-in limits & parental controls

Tech Corner with Carmi Levy

Sep 19, 20248 min

Is Montreal’s new software for coordinating construction and planning projects making things worse?

Jason Magder, Gazette reporter

Sep 19, 202410 min

Jean-François Lisée: This seems to give us a preview of what will happen in a General Election

Jean-François Lisée, Former PQ leader

Sep 18, 20249 min

MENNIE: Seems that after Monday’s byelection, Pablo Rondriguez doesn’t need Trudeau to tell him what’s at stake

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Sep 18, 20249 min

The Legal Corner: A perfect storm in the Real Estate Market?

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Sep 18, 20249 min

September is suicide prevention month, and this Montrealer is sharing her story to spread awareness

Vanessa Da Costa, sharing the story of her brother taking his own life for suicide prevention month

Sep 18, 20248 min

Valerie Plante: “I don’t wear Prada”

Valerie Plante, Mayor of Montreal

Sep 17, 202411 min

CRANE: Montreal is definitely talking about this byelection

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

Sep 17, 20249 min

MENNIE: Trudeau is out of excuses.

JAMES MENNIE / Montreal Gazette

Sep 17, 20249 min

The Right Chemistry: Cellphones and cancer risk

Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Sep 17, 20249 min

An Academy-Award and Grammy nominated Quebec-born musician is coming home for three concerts

Stephan Moccio, Montreal-born songwriter, composer, producer and pianist

Sep 17, 202410 min

Heurtel: Trudeau is not going anywhere even if Liberals lose the byelection

Political insider David Heurtel joined Aaron Rand on Montreal Now.

Sep 16, 202411 min

Mennie : 'The beginning of the end' for Trudeau if he loses by-election tonight

The Montreal Gazette's James Mennie joined Aaron Rand to talk about the latest political news.

Sep 16, 202410 min

What are Canada's new mortgage rules?

Terry Kilakos, president of North East Real Estate & Mortgages, joined Aaron Rand to talk about the new rules introduced by the federal government.

Sep 16, 20246 min

The West Island Health Authority is reminding patients that they have the right to be treated in English

The Montreal Gazette's Aaron Derfel joined Aaron Rand to talk about health care in Montreal.

Sep 16, 20246 min

Fred Beauchemin announces his intention to run for leadership of the Quebec Liberal party

Joining Aaron Rand is Frederic Beauchemin, Liberal MNA representing the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys and now officially in the running for leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Sep 13, 20247 min