
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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What can you expect from this year's Just for Laughs festival following the change in ownership?
Ariane Thibaut, executive producer of this year’s “ComediHA!: Salut Montreal” festival.

Should religious ceremonies be banned from Montreal parks?
David Rand, spokesperson for the pro-secularism group Rassemblement pour la laïcité and Samer Mazjoub, president of the Canadian Muslim Forum

MENNIE: The Trudeau Liberals are starting to look like Monty Python’s Black Knight.
JAMES MENNIE / Montreal Gazette

THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY: How much meat should you include in your diet?
Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

New poll shows stark divide between Quebec and ROC over bilingualism
Andrew Enns, executive VP of Leger’s central Canada division

MENNIE: Legault reminds Quebecers their identity is threatened by English and the immigrants who speak it.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

HEURTEL: Denis Coderre is the one that wants to bring them back under a Liberal Banner
David Heurtel, CJAD 800 Commentator

MENNIE: Coderre makes it official.. So Now What?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

A class action lawsuit that could end up costing the Quebec government tens of millions of dollars has been requested
Robert Kugler, lawyer responsible for the class-action, partner at Kugler Kandestin

More than 1 in 10 patients left a Quebec ER without being treated last year
Aaron Derfel, award-winning health reporter at the Montreal Gazette

MULCAIR: I think Poilievre has some smart people in his camp
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Commentator

MENNIE: Who is Michel Leblanc and is he running for mayor of Montreal?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

TECH CORNER: Should social media platforms have warning labels?
Carmi Levy, CTV tech analyst

Montreal politicians have formed a caucus to push for Cavendish Boulevard extension
Dida Berku, Côte-Saint-Luc city councillor

Another Jewish business in Montreal has been targeted by a projectile
Yoni Amir, owner of Falafel Yoni on Saint-Viateur in the Mile End whose business was the latest Jewish establishment to be targeted and vandalized by a projectile. Anthony Housefather, Liberal MP representing the riding of Mount-Royal.

JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE: Pierre Poilievre’s problem is NOT Justin Trudeau
JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE , Former PQ leader

MENNIE: The wheels keep falling off Legault’s third link revival yet he still keeps hitting the gas.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

LEGAL LOUNGE: Terminating employees for "simulated keyboard activity"
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

How to prepare for your journey through Montreal’sTrudeau airport this summer
Anne-Sophie Hamel, Montreal Airport spokesperson

MULCAIR: St-Pierre Plamondon wants to have the fight over a referendum with Legault
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Commentator

MENNIE: As predicted, McGill University raises the tone with the protesters
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY: The bad news about processed foods keeps mounting
Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

Looking for an apartment in Montreal? Being evicted? Here are your rights as a tenant
Housing advocate Arnold Bennett joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to provide advice for tenants being forced out of their apartment or looking for an apartment. Arnold can be reached at 514-488-0412

JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE: That’s the only reason why he’s against it
JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE /Former PQ leader

MENNIE: Remember when weather stories weren’t political?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Here's how you can stay safe during this week’s heat wave Montreal
Dr. Mitch Shulman, Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGill Medical School as well as an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department of the McGill University Health Centre. He’s also a regular medical consultant on The Andrew Carter Morning Show

HEURTEL: I think we crossed the line several months ago
David Heurtel, CJAD 800 Political Commentator

MENNIE: The mayor, premier and prime minister are all suffering from crises of confidence (yet the nearest election is a year away)
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

BUSINESS BRIEF: 90% of Canadian wealth now in the hands of homeowners
Amanda Lang, business reporter with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network

MULCAIR: She’s good at damage control because she causes so much damage
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Commentator

MENNIE: Legault is grasping at straws to regain popularity - even if that straw costs more than $15 billion
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

TECH CORNER: The biggest announcements from Apple's WWDC 2024

'I'm not here to throw stones': Montreal mayor responds to criticism over Peel Street terrasse controvery
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante

Is McGill’s latest offer to the Pro-Palestinian encampment good enough to end it?
Fabrice Labeau, deputy provost at McGill University

JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE: How can You Debate these Numbers?
JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE, Former PQ leader

MENNIE: Quebec Tourism minister shares her embarrassment over this year’s Grand Prix
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

LEGAL LOUNGE: Ikea hiring real people to work in their virtual store
Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

At 58 years old, this New Brunswick woman is ready to compete at Miss Universe Canada
Lorraine Peters, oldest ever contestant in the Ms. Universe Canada pageant

'I can't see where that money is going to come from': Urban planner questions financing for Montreal's tramway network plan
Richard Shearmur, urban planning professor at McGill University

New biography looks at Pierre Poilievre's political life and appeal
Andrew Lawton, author of “Pierre Poilievre: A political life”

MULCAIR: Mr. Trudeau hasn’t been clear on anything
Tom Mulcair, CJAD 800 Commentator

THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY: Napping vs Medicine
Dr. Joe Schwarz, Host of the Dr. Joe Show, Sundays at 3 PM on CJAD 800 & director of the McGill Office for Science & Society

MENNIE: “Peelgate” seems not only to have been the last straw for local businesses, but for everyone.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Liberal MNA's Marwah Rizqy and Greg Kelley welcome their second child!
Liberal MNAs Marwah Rizquy (Riding of Saint-Laurent) & Greg Kelley (Riding of Jacques-Cartier)

Montreal's opposition wants answers following terrasse fiasco on Peel Street
Jim Beis, mayor of Pierrefonds-Roxboro and member of Ensemble Montreal - the official opposition party at Montreal city hall

JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE: He took the referendum off the table pretty quickly
JEAN-FRANCOIS LISEE, Former PQ leader

MENNIE: Time to admit F1 is out of Montreal’s league?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How to avoid a toxic workplace before even accepting the job
Dr. Laura Hambley, registered psychologist and founder of Canada Career Counseling

HEURTEL: This is where you can push the envelope
David Heurtel, Former Quebec liberal cabinet minister

BUSINESS BRIEF: What the Bank of Canada rate cut means for mortgages, consumer loans, and investments
Amanda Lang, business reporter with BNN Bloomberg and the host of “Taking Stock” which can be heard anywhere on the Iheart network