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Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

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Canada’s got a serious productivity problem

RENAUD BROSSARD, Senior Director of Communications at MEI

Aug 10, 20238 min

Everything you need to know about the new COVID variant spreading in Quebec

DR MITCH SHULMAN, CJAD 800 Health Expert

Aug 9, 20237 min

Mennie: The Liberals finally chime in on Bill 40.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 9, 20238 min

A Montreal man’s electric wheelchair extension was stolen

UMAR SHEZAD, Montreal man with polio uses wheelchair to get around 24/7, an I.T. professional with the CIUSSS and has a second child on the way

Aug 9, 202310 min

‘The numbers are going up’: Advocates are still waiting for homeless population data

JAMES HUGHES, CEO of Old Brewery Mission

Aug 9, 20237 min

Why are more Quebec family doctors leaving the public health system?

OLIVIER JACQUES, Assistant professor in the department of health management at Université de Montréal

Aug 8, 20238 min

Guns N’ Roses is at Parc Jean Drapeau: Looking back at the anniversary of riots at the Big O 31 years ago

MARK LEPAGE, Former Music Critic with the Montreal Gazette, Press Officer at United Nations

Aug 8, 20237 min

Mennie: At Montreal city hall, radar love is more than a song

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 8, 202310 min

Why you should think twice before posting pictures of your children on social media

EMMANUELLE PARENT, co-founder of Le C.I.E.L. (Centre for Online Emotional Intelligence) & CATHERINE TABAK, Senior Program Manager of Cybertip.ca

Aug 8, 202310 min

The hunt for Nessie is on: Biggest search for Loch Ness Monster in 50 years

PAUL NIXON, General Manager of the Loch Ness Centre

Aug 8, 20236 min

Commercial real estate prices are soaring on Montreal’s Wellington Street

STERLING DOWNEY, City councilor for Verdun

Aug 7, 20236 min

Mennie: Did Trudeau just pull off a salmon-toned troll?

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 7, 202311 min

Does Montreal need new rules to ensure safety on bike paths?

JOSH FREED, Montreal Gazette Columnist & STEPHANE BOYER, Mayor of Laval

Aug 7, 20239 min

S1 Ep 24Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire's separation, Passengers left stranded on Montreal's new REM line, staying fit while on vacation, & the 4-day work week.

EVAN SOLOMAN, special correspondent for CTV News, Publisher of GZERO Media and a member of Eurasia Group’s Management Committee JILL BARKER, Fitness Columnist with the Montreal Gazette CHARLOTTE LOCKHART - Business advocate, investor and philanthropist, CEO of the 4 Day Week Global AYESHA KHAN, works in Client Services at Sensai Labs, one of the Canadian companies that have switched to a 4-day work week MICHEL-ANDRÉ GRÉGOIRE, REM Passenger left stranded

Aug 4, 202340 min

The Montreal Alliance appoints its first-ever female president

ANNIE LAROUCHE, New President of the Montreal Alliance

Aug 4, 20237 min

Mennie: Recession and rainfall - Quebec’s farmers have a problem with climate change, and so will we.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 4, 202310 min

If dating apps aren’t working for you, here’s something new you can try

JENNY GROSS, New York Times columnist and reporter out in London

Aug 4, 20238 min

Expect to pay more for your car repairs in Montreal

STÉPHANE BÉLISLE, Administrator of the Association of Tire and Mechanical Specialists of Quebec, Owner of B2C AUTO INC & FRANCOIS VINCENT, Vice President in Quebec for the Canadian federation of independent businesses

Aug 4, 20237 min

‘It should be illegal’: A housing advocate weighs in on the number of short-term rentals on Airbnb

CATHERINE LUSSIER, Human rights activist, Community organizer at FRAPRU

Aug 3, 20239 min

Mennie: Poilievre’s list of things to deplore apparently includes his own party’s election platform

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 3, 20238 min

City of Montreal responds to complaints over sidewalk stickers promoting French in Park Ex

DOMINIQUE OLLIVIER, President of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal

Aug 3, 20238 min

Taking a look at the political implications tied to Justin Trudeau's separation

EVAN SOLOMAN, special correspondent for CTV News, Publisher of GZERO Media and a member of Eurasia Group’s Management Committee

Aug 3, 202310 min

Mennie: Quebec’s Bill 40 gets a failing grade in Superior Court

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 2, 202311 min

Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau announce they’re splitting up after 18 years of marriage

TOM MULCAIR, Former Opposition House Leader of Canada

Aug 2, 20239 min

This REM passenger was left stranded in a garage after his train went rogue

MICHEL-ANDRÉ GRÉGOIRE, REM Passenger left stranded

Aug 2, 20238 min

‘It’s a huge win for all English school boards across Quebec’: EMSB pleased with ruling on Bill 40

KELLY GREIG, CTV News Montreal Reporter & JOE ORTONA, Chair of the English Montreal School Board

Aug 2, 20239 min

Mennie: Let's hope we don't end up in the same boat as Ottawa

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Aug 1, 202310 min

Here’s how to stay fit while on vacation

JILL BARKER, Fitness Columnist with the Montreal Gazette

Aug 1, 20239 min

Nav Canada’s new online tool allows travelers to track airport delays

JOHN GRADEK, Lecturer in McGill University's Global Aviation Leadership Program

Aug 1, 20239 min

Why going meatless could save you money on your next grocery bill

DR SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University

Aug 1, 20239 min

This advocacy group is pushing for a 4-day work week in Canada

CHARLOTTE LOCKHART - Business advocate, investor and philanthropist, CEO of the 4 Day Week Global &AYESHA KHAN, works in Client Services at Sensai Labs, one of the Canadian companies that have switched to a 4-day work week

Aug 1, 20238 min

Mennie: We all knew the REM would break down.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Jul 31, 20239 min

Why are some West Island schools opting for uniforms?

ALBERT KRAMBERGER, West Island columnist with the Montreal Gazette

Jul 31, 20238 min

Remembering Paul Reubens, creator and portrayer of Pee-wee Herman

ERIC ALPER, Music Historian and Publicist

Jul 31, 20239 min

Mennie: “Historic” status doesn’t shield Chinatown from spillover of crime & homelessness

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Jul 28, 20239 min

‘It’s a big game changer’: The REM is now shuttling across the Montreal area

KELLY GREIG, CTV News Montreal Reporter & SIMON CHARBONNEAU, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at the ARTM

Jul 28, 202310 min

Mennie: What if the clientele for the REM goes MIA?

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Jul 27, 20239 min

'It's not acceptable': Canada’s new Transport Minister on ongoing travel problems

PABLO RODRIGUEZ, Canada’s new Transport Minister

Jul 27, 20238 min

Meet Canada's new Tourism Minister: Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?

SORAYA MARTINEZ FERRADA, Liberal MP for Montreal’s Hochelaga riding, Our New Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Jul 27, 20239 min

‘She always wore her heart on her sleeve’: Sinead O'Connor has died at 56

ERIC ALPER, Music Historian and Publicist

Jul 26, 20238 min

Mennie: The 10 terrifying reasons why Trudeau blew up his cabinet.

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Jul 26, 20239 min

Montreal's Chinatown has been designated a provincial heritage site

JIMMY CHAN, Film producer/director, Actor and Community Leader

Jul 26, 20237 min

Mulcair: Trudeau is making a bold move

TOM MULCAIR, CJAD 800 Commentator

Jul 26, 202312 min

Medical experts call for independent inquiry into Canada’s pandemic response

DR CHRISTOPHER LABOS, Cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology who can be heard at 8:10 on Sunday mornings on CJAD 800 on Weekends with Ken

Jul 25, 20239 min

‘It sounds like an airplane’: Griffintown residents complaining about noise from the REM

CRAIG SAUVÉ, City Councillor in Le Sud-Ouest (Saint-Henri-Est-Petite-Bourgogne-Pointe-Saint-Charles-Griffintown)

Jul 25, 20237 min

Mennie: Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle is looking a lot like a lifeboat drill

JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Jul 25, 20238 min

Six Ukrainian teens are escaping the ongoing war to play hockey in Quebec

SEAN BERUBE, secured Ukrainian boys visas, from Quebec City

Jul 25, 20239 min

Liberal MNAs are calling for changes to directives in Bill 96

GREG KELLEY, Liberal MNA for Jacques Cartier and Official Opposition Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers

Jul 25, 20238 min

A historic Montreal building is being sold for $1. What’s the catch?

EMILIE THUILLIER, Borough Mayor of Ahuntsic-Cartierville

Jul 25, 20237 min

This Laval soccer player has overcome adversity and broken 6 Guinness World Records

DANIEL WASSEF, 25 year old 6 time Guiness World Record Holder from Laval

Jul 25, 20237 min