
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
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Jean Charest’s stance on Bill 21 will not cost him a vote in Quebec
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Two years after the first wave, what have we learned?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Could a couple glasses of wine shrink your brain?
REMI DAVIET, an assistant professor in the Marketing Department at the Wisconsin School of Business AND co-corresponding author of this study

Why is customer satisfaction the lowest it’s been in decades?
CHRISTINE MILES, Author of What Is It Costing You Not to Listen? Listening Guru, Executive Coach, Radio Host and Founder & CEO of EQuipt

What do fellow politicians think of the response of the western countries in all of this?
INNA SOVSUN, an elected member of Parliament in Ukraine

Meet the man who travelled into a war zone to play music for refugees!
DAVIDE MARTELLO , piano player currently in Medyka, one of the main road border crossings between Poland and Ukraine

Has Charest already gotten himself into Bill 21 trouble?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Will Bill 21 determine who will be next CPC leader?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Did Quebec’s curfew a violation of our rights and freedoms?
WILLIAM DESROCHERS, Quebec lawyer who is challenging the curfew imposed on the province

Would Jean Charest be the best person to lead the Federal Conservative Party?
KEVIN O’LEARY, a Canadian businessman, entrepreneur, author, politician, and television presenter

Should Quebec be subjected to a lower gas tax?
ERIC DUHAIME, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec

How has China changed its approach to the conflict in Ukraine?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

We are officially in the the second phase of a high-frequency rail line project that will connect Toronto, Ottawa, and Quebec City.
OMAR ALGHABRA, Federal Transport Minister

Can we still save downtown? Should we?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Will Ukraine have to surrender in order for this war to end?
MAJOR MICHAEL BOIRE, Retired Canadian Armed Forces Major and former NATO war planner AND adjunctive Professor at Canada's military history Royal Military College of Canada

Some Quebecers need to retake their driver’s test over 20 times before they get their licence!
NICHOLAS RYAN, Director of Public Affairs at CAA Quebec

A documentary filmmaker has been in Ukraine since the early days of this conflict.
EMILE GHESSEN, British conflict documentary journalist and reporter who is currently in Kyiv

What will it take to make this war in Ukraine come to and end?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Charest throws down in Calgary.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio Omah Lay and Justin Bieber Red Hot Chili Peppers Cheat Codes and Icona Pop WATN: Hall & Oates

She’s no longer running for their leadership of the Tories, and throwing her support behind Jean Charest instead
TASHA KHEIRIDDIN, author, political analyst, strategic consultant and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada

Why should there be a ‘no fly’ zone over Ukraine?
KURT VOLKER, former US envoy to Ukraine and former US ambassador to NATO now Senior International Advisor and Advisory Board Member with the BGR group

A Montreal journalist decided to pack his bags and head to Ukraine.
CHRISTOPHER CURTIS, reporter and founder of the interactive journalism project The Rove

A Quebec hockey player was in Ukraine when the war broke out
ELIEZER SHERBATOV, professional ice hockey who plays for HC Mariupol of the Ukrainian Hockey League and author of a new biography called My Left Skate

A Canadian teen broke the Guinness World Record for most Rubik’s cubes solved on a pogo stick
SAUL HAFTING, Nova Scotian teen, [email protected]

Is Canada doing enough to help with the humanitarian relief in Ukraine?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Ukraine has our support, but how long will it have our attention?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

A Montreal Rabbi has travelled to the Ukrainian border to help those in need
RABBI REUBEN POUPKO, who is now in Poland

How can you best help people in Ukraine right now?
KATE BANH, managing director of Charity Intelligence Canada, an organisation that researches charities and aims to help people make informed decisions about where to donate

Let's chat inflation, COVID, and the upcoming budget with the Quebeber Liberal Party
ANDRE FORTIN, Quebec Liberal Party MNA for the district of Pontiac

The federal government says we are prepared to welcome an 'unlimited number' of Ukrainians
MARIE-FRANCE LALONDE, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, MP for Orléans, Ontario

Are we prepared to welcome an 'unlimited number' of Ukrainians fleeing war?
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

A 60-year-old lesson for a 2022 Cold War - we’re all on the front line.
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Municipal politics roundup
BERYL WAJSMAN, Editor-in-Chief of The Suburban

What’s the situation like on the ground in Ukraine?
INNA SOVSUN , an elected member of Parliament in Ukraine

Canada announces trade action against Russia.
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Will the next CPC leader face Chrystia Freeland?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

How can you talk to your kids about what’s going on in Ukraine?
JULIE ROMANOWSKI, an early childhood consultant and parenting coach at Miss Behavior

Westjet set to buy Sunwing as airline and travel industry competition soars
John Gradek ,a lecturer in McGill University's Global Aviation Leadership Program

Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations calls Putin’s nuclear alert a “tactic”
BOB RAE, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations

The United States has to step up to the plate to help Ukraine
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Are Québecers as ready as the Legault government to drop COVID-19 regulations?
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Quebec is planning on ending the mask mandate by April 1st. Is this a good idea?
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

Let’s get an update from Ukraine today
OLENA GNES, Youtuber in Kyiv

Russia completely underestimated the response from the rest of the world
Tom Mulcair can be heard weekdays at 7:40 AM with Andrew and again at 5:05 PM with Aaron and Natasha

Jean Charest’s leadership bid has become a lot less theoretical
JAMES MENNIE, Montreal Gazette

Tunesday with Virgin Radio’s Kelly Alexander
KELLY ALEXANDER, Virgin Radio James Arthur Kygo feat DNCE One Republic WATN: Pet Shop Boys

Let’s check back in with a Canadian who is currently in Kyiv
DARREN SNOW, from Vancouver, moved to Kyiv eight years ago

Ever wonder how you get a job working for CSIS, Canada’s spy agency?
ANDREW KIRSCH, a former intelligence officer with Canada’s spy agency and author of the new book, "I Was Never Here,"

Would you ever get married and live apart from your spouse?
SANA AND ADNAN AKHAND, married couple in New York City, who started living apart last October