Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

Aaron Rand gets Montrealers through the end their work day with the latest news and compelling conversation. The show includes analysis from former NDP leader Tom Mulcair and The Montreal Gazette’s James Mennie. Also expect a laugh or a challenge with the Empire Gold News Quiz!

Episodes

October 13, 2025 10 mins

Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association.

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Political analyst David Heurtel is a counsel at Fasken with experience in Government and Public Relations, Environment, Climate Change and Immigration. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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Roni Munk, Cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure

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

Chris Dimakos, CJAD 800 Legal Contributor

Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst

Valerie Plante, Montreal mayor with Projet Montreal

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Souleima El-Achkar, Senior economist with the Institut du Quebec and co-author of the study

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Stephanie Valenzuela, candidate for mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce with Ensemble Montréal 

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CJAD 800 political commentator Tom Mulcair can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand in addition to The Andrew Carter Morning Show, every weekday at 7:40 a.m.

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Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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Dr. Chris Labos, cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology and a regular contributor on CJAD 800 - you can catch him every Sunday on Weekends with Joanne Vrakas at 7:20AM

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Johanne Poirier, McGill law professor, also an expert in federalism and constitutional law

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Raphaël Melançon, a political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and a columnist for the Montreal Gazette. He is also the president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies

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Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

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William P. Barrett, Senior Contributor with Forbes based in Las Vegas

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James Watts, principal of Education Plus High School in St-Laurent, Charalambos 'Bobby the Greek' Theologou's former teacher

Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

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Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin

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Political commentator James Mennie is a reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette. He can be heard weekdays at 4:05 p.m. on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.

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Outgoing mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to look back at her two terms in office, discuss a recent poll and to address the yet-to-happen Cavendish Boulevard extension.

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Roni Munk, cosmetic dermatologist at Dermapure 

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