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!

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October 21, 2025 9 mins

Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst

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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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Bob Brody, essayist and the author of “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy (Reluctantly) Comes of Age.” His personal essays have notably appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

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Kayla Huszar, mother, registered social worker and host of the Chill Like a Mother Podcast podcast

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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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Aaron Derfel, investigative health reporter at the Montreal Gazette 

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Montreal Now's Aaron Rand has launched a new t-shirt campaign with funds going towards Moisson Montréal. Matias Duque is Director of Philanthropy at Moisson Montréal and he explains what his organization does. You can purchase a t-shirt at TheMontrealShirt.com.

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Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert

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

Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule, 

Eric Macramalla, Sport Legal Analyst at TSN 

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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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Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

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Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CJAD 800 and CTV Montreal and 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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October 16, 2025 9 mins

Adam Cohen-Aslatei, CEO of AI matchmaking app Three Day Rule

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Ari Goldkind, criminal lawyer and legal expert

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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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