Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

James Mennie, reporter, columnist and editor at the Montreal Gazette joins Aaron Rand

Julian Karaguesian, who served in the Canadian Ministry of Finance and the Canadian Embassy in Washington working on the Canada – U.S. economic relationship and now professor of economics at McGill University, joins Aaron Rand to talk about Canada's current oil situation since the U.S. involvement in Venezuela.

Charles Milliard recently announced he will run for leader of the embattled Quebec Liberals for a second time. He joined Montreal Now's Aaron Rand to discuss his priorities and vision for the future of the party and the province. Among other topics, he addresses health care, cost of living, immigration, identity and sovereignty.

Watch the interview here.

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

James Mennie, Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette, joins Aaron Rand

Annie Bergeron-Oliver, CTV News Ottawa Correspondent joins Aaron Rand to discuss Freeland's intention to step down.

Jacob Blanc, Associate Professor, Department of History and Classical Studies and Institute for the Study of International Development, joins Aaron Rand to talk about the current situation in Venezuela.

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.

Daniela Cifuentes Larrota, Columbian-Montrealer is completing a Masters in Public Policy at Concordia University

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James Mennie, Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette joined Sue Smith on Montreal Now.

Roger Hilton, former Montrealer working as a non-resident fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute in Vienna.

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Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies joins Robyn Flynn, in for Aaron Rand.

James Mennie, Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette joins Robyn Flynn, in for Aaron Rand.

Charles-Antoine Gobeil, Individual Licensed Insolvency Trustee joins Robyn Flynn, in for Aaron Rand, to discuss how to approach paying off your holiday debt.

James Mennie, Reporter, Columnist and Editor at the Montreal Gazette talks with Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Aaron Rand.

Carmi Levy, CTV’s Tech analyst, joins Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Aaron Rand, to discuss the outlook for the world of Technology going into 2026.

Na’kuset, Director of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal and Co-Founder of Resilience Montreal, tells her story and talks about her new book, I Am My Name. Robyn Flynn sits in for Aaron Rand.

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 Tom Whelan, in for Aaron Rand.

Shannon Franssen, interim coordinator, RCLALQ (The Coalition of Housing Committees and Tenant Associations of Quebec), talks about renters rights. Tom Whelan sits in for Aaron Rand