
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast
Arts & Culture Podcasts
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!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
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!
Language:
English
Episodes
Husny: It was very smart for Christine Fréchette to visit Washington
4/28/2026
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst
Duration:00:09:31
Heurtel: Average Canadians & Quebecers are not feeling that the economy is going well
4/28/2026
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park.. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:12:40
Meet the landscaper who is filling Montreal potholes on his own dime
4/28/2026
Image: Noovo Info
Duration:00:09:47
Catching up with Candi Staton, five-time Grammy-nominated American singer
4/28/2026
Candi Staton, 5x Grammy nominated American singer
Image: AP Photo/Mark Zaleski
Duration:00:09:31
Prime Minister Mark Carney has introduced Canada’s first national sovereign wealth fund
4/27/2026
Justine McIntyre, Strategic consultant and former city councillor
Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Duration:00:08:07
Heurtel: Donald Trump’s tone was very surprising & positively refreshing
4/27/2026
Political analyst David Heurtel is an attorney. He is a former Québec liberal cabinet minister and CEO of Montreal’s Olympic Park.. He can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand.
Duration:00:10:11
Here’s what you should know before booking your next vacation
4/27/2026
Sara Eve Levac, lawyer and analyst at Option Consommateurs, consumer protection group & Natalie Preddie, Travel journalist and author
Duration:00:09:25
This school principal wants to reassure you: our kids are doing more than ok
4/27/2026
James Watts, principal of Education Plus High School in St-Laurent
Duration:00:08:28
Experts warn of violent online terror group targeting children
4/27/2026
Darren Laur, founder of The White Hatter, a digital literacy education company
Duration:00:09:08
Montreal Now with Aaron Rand: Week of April 20, 2026
4/24/2026
Jessica Buckley, President and CEO of the Lung Health Foundation in Canada
Douglas Dixon, Canadian grandfather, former Montrealer, detained in Alligator Alcatraz
Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon, leader of the Parti Quebecois
India Jade McCue, she’s a photographer, educator and the woman whose cruise to Bermuda was rebooked to St. John’s
Duration:00:49:37
Mulcair: Éric Duhaime is writing himself out of the story
4/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:14:07
Heurtel: If there is any shot for Christine Frechette winning any seats, it’s not going to be in Montreal
4/24/2026
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.
Duration:00:12:53
Quebec pledges $700 million to the Maisonneuve- Rosemont hospital. Is it enough?
4/24/2026
Dr. François Marquis, head of intensive care at the Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital
Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Duration:00:07:28
Business Brief: Mark Carney confirmed current trade talks with the United States are not normal
4/24/2026
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent
Duration:00:07:54
Melançon: There’s more priority for Montreal under Christine Fréchette rather than Francois Legault
4/23/2026
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
Duration:00:12:12
Heurtel: Mark Carney can’t tell Doug Ford or Christine Fréchette what to & what not to buy in the provencial liquor stores
4/23/2026
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.
Duration:00:11:06
Sexual misconduct by doctors is under-reported. Here’s what one doctor thinks should be done
4/23/2026
Dr. Shannon Ruzycki, General Internist & Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. She’s the co-author of the study
Duration:00:09:06
Tech Corner: There's yet another study about how bad AI is for our brains
4/23/2026
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Duration:00:10:30
This couple booked a cruise to Bermuda. They were rerouted to… New Brunswick
4/23/2026
India Jade McCue, she’s a photographer, educator and the woman whose cruise to Bermuda was rebooked to St. John’s
Duration:00:08:25
UK approves lifetime smoking ban for people born after 2008. Should Canada follow suit?
4/22/2026
Jessica Buckley, President and CEO of the Lung Health Foundation in Canada
Duration:00:07:57