Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

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

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

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

James Watts, principal of Education Plus High School in St-Laurent

Duration:00:08:28

Experts warn of violent online terror group targeting children

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Duration:00:11:06

Sexual misconduct by doctors is under-reported. Here’s what one doctor thinks should be done

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

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

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?

Jessica Buckley, President and CEO of the Lung Health Foundation in Canada

Duration:00:07:57

Reid: The negotiations between Canada and the U.S are going to last longer than Howard Lutnick

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

Duration:00:12:02

Heurtel: You’re seeing a lot of desperation within the Trump administration on several fronts

Duration:00:12:42

Health reporter Aaron Derfel explains the PR fiasco behind Santé Québec’s digital shift

Aaron Derfel, Investigative reporter at the Montreal Gazette Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Duration:00:07:33

Legal Corner: Why is knowing the real reason you are being let go so important in the court's eyes?