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.

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.

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!

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!

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand Podcast

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

The latest audio and podcasts from CJAD 800 Montreal.

CJAD 800 - The Latest Audio and 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!

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!

Mennie: The political hurricane of 2025 will seem a summer breeze compared with 2026

Alan Carter, Dean of Research and Professor in the department of construction engineering at ETS 

Peter Kuitenbrower - journalist, registered professional forester, and author of Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada Sweetest Obsession

Robin Greenfield, an environmental activist and forager based in Wisconsin

Sylvain Charlebois, ‘The Food Professor’, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University

Rob Braide, Former General Manager of CJAD 800 

Alan Carter, Dean of Research and Professor in the department of construction engineering at ETS&nbsp;
Peter Kuitenbrower - journalist, registered professional forester, and author of Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada Sweetest Obsession
Robin Greenfield, an environmental activist and forager based in Wisconsin
Sylvain Charlebois, &lsquo;The Food Professor&rsquo;, Senior Director at Agri-Food Analytics Lab, and Professor of Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University
Rob Braide, Former General Manager of CJAD 800&nbsp;

Would tolling Quebec’s highways be a good idea? A new investigation sheds doubt on if your maple syrup still 100% pure, meet the Wisconsin man who is foraging all of his food for an entire year, grocery stores caught overcharging for meat again, & Donald K. Donald’s significance to Montreal’s concert scene

Montreal Now with Aaron Rand: Week of April 13, 2026

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

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

Mennie: The political hurricane of 2025 will seem a summer breeze compared with 2026

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