



Montreal Now with Aaron Rand: Week of March 16, 2026
David Fraser, Retired Major-General in Canada Eric Girard, Minister of Finance Claude Pinard is chair of Montreal’s Executive Committee Brett Anderson, Food reporter for the New York Times based in New Orleans Marc-Olivier Frappier, Owner of Rôtisserie La Lune and chef at Mon Lapin

Mulcair: Somebody get the butterfly net and get that guy out of here
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.

Mennie: Legault stays on to the very last… transition payment
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.

Business Brief: The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate at 2.25 per cent
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent

'We decided to be responsible': Quebec finance minister defends budget amid war in Middle East, tariff conflict
Eric Girard, Quebec Minister of Finance

Melançon: It’s not sexy in politics to maintain the current infrastructure
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

Mennie: Sad state of Montreal’s metro is the latest chapter in Quebec’s neglect of its economic capital
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.

Tech Corner: Delivery robots spark concern after dog incident
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.

What Quebec's 2026 budget means for the province's schools and education
Joe Ortona, Chair of the English Montreal School Board and President of the Quebec English School Board Association

Quebec medical clinics are sounding the alarm over new AI triage tool
Dr. Michael Kalin, family physician and director of the Kildare family medicine group