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Jay Farrar, in for Elias Makos, is joined by Paul Gott, lead singer and guitarist for Montreal punk rock band the Ripcordz and a journalism professor at Concordia and Justine McIntyre, strategic consultant and former city councillor on The Big 5. The Quebec Liberal Party has announced that a new leader will be crowned on March 14th next year. If you thought waiting at the hospital was long, imagine waiting on the phone for around two hours to talk to someone. That is what Santé Quebec is reporting regarding the average wait time to reach Info-Santé (811). A new Leger poll says only 35 percent of people believe that 2026 will be better than 2025.
Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by Dan Delmar, co-founder of the content marketing firm TNKR Media and co-host of the podcast Inspiring Entrepreneurs Canada and Sterling Downey, city councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district in Verdun on The Big 5. A segment that was dropped from the CBS investigative show “60 minutes” mysteriously showed up on Monday under the the branding of Canadian broadcaster. Mark Carney has named former Black Rock exec Mark Wiseman as Canada’s new ambassador. In a preview into what could happen after next year’s provincial election in Quebec, Alberta’s election agency has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada.
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.
Robin Glance, Montreal Nutritionist and Dietitian
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.
Robyn Flynn, sitting in for Elias Makos, is joined by Jimmy Zoubris, Montreal businessman, longtime activist and former special advisor to Valerie Plante and Andrew Caddell, columnist for the Hill Times and President of the Task Force on Linguistic policy on The Big 5. Federal conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says he is ready to collaborate with his federal colleagues in the No camp if a referendum were to be held. The city of Montreal will be putting back some of the parking spots back in the Ville-Marie Borough. A new study out of Cornell University says AI chatbots can successfully convince people to change their votes.
Martine St-Victor, General Manager at Edelman Montréal & Communications strategist & Raphaël Melançon, political analyst for CTV Montreal and CJAD 800, columnist for the Montreal Gazette, and president and founder of Trafalgar Strategies
Andrew Lutfy, President of Groupe Dynamite
Brian Bringolf, CEO of the Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada
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.
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.
André Bernier, President of Association québécoise du personnel de direction des écoles
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.
Dr. Michael Kalin, family physician and director of the Kildare family medicine group
Harvey Bienenstock, CPA
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.
Melanie Joly, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and Liberal MP for Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
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
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.
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Stan Cho, Ontario Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
CJAD 800 legal contributor Chris Dimakos is a lawyer and managing partner at Dimakos Law Group. He can be heard regularly 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.
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.
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.
Robert Libman, former MNA and leader of the Equality Party in the National Assembly and Montreal Gazette political columnist
Aaron Derfel, investigative reporter at the Montreal Gazette
Rudy Husny, former advisor in the Harper government and political analyst
Joe Ortona, chair of the English Montreal School Board and president of the Quebec English School Board Association
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 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.
Francis Cortellino, economist with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) responsible for Quebec
Paul Langan, founder of advocacy group High-Speed Rail Canada Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Amanda Lang, CTV News Chief Financial Correspondent
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.
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.
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.
André Pratte, communications consultant and former Canadian senator
Sondages: le 99,5 est LA station que vous écoutez le plus longtemps | Entente entre la FMOQ et le gouvernement | Pablo Rodriguez doit-il quitter? Certains commencent à le penser… | Le ministre de la Culture veut imposer du contenu québécois sur nos télévisions intelligentes | Un Québécois en finale de Ink Master Dans cet épisode intégral du 10 décembre, en entrevue : Sarah-Maude Lefebvre, journaliste pour le Journal de Montréal. Ian Lafrenière, ministre de la Sécurité publique. Alexandre Tremblay-Michaud, militant libéral et ex-président de l’association libérale d’Outremont. Mathieu Lacombe, ministre de la Culture et des Communications. Benoît Simard, directeur général et directeur de la programmation du 99,5 Montréal. Luka Lajoie, tatoueur finaliste à l’émission Ink Master. Une production QUB Décembre 2025Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr
Tech analyst and journalist Carmi Levy can be heard regularly on Montreal Now with Aaron Rand as well as CTV News.
Matt Gilmour, CTV News Montreal reporter Paul Brunet, patient rights advocate
Hier, l'UPAC a confirmé qu’elle avait bel et bien déclenché une enquête criminelle autour du PLQ et certains militants du parti comment à se dire qu’il serait peut-être temps que le chef, Pablo Rodriguez, cède sa place, au moins le temps de l’enquête. C’est le cas de notre invité. Entrevue avec Alexandre Tremblay-Michaud, militant libéral et ex-président de l’association libérale d’Outremont. Regardez aussi cette discussion en vidéo via https://www.qub.ca/videos ou en vous abonnant à QUB télé : https://www.tvaplus.ca/qub ou sur la chaîne YouTube QUB https://www.youtube.com/@qub_radio Pour de l'information concernant l'utilisation de vos données personnelles - https://omnystudio.com/policies/listener/fr
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
Isabelle Plante, professor of didactics at the Faculty of Education at UQAM
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.
Scott Reid, CTV Political Analyst and former advisor to Prime Minister Paul Martin
Elias Makos caps off the week with political analyst Karim Boulos, and Lionel Perez, Former city councilor and former leader of the Official Opposition at Montreal City Hall. Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada will meet with Premier François Legault today. What should they talk about? Outremont is removing a bike lane for the winter. After not answering a formal notice to offer an explanation to why she fired her chief of staff, the saga between Marwah Rizqy and Genevieve Hinse could be heading to court. Turns out that voters in the Quebec Liberal leadership race being allegedly paid off with $100 bills may not be illegal. Montreal’s Sherbrooke Street West has been ranked fifth on Time Out magazine’s 2025 list of the world’s coolest streets.