Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 24th, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum yesterday. To nobody’s surprise, he pointed the finger at Canada. He says the feds are very tough to deal with. He suggested, once again, that America doesn’t need us. Globe and Mail finance columnist Rob Carrick is taking those words to heart. He suggests, if you want to go someplace warm this Winter, maybe choose Mexico or Costa Rica instead of places like Florida. And if boycotting American products will get Trump’s attention, he’s all for it. Carrick joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Plus, we all felt it was coming, and now it’s officially happening. Ontario’s Premier will be calling a snap election for late-February, despite having a majority government until June of 2026. Doug Ford says he wants a strong mandate to fight the Trump tariffs, and that is why he is asking for the writ to be dropped so soon. Is he playing politics by calling a vote just weeks into the start of Trump’s storm? Sabrina Nanji, a reporter with the Queen’s Park Observer, has the latest.