Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Tues. March 11th, 2025

Canada employs thousands of jobs at smelters, mills, and fabricators across the country, with 90 percent of our country’s steel and aluminum going straight to American hands. So if a 50 percent tariff on steel and aluminum products went through, that would be really bad news. It’s the main reason why Ontario’s Premier decided to suspend his energy tariffs on a trio of U.S. states. Was it the right call? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Sticking with the topic of tariffs, experts are fearing that this trade war between Canada and America could trigger a ‘Trumpcession’. Is anyone on this planet safe from his economic wrath? And in more positive headlines, some of Downtown Ottawa’s restaurants are already gearing up for patio season, as the temperature rises to 12 degrees. Alex Sirois, a Managing Partner at Lowertown Brewery, joins the show in Hour 3.