Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 15th, 2025
April 15, 2025
To avoid a countrywide confrontation between democratic engagement and national pride, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on organizers to move the French Debate. That’s because Wednesday’s political barbs conflict with the start time of a potentially pivotal Montreal Canadiens game. This week’s debates, of course, are being held in Montreal. While he understands the appeal to switch the start time, CTV political analyst Tom Mulcair says all of this mayhem could have easily been avoided. He joins Kristy Cameron to explain further. Meantime, a local city councillor is going all-in on the ‘Buy Canadian’ movement, handing out stickers to promote national solidarity and fuel some good-time Canadian vibes. Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr pays us a visit in Hour 2.
Unpublished Newswire
British Columbia’s Energy Minister has shut down the idea of a new pipeline in the province, citing the impracticality and massive costs associated with such a proposal. Adrian Dix’s comments follow Monday’s first ministers’ meeting in Saskatoon, in which talk of “nation-building” energy projects dominated. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been pushing for the revival of the Northern Gateway pipeline project, which would have moved bitumen from Alberta to the northern coast of B.C.
June 4, 2025 - 22:45 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
Two young men living in a Vancouver suburb have been charged in connection with the daytime killing of a trucking insurance broker outside his Mississauga, Ont., office last month.But his family still wants to see more charges laid in the slaying of a man once targeted in a wave of extortions that has rattled Sikh people across Canada.
June 4, 2025 - 22:40 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
A border security bill tabled this week by the federal government would grant CSIS, the police and other law enforcement agencies the right to demand information about internet subscribers – including their locations – without a warrant from a judge.The proposed changes, part of a sprawling piece of legislation unveiled on Tuesday, were criticized by civil liberties advocates and legal experts, who argued that the measures would run counter to previous court rulings and would almost certainly face new challenges.
June 4, 2025 - 22:27 | Marie Woolf | The Globe and Mail
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