Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 15th, 2025

During a press conference on Thursday, Ontario’s Premier suggested that some ‘sneaky companies’ are trying to pass off their products as Canadian-made goods, even though they weren’t manufactured in Canada. Campbell’s Soup, in particular, was one of the companies that rubbed him the wrong way. Should we adopt Doug Ford’s idea, or is it a pointless endeavour? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Sticking with the Ford government, they were making headlines for very different reasons at Queen’s Park today. That’s because, earlier this morning, Ontario’s Premier issued a series of return-to-work orders for provincial civil servants. As of late-October, they will be required to work at their office workstation 4 times per week. Once the new year rolls around, it’s a full-time return to workstation duties. We dig deeper with Jennifer Dimoff, a Professor at UOttawa’s Telfer School of Management and an organizational psychologist. Plus, we check in with CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent, as the potential flight attendant strike at Air Canada approaches a crucial breaking point.