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Publication Date: October 30, 2025 - 18:01

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 30th, 2025

October 30, 2025

Carleton University is looking to implement a new policy that has ruffled some feathers. It’s called the Institutional Impartiality Policy, and it remains in the consultation phase for now. The goal of this policy, according to the institution, is to ensure that the university can remain impartial. Now, individuals will still be able to express their own personal views, but academic units and other university bodies will be limited in issuing collective statements on matters of public or political debate. That isn’t sitting well with the Carleton Human Rights Society, and they are pushing back. President Nir Hagigi joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Shifting gears back to our main topic, a bill restricting the airing of sports betting ads is gaining traction in the Canadian Senate. We speak to Senator Marty Deacon, who represents the Waterloo Region and created this bill. Meantime, if you were hoping for a nice Halloween forecast, we have some bad news for you. It’s going to rain – a lot. How much rain are we talking? Well, enough rain for Environment Canada to issue a Rainfall Warning for Canada’s Capital. Doug Gillham from The Weather Network pays us a visit with the latest projections. Plus, someone in Guelph really likes whipped cream, and they stole $80,000 worth of the stuff to get that message across. CFRA's Chris Holski brings us up to speed on that heist.

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