Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. January 27th, 2025

As Ontario prepares for a mid-Winter snap election, we are receiving the price tag for Ontario’s cancellation of The Beer Store deal. A few months ago, cornerstores across the province were given the green light to carry and sell alcohol. Today, Ontario’s financial watchdog reveals that the cost of doing so was bigger than what Doug Ford had initially anticipated. Was it worth it to ditch The Beer Store contract so early? And since alcohol has become available in Ontario’s cornerstores, have you taken advantage of this new perk? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, it's a Monday afternoon, which means it’s time to reel in our Political Heat panelists. With the federal Liberal leadership deadline now behind us, an Ottawa-area MP says the Liberal Party has rejected his bid to run for the position. Even though he was the first to announce his intention to run, Chandra Arya won’t be part of the spectacle because he was deemed ‘manifestly unfit to run for office’. According to the rules, the party can do that. Fair or foul?