Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. August 8th, 2025
August 8, 2025
The idea of a floating sauna might seem obscure, but it’s not a brand-new thought. Montreal has one. So does Tofino and Victoria – a pair of well-known cities in British Columbia. And here in Ottawa, the NCC might be getting in on the action, as they ponder a potential addition to the River House. Are you on board? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, an economic think-tank is calling on the Carney Liberals to slash 64,000 public service jobs. The Montreal Economic Institute is urging the feds to take inspiration from former Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who also represented the Liberals in Canada’s biggest role. His administration reduced the size of the public service by 17 percent over a 5-year period. Joining the show in Hour 3 to explain further is Renaud Brossard, the MEI’s Vice-President of Communications.
Unpublished Newswire
Prolific Canadian actor Graham Greene, who earlier this year received a Governor General’s award for lifetime artistic achievement, has died. Greene’s manager Gerry Jordan said Greene died on Monday in Stratford, Ont., of natural causes. He was 73.
September 1, 2025 - 20:55 | Cassidy McMackon | The Globe and Mail
When Maurice McGregor graduated from high school, his father sat him down for a pragmatic talk about the future. The fact that young Maurice had not been the smartest of students did not preclude him from pursuing a career in education, law or medicine because if only the smartest were able to take on positions of authority, the world would be in a lot of trouble.The son chose medicine because it was a field that sparked his curiosity. And, coming from a family of fierce pacifists who were all aware that a new world war was on the horizon, he wanted to be able to take part as a healer...
September 1, 2025 - 20:08 | Lisa Fitterman | The Globe and Mail
Many of the more than 35,000 public-service employees from two unions in British Columbia will be heading to the picket lines on Tuesday morning if they are not called back to the bargaining table, the union heads say. “We think our government is out of touch with both our membership and the public‚” said Paul Finch, bargaining chair and president of the British Columbia General Employees’ Union. “We think the government needs to take a knee and revise their position here.”The BCGEU, which represents 34,000 public-sector employees, as well as the Professional Employees Association (PEA...
September 1, 2025 - 19:46 | Aajah Sauter, Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
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