Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Fri. September 5th, 2025

As you heard in Hour 1, Prime Minister Mark Carney has invented a ‘Buy Canadian’ procurement policy, and we should see it in action by 2026. This means that the federal government will be buying from Canadian suppliers, as domestic providers hit the bench. It seems like a good idea on paper and in theory, but what curveballs should the feds be anticipating? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Pedro Antunes, a Chief Economist with the Conference Board of Canada. Later in Hour 2, we rekindle the stunt driving debate that we originally started with Barrhaven West councillor David Hill. He is among a crowd of city councillors who are growing fed up with stunt driving in Canada’s Capital, claiming that these bad driving habits are getting worse in their specific wards. And while River Ward councillor Riley Brockington believes that the provincial penalties are pretty strict, he is in favour of the province seizing vehicles after a second conviction. He explains why.