Ottawa Now with Kristy Cameron

For the first time in over 4 years, the Bank of Canada has lowered our country’s key interest rate. Jimmy Jean, a Vice-President and Chief Economist at Desjardins, joins Vassy Kapelos with the bigger picture. On Thursday, Canadians will be remembering the thousands of lives lost on D-Day, while also reflecting on what has happened since that pivotal win in WWII. Tim Cook, a Chief Historian at the...

Is a ‘price cap’ the ultimate solution for sky-high grocery prices? Well, if the Trudeau Liberals are unable to convince Canada’s grocers to bring them down, that is what NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is suggesting. Is this a feasible plan or is it one big pipe dream? University of Guelph professor Mike von Massow joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 1. Meantime, Monday’s tragic drowning at one of Ottawa’s mos...

Nathan Janzen, a Deputy Chief Economist with RBC, recently launched a report into Canada’s growth challenge. In Hour 1, he joins Vassy Kapelos to explain why Canada’s economy is stuck in Neutral gear. Plus, a damning report has found that some of Canada’s MPs were ‘wittingly assisting’ foreign states. Public Safety Minister Dominic Leblanc delivers his reaction.

As the Ford government tries to revamp Ontario’s school curriculum, what are the primary lessons that should be taught in the world of Home Economics. We ask the experts in Hour 1. Then, we turn the floor over to you in Hour 3, as Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, a court challenge is aiming to legalize magic mushrooms in Ontario, as more stores pop up across the provin...

Dawn Desjardins, a Chief Economist with Deloitte Canada, joins Vassy Kapelos ahead of Wednesday’s interest rate announcement. Amid speculation of further rate cuts, we deliver the bigger picture and explain how it could alter the Canadian economy. Later in the program, you will hear an exclusive conversation with former FBI Director James Comey, as the felony conviction of a former U.S. President...