Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 10th, 2025

As we talked about in the previous hour, public consultations into Phase 5 of the Transportation Master Plan are officially underway. It identifies transit network projects that are needed to ‘accommodate planned growth’ and ‘achieve the city’s mobility objectives’ until 2046. How would you rate the present-day transit options in your neighbourhood? Does it help ease your commute into work? What about a trip to your kid’s daycare centre, or even to the nearest grocery store? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Canada’s main stock index dipped by more than 600 points in late-morning trading. For what it’s worth, the U.S. stock markets have also tumbled, giving up some of the gains they made on Wednesday. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump paused some of his incoming tariffs, but decided to raise the rates on Chinese goods. Perhaps it’s time to stop looking at the markets, according to McMaster University Associate Professor Marvin Ryder. He explains further in Hour 3.