Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 16th, 2025

Within a matter of hours, the start time of Wednesday’s French Debate was moved from 8pm to 6pm, an effort to avoid a scheduling conflict with a pivotal Montreal Canadiens game that same evening. A matter of hours is all it took for the Green Party to be uninvited to both debates, a decision that has angered the party’s co-leaders. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Duff Conacher, the co-founder of Democracy Watch. Shifting gears to local news, a newly-built property in Embrun was supposed to be a long-term investment for seven tenants. Instead, it has turned into a waking nightmare. The chaos began after a sudden flood left both homes uninhabitable, displacing families and triggering questions as to how the property even passed inspection. CTV’s Katelyn Wilson delivers that story in Hour 1.