Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. October 9th, 2025

Earlier this week, the OCDSB’s controversial elementary program review was scrapped by the Ford government. OCDSB supervisor Robert Plamondon said the changes would instead be replaced with an approach that ‘doesn’t disrupt students and is reflective of community feedback’. That decision has since sparked concerns from Ontario NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma, who represents Ottawa West-Nepean. She joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, we are kickstarting a new bi-weekly segment with Dr. Trevor Arnason, Ottawa’s newly-appointed Medical Officer of Health. It’s called ‘Your Health’. And with RSV season ramping up, that’s what today’s conversation is all about.