Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 3rd, 2025

Justin Trudeau, the now-former Prime Minister of Canada, didn’t want to push this button. But today, acting Prime Minister Mark Carney has pulled the trigger, as the United States will soon face Canadian counter-tariffs. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a wave of new tariffs, headlined by a significant hike in Auto sector parts. Does our counter-attack go far enough? Should we have re-negotiated CUSMA when we had the chance? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Later in Hour 3, we also gather the latest developments from the campaign trail, as Day 12 of the federal election race slowly reaches the finish line. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has more on that. And in local news, Ottawa’s largest school board is walking back some of its controversial changes to next year’s elementary school overhaul. However, the revised product will still leave a crowd of parents very frustrated and a crowd of students heartbroken. We have a tough conversation with Pino Buffone, the OCDSB’s Director of Education.