Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. July 23rd, 2025

As of right now, there is no diagnostic test for Parkinson’s Disease, an ailment that claimed the life of a famous heavy metal musician on Tuesday. Could dogs – perhaps, maybe, someday – fill that role? CTV’s Dan Riskin opens that can of worms in Hour 2. Meantime, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants the feds to step in and take action against an advocacy group, which is rapidly encouraging close to 150 candidates to register as Independents in next month’s byelection. Of course, that is the Alberta byelection that Poilievre himself is trying to win. One of the main organizers of this movement joined CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent earlier today. We replay chunks of that conversation. Plus, as Amazon builds a brand-new warehouse in Barrhaven, nearby residents are already having nightmares about the pending traffic congestion. CTV's Dylan Dyson has more on that.