Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. May 9th, 2024

The Bank of Canada says the Canadian financial system is mostly stable. However, there are still some risks due to debt servicing costs among households and businesses. BNN Bloomberg’s Paul Bagnell joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Meantime, a new report from the Fraser Institute says that incomes in Ontario aren’t growing as fast as the rest of Canada. We dissect those numbers with Ben Eisen, who is a co-author of this recent study. Plus, Ottawa’s rural residents could soon be paying more money to manage this year’s stormwater runoff. Rideau-Jock councillor David Brown explains why.