Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. February 11th, 2025

As we plunge into February, more than 2 million Ontarians don’t have access to a family doctor. It’s a topic of conversation that all political parties have been fixated on, particularly the Ontario NDP and the Ontario Liberals. Every single party has promised to create change, and a new model from former Canadian Health Minister Jane Philpott is showing plenty of promise. Is the ‘Periwinkle Model’ a gameplan that Ontarians should invest in? Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Raisa Deber, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy. Plus, as the Trump tariff talk continues to escalate into the Family Day weekend, local businesses are biting their fingernails again. CTV’s Austin Lee explains further in Hour 1.