Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. April 9th, 2025

New data by Nanos Research has revealed Canada’s voting gameplan. It appears that 55 percent of Canadians have already made their final decision, but what about the remaining 45 percent? Well, 10 percent will be making up their minds on the final weekend, while another 10 percent plan to wait until Election Day to make the final call. Add it all up, and the final 72 hours of this election campaign could make all the difference. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Laura Stephenson, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Western University. She studies political behaviour, voter attitudes, and political engagement. Meantime, as the Canada-U.S. trade war continues to play out, businesses are being hit in more ways than one. And if your business name has an American flavour to it, that might cause some unintended backlash. We deliver one example in Hour 2.