Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. May 13th, 2025

Despite the Trump tariffs, some U.S. cities are holding onto hope that their economic ties with Canada won’t be severed. In Hour 2, Kristy Cameron chats with Juliet Abdel, the President of the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce in Kansas. She outlines her gameplan to not only preserve trade partnerships with the town’s Canadian allies, but to advance them as well. Turning our attention back to the Great White North, how does today’s Cabinet reshuffling impact the Canadian economy? Joining us to open that can of worms is Gilles Levasseur, a Professor of Law at UOttawa’s Telfer School of Management. And in city news, a rash of break-ins across the Copeland Park neighbourhood has left residents on edge. We get the details from CTV’s Katelyn Wilson. Then, we gather instant reaction from College Ward councillor Laine Johnson.