Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. September 9th, 2025

Last month, a report from CIBC showed that youth unemployment numbers had reached levels that are typically seen during recessionary periods. Despite the restrictions that Canada has placed on non-permanent residents over the past year, youth unemployment levels keep rising. In July, unemployment for Canadians aged 15 to 24 had climbed to 14.6 percent, a near 15-year high outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joining us to make sense of it all is Andrew Grantham, a Senior Economist for CIBC. Meantime, the Mayor of Gananoque is becoming increasingly fed up with drivers that get parking tickets and don’t pay for them. And now, he is coming up with a plan to crack down on drivers who are dodging these fines. For any Quebec drivers who try to pull a fast one, and try to leave town, there will be a price to pay. Gananoque city councillor David Osmond pays us a visit in Hour 2.