Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. September 22nd, 2025

Restaurant visits are one of the first things on the chopping block for today’s household budgets. That’s according to a new report from Restaurants Canada. And with less people dining out, establishments are dealing with a tougher bottom-line. Have your eating-out habits changed? If so, to what extent? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, it’s a tough day at CHEO, as colleagues mourn the loss of longtime CHEO clown Molly Penny. We reflect on her everlasting legacy with Tammy DeGiovanni, the Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice-President of Clinical Services at the children’s hospital. She is also Molly Penny’s former boss. Plus, we tackle a big week in politics with our Political Heat Panel, as Prime Minister Carney attends the U.N. General Assembly.