Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Wed. January 14th, 2026

During the 2022 municipal election cycle, over 200 municipalities across Ontario took a leap of faith and took online voting for a test drive. Among this crop of cities is Sarnia, and they have already announced that online voting will be present for the 2026 cycle. Is it time that Ottawa gets on board as well? Kristy Cameron chats with Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley in Hour 1. Later in the program, we pick the brain of Nicole Goodman, who is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University. Meantime, a new Leger poll says that nearly 33 percent of Canadians believe that the U.S. could attempt ‘direct action’ to take control of Canada in the future. Furthermore, it says these concerns aren’t just limited to Canada. We dig deeper with Andrew Enns, the Executive Vice-President of Leger’s Central Canada Operations. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.