Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. January 26th, 2026

The House of Commons has returned for the Winter Session, and Prime Minister Carney kicked things off with a big announcement on Monday. His government is launching a GST credit to help Canadians manage the rising cost of groceries. The quarterly payments will see an increase of 25 percent over the next 5 years, and will also include a one-time top-up of 50 percent this June. We dig deeper with Mike Von Massow, a food economist at the University of Guelph. Later in the program, we check in with Carissa Davis, who is the Community Advocacy Coordinator for the Parkdale Food Centre. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.