Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. January 30th, 2026

For the past few weeks, public transit has been top of mind in Canada’s Capital, and for all the wrong reasons. Reliability and durability are, once again, a major concern. Do you trust City Council’s plan to fix it? Do you trust the transit service to right the ship? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Canada’s Conservatives have kicked off their national convention in Calgary, looking forward to a hopeful future and presenting a united vision of the party. According to organizers, this weekend’s event is slated to be the largest Conservative convention in history. But will it be the last one that features Pierre Poilievre as party leader? We preview tonight’s pivotal vote in Hour 3.