Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. March 5th, 2026

Last week, Ontario’s Minister of Education admitted that too many people don’t know how to download a digital report card. And that might have been the catalyst for an old-school comeback, as paper report cards will soon be brought back from the dead. Kristy Cameron chats with Colin Matthew, the Vice-President of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation. Later in today’s program, we also check in with Stephen Skoutajan, the President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. Meantime, we are on a tireless journey to locate the worst bus route that Canada’s Capital has to offer. Brent Charron, an OC Transpo bus rider who lives in Fallingbrook, thinks he’s got a solid contender for this competition. He drops by for a visit in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines, starting with a positive development in the next stage of Ottawa’s LRT.