Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. April 6th, 2026

With the Carney government’s RTO mandates looming overhead, one Eastern Ontario Mayor is calling on the feds to install regional offices to minimize commute times for public servants. Casselman Mayor Genevieve Lajoie fears, if things don’t change, communities like hers will suffer significant consequences. Should the federal government accommodate this request? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Shifting gears to outer space, the Artemis II mission has broken the distance record that was set by Apollo 13! And now, the NASA space crew is carrying out a record-breaking lunar flyby. We delve into the significance of Monday’s accomplishments with Dr. Gordon Osinski, a Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario. He is also on the Science Team for the next Lunar Surface Mission. Plus, it’s a Monday afternoon, which means it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel.