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Publication Date: April 13, 2026 - 21:54

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Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. April 13th, 2026

April 13, 2026

The Ford government is making sweeping changes to the school system, vowing to put student achievements and success above all else. But when it comes to the uncertain future of school board trustees, the messaging from Education Minister Paul Calandra remains muddy. Should we have local trustees in this education equation? How can the province better improve Ontario’s education experience? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, it’s a Monday afternoon, which means it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel. And when we wake up tomorrow morning, Prime Minister Carney might be directing a majority. We try to predict how tonight’s byelections will play out. Plus, we have uncovered the identity of Friday’s donut culprit! It is not Steve Bunda. It is not Ryan Knowles. In fact, it’s nobody from the CFRA Newsroom. And it’s a person that you definitely wouldn’t expect.

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