Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Tues. April 14th, 2026

Ottawa Police say a driver has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle following a wild collision in front of an elementary school. The two-vehicle crash took place yesterday at Marie-Curie Elementary on Heron Road, which ended with one of the cars flipping onto its roof. There used to be a speed camera at the school, but it has since been taken away. Should tougher road safety measures be implemented? We pose that question to Alta Vista councillor Marty Carr. Meantime, political tides have shifted at the House of Commons, as the Carney Liberals have secured a majority rule. They only needed to win one of Monday’s 3 byelections to do so, largely thanks to 5 floor-crossings that benefited the Red Team. Last night, just for good measure, they took all 3 vacant ridings. And when asked if he was eager to head to the polls to sweeten that lead, Carney wasn’t interested, shifting his focus to bigger items on the agenda. CTV political commentator Scott Reid joins the show with his reaction. Plus, a new initiative from the Queensway-Carleton Hospital is connecting newborn babies without a family doctor to a primary care provider for the first two years of their lives. We dig deeper in Hour 2.