Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. April 23rd, 2026

Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have approved a bill that bans anyone aged 17-and-under from ever buying cigarettes. It’s called the ‘Tobacco and Vapes Bill’, and it aims to stop people born after New Year’s Eve 2008 from taking up smoking. Here in Canada, health experts are encouraging the feds to introduce similar legislation. Kristy Cameron checks in with Dr. Andrew Pipe, a smoking cessation expert, in Hour 2. He is a former Chief of Prevention and Rehabilitation at the UOttawa Heart Institute. Shifting gears to Queen’s Park, the Ford government has passed a Spring Budget, which includes provisions to allow Premier Ford and his Cabinet Ministers to keep all their office records secret. Allison Jones from the Canadian Press fills us in. Plus, as the Sens and Hurricanes gear up for a pivotal Game 3 tonight, it’s the social media teams who are having a field day. CFRA’s Chris Holski explains.