Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 12th, 2026

Children in Quebec will soon need to be at least 16 years old to buy an energy drink. It comes after the province adopted new legislation, which is aimed at protecting young teenagers from the potential harms of caffeinated beverages. Should Ontario do the same? Earlier in the program, we picked the brain of Dr. Paul Poirier, a cardiologist who has spent years studying the long-term cardiovascular risks of highly-caffeinated beverages. In Hour 3, Kristy Cameron sifts through your thoughts and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, Ottawa’s remaining drug consumption sites are set to close tomorrow, leaving agencies and drug users bracing for what comes next. Joining us to talk about that subject is Dean Dewar, the Director of Consumption and Treatment Services at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.