Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Tues. August 4th, 2026

In 2025, Doug Ford wanted to send an urgent warning to America’s President in the heat of a tense trade war. If you push Ontario around, we will push you right back. Ontario’s Premier did exactly that by tearing down every drop of U.S. alcohol off the provincial shelves. They have not gone back up ever since, but it’s costing Ontarians a lot of money to keep that booze in a storage locker. And soon, those products will hit their expiration date. With more Trump tariffs coming for Canada, is this pushback still working? Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Joseph Steinberg, an Economics Professor at the University of Toronto. Meantime, some WestJet flights are still cancelled after a tentative deal was reached to end the flight attendants strike. And while the long weekend dispute didn’t even last 48 hours, many customers remain in limbo days later. We check in with travel agent McKenzie McMillan in Hour 1. He is also the Managing Director of The Travel Group in Vancouver. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.