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Publication Date: August 13, 2026 - 17:42
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 13th, 2026
August 13, 2026
We have got an interesting story out of The Trillium today, as Ford’s Progressive Conservatives were allegedly spying on now-former Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie during her Jamaican beach vacation. This happened while she was leading the Ontario Liberals – a role that she vacated earlier this year. Charlie Pinkerton joins us with the latest developments in Hour 2. And in this week’s edition of the Reality Check Panel, we tackle Ottawa’s severe flooding this Summer, an uptick in e-scooter injuries, and Premier Ford’s upcoming visit to Canada’s Capital.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford spent $25,000 on a new Lake Ontario sign. And while there are many reasons to be angry with the Trump administration, “there are a lot cheaper ways to send a message to the president,” Noah Jarvis, Ontario director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF), told National Post. “The president himself does it all the time with his tweets and his posts on Truth Social,” Jarvis added. The sign, which reads “Lake Ontario, now and always” in both English and French, was unveiled in Winona, Ont. — one of the areas covered by the Hamilton East—Stoney Creek...
September 3, 2026 - 12:56 | Ellie Hutchings | National Post
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney rebuffed U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s recent comments that Canada pulled out of trade talks with the U.S. due to political reasons. “I don’t think, with all respect, appointed, unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics,” said Carney, during an announcement in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Thursday. The prime minister’s comments come after Lutnick claimed the reasons Canada blew up trade talks last month were “manufactured” and had to do with the Quebec provincial election and Alberta’s referendum. Both the...
September 3, 2026 - 12:34 | Jordan Gowling | National Post
September 3, 2026 - 12:16 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail



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