Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 27th, 2026 | Page 912 | Unpublished
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. August 27th, 2026

August 27, 2026

A new report suggests that the fearsome and powerful Canada Day storms, which hit parts of Ontario and Quebec, caused a total of $439 million in insured damages. Guest host Chris Holski digs deeper with Maximilien Roy, the Vice-President of Strategy at the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Meantime, Ottawa and Gatineau have signed an economic agreement as today’s tariff uncertainty grows. What should, or what can, the City of Ottawa do to brace for what comes next? How can we hit back? We open the debate floor to our Reality Check panelists in Hour 2.



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