Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Mon. December 2nd, 2024

Workers at Canada Post have been on the picket lines for nearly 3 weeks now, and they remain there today as CUPW tries to work out a deal with management. Over in America, Amazon workers were on strike during the Thanksgiving Weekend, as they try to address important issues to their superiors. Is it time for Canada to rethink its labour laws in this sector of the working world? Kristy Cameron sifts through the textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Meantime, it’s a Monday, which means it’s time to talk politics with our Political Heat Panel. On the heels of Prime Minister Trudeau’s surprise chat with Donald Trump, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says Canada needs to come up with a ‘Canada First’ plan. He also argues that Trudeau came home ‘empty-handed’ after that visit to Florida. Do you think he has a point?