Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. March 17th, 2025

Mark Carney's first trip as Canada's Prime Minister is to Europe, and not the United States. That decision speaks volumes as to how fast our relationship has soured with our southern neighbours. And now, Canadians are wondering if this historic relationship can be salvaged at all. According to a growing crowd of Ontario business and labour groups, that trust is gone. We dig deeper in Hour 1. Meantime, small businesses that are situated inside several Hudson's Bay locations are closely monitoring a possible liquidation of Canada's older retailer. One of them is Hair Republic Group, which resides inside the Rideau Centre location. And if it closes, they are in deep trouble. CEO John Nguyen drops by for a visit.