Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. December 17th, 2025 | Unpublished
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Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Wed. December 17th, 2025

December 17, 2025

Kristy chats with David Valentin of Liaison Strategies about the survey they did about Canadians' thoughts on drinking and driving. Sobering. Coming back to our topic of whether or not schools should regulate snow mounds, an official with Parachute believes there's isn't any compelling evidence suggesting schools need to make the change. Later, with cuts to public service are looming, some employees are already receiving letters stating their jobs '...may or will be impacted'. Kristy is joined by the president of PIPSC, Sean O'Reilly, to discuss what he's hearing. Plus, CFRA's Chris Holski drops by to how city is asking well owners to NOT make any backyard rinks. 



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