Hour 1 of Ottawa Now for Mon. February 9th, 2026

Public service unions are sounding the alarm bell over present-day conditions inside federal office buildings. This follows Friday’s directives from the feds, in which public service employees will be ordered back to their workspaces for 4 days a week later this Summer. The unions argue that workers shouldn’t be ordered back to their workspaces when there isn’t enough workspace available. Health issues, such as pests and bed bugs, are other important concerns they have raised in the past. And now, a local Liberal MP is calling on his party to reconsider the RTO mandate. Kristy Cameron chats with Vivian Funk, a full-time public servant, in Hour 1. She is also the Vice-President of Health and Safety with the Association of Justice Counsel. Later in the show, we tackle the public transportation side of the debate with Tyler Chamberlin. He is an Associate Professor at UOttawa's Telfer School of Management. Meantime, a police watchdog has launched its own probe of policing services across Ontario, assessing their ability to detect corruption within their organizations. This follows a damning week for the Toronto Police Service, as 7 members now face corruption charges. CFRA’s Andrew Pinsent has more on that. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.