The highly contentious 2025 draft transit budget was approved on Monday. Matt Skube speaks with Riley Brockington, member of the transit commission, who explains why he voted against the motion.

The highly contentious 2025 draft transit budget was approved on Monday. Matt Skube speaks with Riley Brockington, member of the transit commission, who explains why he voted against the motion.

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Brockington: "I just could not bring myself to approve that budget when there are so many red flags in it."

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, November 28th, 2024.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Thursday, November 28th, 2024.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. November 28th, 2024

Dude, where’s my bus? It’s a phrase that transit riders in this city have likely mumbled under their breath, perhaps more times than they count on one hand. Well, a resident in Riverside South has turned that frustrating sentence into an entire documentary about Ottawa’s transit woes. His name is Gio Petti, a frustrated OC Transpo regular who takes the bus to work five days a week. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, a crowd of residents in Sandy Hill are waving the red flags about a local drop-in centre. They believe a recent wave of theft, violence, and intimidation has stemmed from Belong Ottawa’s Centre 454. These residents feel terrified and they want City Hall to take action. We dig deeper with Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante.

Dude, where’s my bus? It’s a phrase that transit riders in this city have likely mumbled under their breath, perhaps more times than they count on one hand. Well, a resident in Riverside South has turned that frustrating sentence into an entire documentary about Ottawa’s transit woes. His name is Gio Petti, a frustrated OC Transpo regular who takes the bus to work five days a week. He joins Kristy Cameron in Hour 2. Plus, a crowd of residents in Sandy Hill are waving the red flags about a local drop-in centre. They believe a recent wave of theft, violence, and intimidation has stemmed from Belong Ottawa’s Centre 454. These residents feel terrified and they want City Hall to take action. We dig deeper with Rideau-Vanier councillor Stephanie Plante.

Hour 2 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. November 28th, 2024

Ahead of the Christmas holiday season, we are getting a short-term holiday on Canadian taxes. And then, in late-January, we might be getting some American tax pain. But let’s not think about that last part for at least the next 30 days. The bigger news this afternoon is that the NDP isn’t satisfied with the federal government’s plans to distribute a series of $250 cheques, and that portion of the idea is being put on the backburner. They want to know who exactly qualifies for these deposits, and also determine if an expansion for those qualifications can be made. In light of these tax breaks, will your shopping habits change? Are you more keen to spend money this Christmas, or are you taking full advantage of this opportunity to save your hard-earned dollars? We open the debate floor in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

Ahead of the Christmas holiday season, we are getting a short-term holiday on Canadian taxes. And then, in late-January, we might be getting some American tax pain. But let’s not think about that last part for at least the next 30 days. The bigger news this afternoon is that the NDP isn’t satisfied with the federal government’s plans to distribute a series of $250 cheques, and that portion of the idea is being put on the backburner. They want to know who exactly qualifies for these deposits, and also determine if an expansion for those qualifications can be made. In light of these tax breaks, will your shopping habits change? Are you more keen to spend money this Christmas, or are you taking full advantage of this opportunity to save your hard-earned dollars? We open the debate floor in Hour 1. But first, we bring you up to speed on today’s top headlines.

Brockington: "I just could not bring myself to approve that budget when there are so many red flags in it."

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