Kristy Cameron is live-on-location today, reporting from this year’s CHEO Dream Home in Manotick! But if it was a traditional workday, perhaps you would find the host of CFRA’s Ottawa Now inside the City Council chambers. Because that is where dozens of media members were situated this morning, as the 2025 Draft Budget was delivered by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. And with the budget purse strings tightening even further, bus fares and transit infrastructure proved to be the talk of the town all across Canada’s Capital. Laura Shantz, a board member with Ottawa Transit Riders, delivers her concerns in Hour 1. Plus, we bring you the overall Draft Budget breakdown, as we sift through today’s top headlines.

<p>Kristy Cameron is live-on-location today, reporting from this year’s CHEO Dream Home in Manotick! But if it was a traditional workday, perhaps you would find the host of CFRA’s Ottawa Now inside the City Council chambers. Because that is where dozens of media members were situated this morning, as the 2025 Draft Budget was delivered by Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. And with the budget purse strings tightening even further, bus fares and transit infrastructure proved to be the talk of the town all across Canada’s Capital. Laura Shantz, a board member with Ottawa Transit Riders, delivers her concerns in Hour 1. Plus, we bring you the overall Draft Budget breakdown, as we sift through today’s top headlines.</p>

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