Ottawa is staring down the barrel of the worst year of fatal collisions in recent memory. But what is actually causing these problems, and how can we fix them? Last hour, we chatted with Chris Hircock, the co-founder of Vision Zero Ottawa. He feels that people are discussing this issue in a detached way – mostly by throwing out numbers and stats. In doing so, that pushes us away from the humanity and the tragedy that is at the heart of these collisions. Furthermore, Hircock says the City of Ottawa needs to put their money where their mouth is, and that simply telling people to ‘drive carefully’ isn’t going to give us any form of productive solutions. Until we see that political will to change the outcome, Hircock fears that not much is going to change. Do you agree with him? Kristy Cameron sifts through the CFRA textboard and tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, in an effort to boost transparency and efficiency, the Ottawa Police Service is actively executing its multi-phase rollout of body-worn cameras following a successful initial pilot project. CTV’s Tyler Fleming delivers the details in Hour 3.




