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Mike Le Couteur, Senior Political Correspondent, CTV National News, joins Vassy Kapelos to break down Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement Canada will hit the 2% of GDP NATO spending target this year and break down how exactly that might be feasible.
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How can the government hit 2% GDP spending on defense this year?

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.

The best of Newstalk 580 CFRA for Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.

PODCAST: The Daily Review for Wed. March 11th, 2026

An Ottawa mother is speaking out after her youngest child was denied the chance to enroll at the neighbourhood French public school. CTV's Katie Griffin explains why in Hour 4. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Tyler Fleming. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

An Ottawa mother is speaking out after her youngest child was denied the chance to enroll at the neighbourhood French public school. CTV's Katie Griffin explains why in Hour 4.&nbsp;Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Tyler Fleming. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Wed. March 11th, 2026

The National Capital Region has been placed under a Freezing Rain Warning for most of today, with a significant ice storm eager to wreak some havoc on power lines and trees. And as we’ve discovered throughout today’s broadcast, it was too much for Ottawa’s LRT to handle. CFRA’s Chris Holski has the latest on the latter. Then, we take a look at the roads with City of Ottawa Roads Manager Bryden Denyes. Plus, the Carney government says it will allow TikTok to continue operations in Canada. It follows a series of additional security guarantees from the social media platform, all of which will be aimed at better protecting user data. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Shruti Shekar, the editor-in-chief of Android Central, in Hour 3.

The National Capital Region has been placed under a Freezing Rain Warning for most of today, with a significant ice storm eager to wreak some havoc on power lines and trees. And as we&rsquo;ve discovered throughout today&rsquo;s broadcast, it was too much for Ottawa&rsquo;s LRT to handle. CFRA&rsquo;s Chris Holski has the latest on the latter. Then, we take a look at the roads with City of Ottawa Roads Manager Bryden Denyes. Plus, the Carney government says it will allow TikTok to continue operations in Canada. It follows a series of additional security guarantees from the social media platform, all of which will be aimed at better protecting user data. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Shruti Shekar, the editor-in-chief of Android Central, in Hour 3.

How can the government hit 2% GDP spending on defense this year?

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