As our Proudly Canadian series continues, Patricia Boal is joined by Perfect Books manager Michael Varty with recommendations for summer reading from Canadian authors.
The Mind Mappers by Eric Andrew-Gee
Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien
How To Survive a Bear Attack by Claire Cameron
The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs
Detective Aunty by  Uzma Jalaluddin
In Too Deep when Canadian Punks Took Over the World By Matt Bobkin & Adam Feinbel
Ripple Effect by Maggie North
Road to Goderich by Linda Mcquaig
Unrest by Gwen Tuiman
Where The Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts
All The Little Monsters by David Robertson

As our Proudly Canadian series continues, Patricia Boal is joined by Perfect Books manager Michael Varty with recommendations for summer reading from Canadian authors.
<ul>
<li>The Mind Mappers by Eric Andrew-Gee</li>
<li>Paris Express by Emma Donoghue</li>
<li>The Book of Records by Madeleine Thien</li>
<li>How To Survive a Bear Attack by Claire Cameron</li>
<li>The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs</li>
<li>Detective Aunty by &nbsp;Uzma Jalaluddin</li>
<li>In Too Deep when Canadian Punks Took Over the World By Matt Bobkin &amp; Adam Feinbel</li>
<li>Ripple Effect by Maggie North</li>
<li>Road to Goderich by Linda Mcquaig</li>
<li>Unrest by Gwen Tuiman</li>
<li>Where The Falcon Flies by Adam Shoalts</li>
<li>All The Little Monsters by David Robertson</li>
</ul>

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PODCAST: The Daily Review for Thurs. March 19th, 2026

Could we soon see bus-only lanes on Bank Street? CTV's Natalie Van Rooy fills us in. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

Could we soon see bus-only lanes on Bank Street? CTV's Natalie Van Rooy fills us in. Then, we preview tonight's CTV Ottawa supper-hour newscast with Jackie Perez and Stefan Keyes. And if news breaks in real time, you'll hear it live on CFRA's Ottawa Now.

Hour 4 of Ottawa Now for Thurs. March 19th, 2026

Canada is falling further and further down the happiness leaderboard, as another edition of the Global Happiness Survey showcases a bigger frown on the Canadian Maple Leaf. In fact, for a second straight year, English-speaking countries failed to crack the Top 10, with heavy social media use impacting the well-being of today’s youth. For those curious, USA ranks 23rd, while Canada sits 25th. Earlier in the show, we picked the brain of Dr. Felix Cheung, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. This hour, we check in with Chris Barrington-Leigh, an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethics and Policy at McGill University. He studies what makes life fulfilling, using happiness surveys to explore how social connections compare to material wealth in shaping a human’s well-being. And then, we turn things over to you, as Kristy Cameron tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party hopped on the highly-popular Joe Rogan Experience. CTV’s Jeremie Charron delivers a Coles Notes version of how Poilievre’s visit went.

Canada is falling further and further down the happiness leaderboard, as another edition of the Global Happiness Survey showcases a bigger frown on the Canadian Maple Leaf. In fact, for a second straight year, English-speaking countries failed to crack the Top 10, with heavy social media use impacting the well-being of today&rsquo;s youth. For those curious, USA ranks 23rd, while Canada sits 25th. Earlier in the show, we picked the brain of Dr. Felix Cheung, an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto. This hour, we check in with Chris Barrington-Leigh, an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethics and Policy at McGill University. He studies what makes life fulfilling, using happiness surveys to explore how social connections compare to material wealth in shaping a human&rsquo;s well-being. And then, we turn things over to you, as Kristy Cameron tackles today&rsquo;s Question of the Day. Plus, the leader of Canada&rsquo;s Conservative Party hopped on the highly-popular Joe Rogan Experience. CTV&rsquo;s Jeremie Charron delivers a Coles Notes version of how Poilievre&rsquo;s visit went.

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