[Ottawa Champ]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

"An estimated 1,095,134 people lived in the capital on July 1, 2019."

"Gatineau’s population grew 1.5 per cent in the 2018-19 period, to an estimated 345,984 people."

That's not accurate. It's the Ontario side and Québec side of the CMA, not Ottawa and Gatineau proper.

It's like quoting the population of the Island of Montreal and claiming it as the population of the Ville de Montréal. Or quoting the GTA's population and claiming it as Toronto. It's inaccurate anyway you look at it. The reporter assumed it was the city populations or didn't care that it wasn't. He didn't get his facts straight. Din't bother checking what the CMA includes. It's not a big deal, but this is lazy reporting.

Typical of CTV Ottawa. Their local news coverage is tabloid level at this point. Also, their daily online polls are laughable.