In The Media With
Michael Wood
You may be asking yourself where you have seen Michael Wood before. Throughout the pandemic, Michael Wood was a regular guest on CTV Morning Live with Leslie Roberts who referred to him as the voice and face of small business.
Michael Wood has appeared on CTV Morning Live in Ottawa, CTV Ottawa, CTV News Channel, CBC, CFRA, CityNews, CP24, Ottawa Business Journal, The Globe and Mail, the Ottawa Citizen, the Ottawa Sun, The Montreal Gazette, The National Post, the Financial Times (UK), Ticker News (Australia) and many more.
Michael appeared in the media across Ottawa, the Province of Ontario and Canada on television, the radio and in print. Michael Wood continues to be in the media, most recently for his efforts to update 911.
2024
February 10, 2024 - CFRA - Weekly Run Down of the Top News Stories with Andrew Pinsent
January 27, 2024 - CFRA - Weekly Run Down of the Top News Stories with Andrew Pinsent
January 18, 2024 - CTV - Time is up for Ottawa businesses to pay back pandemic loans
January 16, 2024 - The Ottawa Business Journal - Businesses may have to ‘pull the plug’ after CEBA deadline comes and goes, small biz advocate says
January 12, 2024 - The Ottawa Citizen - The deadline to repay small-business loans must be extended
January 11, 2024 - CFRA - Ottawa At Work - CEBA Repayments
January 6, 2024 - CFRA - Weekly Run Down of the Top News Stories
January 5, 2024 - CityNews Calgary - Stakeholders want CEBA loan repayment deadline extended
2023
December 2, 2023 - Ottawa Citizen - New 911 service illustrates power of citizen advocacy
November 29, 2023 - CTV Ottawa - Ottawa residents calling 9-1-1 can now connect to other cities -
October 2, 2023 - CTV Ottawa - Minimum wage earners in Ottawa welcome raise, but business owners worry about increased costs
July 17, 2023 - Ottawa Citizen - Wood: Updating Ontario's 911 system is the real emergency
April 27, 2023 - Wood: Lessons in negotiation for PSAC and Treasury Board
2022
August 15, 2022 - Ottawa Citizen - Michael Wood, businessman turned advocate, announces run for city council
June 26, 2022 - Ottawa Business Journal - What’s the best way forward for Ottawa small businesses?
March 19, 2022 - Ottawa Citizen - Pellerin: Two Ottawa community builders, two years of COVID
2021
December 23, 2021 - CBC - Some Ottawa businesses welcome, some criticize new government support
September 15, 2021 - CBC - Businesses hosting pop-up vaccine clinics taken aback by threats
March 9, 2021 - Ottawa Citizen - Wood: YEAR ONE – Small business struggled for a voice at the table
February 15, 2021 - CTV - New Mental Health Alliance announced for Ottawa business owners
January 15, 2021 - CTV - Small businesses could receive up to $20,000 from the province
2020
November 24, 2020 - CityNews - Ottawa’s Michael Wood a leader in the fight for Canadian small businesses during COVID-19
October 29, 2020 - Ottawa Business Journal - How former rock musician Michael Wood became the voice of Ottawa small business
March 25, 2020 - Globe & Mail - Entrepreneurs say Ottawa’s aid plan won’t stop bleeding, layoffs