On August 13, 2021, Dr. Kamal Hossain participated in a television interview with London-based BriteSpark Films for a science documentary exploring the mechanics behind the infamous 2016 Rideau Street sinkhole. The production focused on the complex geological and engineering factors that caused a massive section of the downtown Ottawa roadway to collapse during the construction of the O-Train Confederation Line. Dr. Hossain’s expertise provided critical insight into how the region’s notoriously unstable Leda clay and loose, water-saturated soils interacted with excavation activities, ultimately triggering the catastrophic failure that swallowed a minivan and disrupted the city’s core.