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Reversing Carbon Emissions- Why Soil Could Save The World

Vivian Kaloxilos | November 18, 2015 | in [field_lettertype]

Can we do it? Is it already too late? Many of us are wondering how we can possibly turn the juggernaut of limited industrial profit-based materialism around. Time to stop wondering and worrying—yes it is possible—and we are already doing it. Although the statement “the answer lies in the soil” seems too simplistic, this time it is true. Healthy,... More

EU must accept Ukraine and come to its defence

James O'Grady | March 3, 2022 | in [field_lettertype]

John Ivison is right in his column on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. What if the collective effort of western nations isn’t enough to save the fledging democracy of Ukraine from being destroyed, in real-time, in front of our eyes? I believe the West cannot afford to make the mistake we made in WWII with the appeasement of Hitler. In much the... More

Alberta RCMP make arrests at Coutts Border Blockade

Unpublished Admin. | February 14, 2022 | in [field_lettertype]

NEWS RELEASE The Alberta RCMP recently became aware of a small organized group within the larger Coutts protest. Information was received that this group had access to a cache of firearms with a large quantity of ammunition. The group was said to have a willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the... More

Ottawa City Council Climate Watch: Delay is the new denial

Angela Keller-Herzog | December 19, 2021 | in [field_lettertype]

Mayor Jim Watson’s announced departure means that his lock-grip on committees and votes comes to an end. Suddenly new future pathways and new choices are opening up for Ottawa. But are Ottawans ready to step up? Voter turn-out in the 2018 municipal election was only 42.5% -- far behind voter turn out for provincial and federal elections. With... More

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Israel: The Loneliest Country in the World

JERUSALEM – One of the first things you notice about this country, when you come here, is the people. Not the beautiful sights, so much, these days. The people... more

May 17, 2024

Disruptions on the Horizon

Foreword In recent years, the world has experienced significant disruptions—the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Israel and Hamas conflict... more

By Unpublished Admin.

May 17, 2024

Illustration by Barry Saxifrage c/o Canada's National Observer

National Observer: The great Canadian climate divide

Western Canada has a lot of explaining to do. Canada’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory shows that every western province has increased its climate... more

By National Observer

May 17, 2024

Germany lets down its allies once again

I was really disappointed to hear again that Germany is refusing to help create a no-fly zone over Ukraine. The world has never known Germans to be cowards,... more

By James O'Grady

May 14, 2024

OREC Film Screening: We The Power--May 29, 2024

Come watch the Patagonia Film and join fellow friends, families and visionaries as they pave the way for a renewable-energy revolution to build healthier, more... more

By Ottawa Renewable Energy Cooperative

May 12, 2024

Our universities are in crisis. That’s bad news for democracy: Aaron Wudrick, David Livingstone, and David Tabachnick

By Aaron Wudrick, David Livingstone, and David Tabachnick, May 1, 2024 Our institutions of higher education are once again front and centre in the news as ... more

By Macdonald Laurier Institute

May 10, 2024

Vladamir Putin, President, Russian Federation; c/o Los Angeles Times

Putin risks nuclear war over bruised ego

Despite all the unnecessary deaths on both sides of the conflict, approaching 1 million dead and wounded, all attributable to Vladimir Putin’s attack on... more

By James O'Grady

May 8, 2024

Jane Jacobs and Lansdowne Park

I have mixed feelings about the annual celebration of my old mentor, Jane Jacobs and the spring walks in her memory. On the one hand, it’s great to see her and... more

By Clive Doucet

May 8, 2024

Thomas Darcy McGee, Canadian Parliamentarian was assassinated on

The Darcy McGee story—Canada’s unwritten rule for newcomers

Many Ottawa residents know the story of Darcy MaGee’s assignation in 1868 by Irish extremists because there’s a tavern named after him on Sparks street just... more

By James O'Grady

May 8, 2024

The Notwithstanding Clause: Rights are on the line. So is democracy!

It is one thing for a law to operate notwithstanding its inconsistency with a Charter right or freedom. It is quite another for such operation to occur in... more

By Peter Biro

May 2, 2024

A Notable Budget

I have been really paying attention to federal budgets for 9 years since I started working on Parliament Hill. All the budgets I have been a part of have been... more

By Rob Dekker

April 22, 2024

Bank Street O-Train Subway Time?

In 1961 Montreal started planning its Metro Subway. The city at the time had 2 million people. Ottawa Gainteau's current population is 1.6 million. If current... more

By Clinton Desveaux

April 21, 2024

MLI Webinar - Exploring Innovation in Canadian Health Care

Canadian health care is in crisis. Wait-lists grow, while Canadians cannot find a family doctor or access much-needed medicines and treatments. Governments... more

By Macdonald Laurier Institute

April 19, 2024

Paul Strome speaks at a Blue Dot meeting

Paul Strome: The Truth About the Carbon Tax

I want to praise Rankin Macdonald for his editorial in last week’s Oran titled “We’re a Sorry Lot”. He is bang on. Some politicians who are NOT in the know... more

By Paul Strome

April 17, 2024

Paul Strome: Nova Scotia Coastal Protection

Every scientific environmental indicator points to a continued warming of the planet for the foreseeable future and therefore the melting of the world’s... more

By Paul Strome

April 17, 2024

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