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A bounce in their steps and goofy grins on their faces, residents of Ottawa are exhibiting unusual behaviour. Even characteristically dour public servants... more
December 14, 2015
The hacker group known as Anonymous has set its sights on Donald Trump after the Republican presidential candidate floated a ban on Muslims entering the United... more
December 13, 2015
The video of an Ottawa-area students choir singing the traditional Arabic song Tala' al-Badru 'Alayna at their Christmas concert, has gone viral with over 600,... more
December 13, 2015
Prime Minister Trudeau's mandate letters to ministers (which he thankfully made public for the first time ever) importantly remind them that the PM’s... more
December 13, 2015
There are serious issues concerning the Audit report that has been prepared for the Election Compliance Audit Committee relating to the audit of the 2014... more
By
Pat
Ready
December 12, 2015
Canada’s Capital Region—As Canadians get ready for Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is preparing the Plan for... more
December 11, 2015
At the Council meeting on Wednesday, I tabled a motion asking that Council freeze transit fares for 2016. Instead of increasing fares by 2.5 percent, I... more
December 10, 2015
In our most recent nationwide public opinion survey, we explored three questions that tapped into how Canadians feel about the choices facing Canada and other... more
By
Abacus
Data
December 10, 2015
An alert to everyone:
We're learning that the draft text circulating now in Paris proposes a global energy transition 'over the course of the century', which... more
By
Larry
Dobson
December 9, 2015
The return of the National Hockey League to Canada’s capital city begins with Firestone in his late 20s taking over a small real estate company with just $10,... more
December 8, 2015
The CBC had to close its Comments section recently due to racist slurs against indigenous people, Muslims, and others.
One alternative is to seek out niche... more
December 8, 2015
From the Paris attacks to last week’s mass shootings in California, like many in the civilized world over the past month I’ve been trying to wrap my head... more
December 7, 2015
My take on Senate reform to date, partly motivated by a poorly-informed and misguided criticism (nonetheless, posted below) of the plan announced by the... more
December 7, 2015
How many ways can we find to discourage people from using mass – hopefully rapid - transit ? Start with taking at least 10 years to complete the “new” LRT... more
December 7, 2015
Dear Mayor Watson and Councillors,
At their November 2 General Meeting, 35 community associations from rural, suburban and downtown locations as well as former... more
December 6, 2015