Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. June 27th, 2025
June 27, 2025
It’s very clear that we need newer forms of transit innovation to rectify a snails-paced commute in Canada’s Capital, especially if a major accident handicaps our city. Some argue that the solution is ‘ring roads’. Others are advocating for more bridges. And then, you have the crowd who wants both. What side are you siding with? Guest host Andrew Pinsent tackles today’s Question of the Day. Plus, a new survey says dental care is being put on the backburner when Canadians have to sacrifice essential needs. We sift through the data in Hour 3.
Unpublished Newswire
The rise in nationalist sentiment since Donald Trump’s second inauguration has been extraordinary. Flags fly higher. Political speeches lean harder into “Canadian values.”
Nationalism is inherently interesting. There are varieties: left, right, civic, ethnic. There are different, competing definitions. There are benign, if cloying, manifestations and malignant ones. As a sentiment and a commitment, it’s important to examine and understand nationalism since it’s also a kind of currency that can be spent, or a force that can be mobilized, and not necessarily for good. Indeed, nationalism...
July 1, 2025 - 06:30 | David Moscrop | Walrus
Many Canadians are taking stock these days of what makes us unique. Bruce Deachman spoke to several Ottawans in advance of Canada Day to learn what being Canadian means to them. In their own words, here are their responses: Read More
July 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Bruce Deachman | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Two architects of Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi’s surprise victory in the 2010 Calgary mayor’s race say they’re feeling déjà vu after seeing another thirty-something Shia Muslim — with family ties to East Africa and Gujarat, India — upend the politics of a major North American city.
Stephen Carter, now
president of Decide Campaigns...
July 1, 2025 - 04:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
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