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Author: Bruce Deachman
Publication Date: January 28, 2026 - 11:00
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Deachman: Ottawa drops the ball in recognizing volunteers
January 28, 2026
In 1902, at the official opening of the infectious diseases hospital at Strathcona Park, Lady Minto became the inaugural recipient of Ottawa’s key to the city — or, as Mayor Fred Cook modestly described the gold key at the time, “a slight souvenir of this interesting occasion.” Read More
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February 7, 2026 - 04:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — During a ceremony this week to unveil his official portrait, former prime minister Stephen Harper made a point of mentioning the tie he’s wearing in the painting.
The colours, the former prime minister pointed out during the ceremony in downtown Ottawa, represent the three key elements of Canada’s Conservatives: dark blue for the “Tories of old,” green for the “western, populist tradition” and Preston Manning’s Reform Party, and sky blue for the conservative tradition of Quebec nationalists and francophones across the country.
In reality, however, according to political...
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