Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: Bruce Deachman
Publication Date: October 1, 2025 - 11:00
Deachman: Want to be Ottawa's next mayor? I have the job for you
October 1, 2025
Are you looking for the greatest challenge of your life, one that requires the patience of an LRT rider, the diplomacy of a server at Zak’s at 3 a.m., and the PR savvy of Ottawa Tourism selling February in the capital? Do you thrive on being criticized by business owners, residents, visitors and the press? Read More
OTTAWA — A Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report on federal service delivery to small businesses found that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received the highest level of dissatisfaction from small business owners.
Forty per cent of respondents rated the quality of service as “poor,” and 49 per cent rated timeliness as “poor,” despite the IRCC workforce increasing by 170 per cent since 2013.
By contrast, only 10 per cent of small businesses felt they received “good” service. The immigration department was among the five federal services...
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The emails from Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) employees to Director Daniel Rogers reveal some workers were frustrated with years of senior management failing to acknowledge lacklustre employee survey results and serious systemic issues.
National Post obtained a dozen pages of CSIS emails via access to information request. All employee...
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