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Nearly one year ago, I made my way from my home in Ottawa across the river to the Gatineau hearing room used by the Canadian Radio-television and... more
 
November 14, 2024
Box that looks like the front of an OC Transpo bus with "Fix The LRT" written on it
Box that looks like the front of an OC Transpo bus with "Fix The LRT" written on it
My first visit to Ottawa in 1987 saw me and my brother utilize public transportation extensively to commute within the city. The north-south transitway was... more
 
August 9, 2024
  In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of Canada found Canada and Ontario made a “mockery” of a treaty promise made in 1850 to the Anishinaabe of the... more
 
July 29, 2024
Elizabeth May leader of the Green Party of Canada
Elizabeth May leader of the Green Party of Canada
I was talking with a climate scientist the other day. "My wife," he said, "tells me no one wants to hear me say 'I told you so.'" No doubt. He writes "we were... more
 
July 29, 2024
It is easy to forget just how much turnover there was in the House of Commons following the 2015 federal election.  The Liberals made a major increase to their... more
 
July 12, 2024
We need Elections Canada to manage all of our federal political party candidate selection races. We also need Elections Canada to manage and run all of our... more
 
June 3, 2024
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 28, 2024 OTTAWA – Today, Democracy Watch called on MPs on the House of Commons Procedure and House Affairs (PROC) Committee... more
 
May 28, 2024
Trudeau and Xi
Trudeau and Xi
With China’s mock invasion of Taiwan over the last three days it’s become very clear that China is serious about invading Taiwan. Something the West and... more
 
May 25, 2024
Cover of the Canadian Foreign Interference Commission's Initial Report; May 3, 2024
Cover of the Canadian Foreign Interference Commission's Initial Report; May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024 (Ottawa) -- After conducting months of investigation and hearing from more than 60 witnesses during 21 days of hearings, the Public Inquiry into... more
 
May 3, 2024
Disruptions on the Horizon cover page
Disruptions on the Horizon cover page
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
 
May 17, 2024
Illustration by Barry Saxifrage c/o Canada's National Observer
Illustration by Barry Saxifrage c/o Canada's National Observer
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
 
May 17, 2024
University building
University building
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
 
May 10, 2024
Canadian Parliament
Canadian Parliament
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
 
May 2, 2024
Budget 2024
Budget 2024
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
 
April 22, 2024
Paul Strome speaks at a Blue Dot meeting
Paul Strome speaks at a Blue Dot meeting
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
 
April 9, 2024