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Doug Ford’s folksy, buck a beer, open neck shirt, ‘we’re-all-just-folks-in-this-together’ approach to government isn’t working to rebrand his backdoor sale of... more
By Clive Doucet
September 16, 2023
For 150 years, Lansdowne Park was a monument to community liveliness and generosity. It was given to the young capital in 1868 just a year after Confederation... more
By Clive Doucet
August 15, 2023
OTTAWA, ON - August 17, 2023 Housing affordability is the worst it has been in over 30 years. Premier Doug Ford made big promises about millions of homes, but... more
By Yasir Naqvi
August 17, 2023
Intensification, in land use speak, means more intensive land use i.e. more homes per lot. This term has become the buzz-word for urban planning, and... more
February 13, 2023
John Lorinc recently won the mouthwatering $60,000 Balsillie Prize for his book on cities. This prize is for books that are deemed to be important enough to... more
By Clive Doucet
December 9, 2022
On November 17, 2022, more than thirty Ontario mayors endorsed a Conservation Authority letter to the province expressing concerns with Ontario provincial Bill... more
By James OGrady
November 22, 2022
The Honourable Chandra Pasma, MPP
Education Critic
Dear MPP Pasma:
Thank you for your recent work in publicizing the challenges faced by people living on ODSP... more
By Guy
September 24, 2022
Introduction
With so many recent developments, it’s already time for an update to last year’s review of publicly funded campaign finance. There is still a... more
By Guy
April 18, 2022
Members of Planning Committee, City of Ottawa
Dear Councillors,
Re. City of Ottawa Response to the Ontario Task Force on Housing Affordability Report... more
By AlexCullen
March 8, 2022