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You probably are thinking how could I have been so naïve? Why didn’t you rant more? In my defence, I ranted more than I wanted. Some things are bigger than... more
By Clive Doucet
February 18, 2023
Councillor Diane Holmes came out to see me perform at my first public meeting after I announced that I was going to run for Regional Councillor. Diane was the... more
By Clive Doucet
February 18, 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
I can’t remember a season when the Ottawa Senators came out blazing after the midwinter Allstar break. Usually, they’re asleep at the wheel for the first... more
By James OGrady
February 9, 2023
The recent January figures provided by Russia’s own department of finance is that Revenues are down by 40% and Expenses are up five times. This is before Price... more
February 9, 2023
I had a happy childhood but that doesn’t mean I had a childhood that would suit another child. Today for the middle-class children, summers are for camps,... more
By Clive Doucet
February 5, 2023
Cape Breton is wild country and the wildest part is northwest Inverness where great south-east storms roll down from the mountains then sweep across the... more
By Clive Doucet
January 28, 2023
There’s no greater grace than to be where you are supposed to be and know it. I lived in that graceful place for eight years. Of all the jobs I’ve ever had,... more
By Clive Doucet
January 26, 2023
The first difficult issue that came at me after my election was similar to the Aberdeen, but much smaller beer. The City of Ottawa had decided it would like ‘... more
By Clive Doucet
January 26, 2023
First, I would like to congratulate the incumbent, and all incumbents who won... It's nice to win anything.
Why did no one show up for the All-Candidates... more
January 20, 2023
The Ottawa River is one of the largest, grandest rivers on the entire planet. When you look down at the earth from 20,000 feet, you can’t see Parliament Hill... more
By Clive Doucet
January 16, 2023
As everyone knows this LRT Project is a massive unfinished and troublesome file; some people would say it is a mess. So, in limited time and space I only... more
January 11, 2023
When I first ran for city politics, I ran because of the six-lane, Bronson Expressway which the city was planning to ram though our old neighbourhood from... more
By Clive Doucet
January 6, 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
The Ottawa Light Rail Transit Public Inquiry released its final report on November 30, 2022. The report and supporting information are available under... more
By unpubadmin
November 30, 2022