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Para Transpo is having issues getting its fleet out on time. It has been going on for a while, but on Thursday it blew up when only a third of the buses got... more
 
December 14, 2024
Ottawa Senators 50/50 Draw logo
Ottawa Senators 50/50 Draw logo
Days before the Ottawa Senators first preseason game I received a phone call, not even a minute long, from a junior person in the team’s Human Resources... more
 
November 18, 2024
With the Ottawa Senators set to relocate to LeBreton Flats, a vibrant downtown development, the city faces a significant challenge: accommodating the influx of... more
 
September 20, 2024
The bustling city of Ottawa-Gatineau has witnessed a remarkable surge in population, now 1,651,660 people; quickly getting ready to surpass even the most... more
 
September 19, 2024
Bees in a bee hive
Bees in a bee hive
I don’t think bees consider why they are bees.  They are just bees, but humans do consider why they are human because it’s never been clear.  Is it to dominate... more
 
August 12, 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
A groundbreaking Ottawa-Gatineau Bank Street O-Train Subway map, featuring Portage & Terrasses de la Chaudière as the Gatineau station, has emerged as a... more
 
August 6, 2024
The year is 2024. Ottawa-Gatineau, once a charming confluence of two cities, is straining under the weight of unforeseen growth. The 1.8 million population... more
 
July 17, 2024
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs
I have mixed feelings about the annual celebration of my old mentor, Jane Jacobs and the spring walks in her memory. On the one hand, it’s great to see her and... more
 
May 8, 2024
Subway car
Subway car
In 1961 Montreal started planning its Metro Subway. The city at the time had 2 million people. Ottawa Gainteau's current population is 1.6 million. If current... more
 
April 21, 2024
Council must end property tax unfairness for multi-res tenants
Council must end property tax unfairness for multi-res tenants
April 2, 2024 Finance & Corporate Service Committee Agenda: 2024 Tax Policy – Multi-residential Tax Rate Dear Mayor Sutcliffe: I am writing to you... more
 
March 27, 2024
Former Ottawa City Councillor Clive Doucet during his 2018 Mayoral campaign
Former Ottawa City Councillor Clive Doucet during his 2018 Mayoral campaign
The Central Experimental Farm belongs to all Canadians.  It’s where winter wheat was developed which revolutionized western wheat production and continues to... more
 
February 12, 2024
Magpie River, Quebec
Magpie River, Quebec
In my Ottawa Citizen column this week I talk about an idea whose time, finally, is coming: Giving legal personhood to natural phenomena worth protecting. Like... more
 
January 26, 2024
Ottawa Senators goalie Joonas Korpisalo stretches to make a save vs. NJ Devils, Dec. 29, 2023
Ottawa Senators goalie Joonas Korpisalo stretches to make a save vs. NJ Devils, Dec. 29, 2023
Last night’s loss to the NJ Devils was difficult to swallow let alone watch. I am a big fan of Jacques Martin and Daniel Alfredsson, but the game has changed... more
 
December 31, 2023
Can AI run government better than humans?
Can AI run government better than humans?
No mere mortal city councillor is up to the challenge of absorbing every brief nor every delegation. Nor can they sit through every mind numbing meeting.... more
 
December 9, 2023