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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
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
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
Clive Doucet at Ottawa City Council
Clive Doucet at Ottawa City Council
The City’s amalgamation with the towns and townships of Carleton County is now twenty-three years old and it’s clear it’s never worked.  The only people... more
 
November 19, 2023
Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Canada.
Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, Canada.
I bring a different perspective on Lansdowne Park, having been a pre-amalgamation City of Ottawa Councillor when the City ran Lansdowne Park, and then again as... more
 
November 9, 2023
Rebalance your approach
Rebalance your approach
I ran for council in 2022. I know that spending $500 million on Lansdowne was not a priority of any candidate for mayor or council. Yet, here we are, a year... more
 
November 4, 2023
Doug Ford, Premiere of Ontario
Doug Ford, Premiere of Ontario
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
 
September 16, 2023
Clive Doucet, former Ottawa City Councillor, talks politics
Clive Doucet, former Ottawa City Councillor, talks politics
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
 
August 15, 2023
Yasir Naqvi, leadership candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party--2023
Yasir Naqvi, leadership candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party--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
 
August 17, 2023
Row housing
Row housing
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
 
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... more
 
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
photo: Sludge, Dec. 2, 2021
photo: Sludge, Dec. 2, 2021
 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