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Last week I was reading about two things happening soon on Parliament Hill.
The first was that the Carillion on the Peace Tower will go silent as soon as... more
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Rob
Dekker
December 1, 2021
8 pm Eastern | 5 pm Pacific
It’s back to business for MP’s in the House of Commons as the Liberals took the wraps off their agenda with the Throne Speech. The... more
November 29, 2021
Corruption Contagion?
What if things we most trust, are the most rigged?
Four examples.
I study systemic corruption. The kind that is not in the news. It... more
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Larry
Elford
November 23, 2021
8 pm Eastern | 5 pm Pacific
They are the “frontline heroes “ of the pandemic. They were also first-in-line to be offered the Covid vaccine when it became... more
November 22, 2021
Several days after Council voted to go the Auditor General route to investigate the LRT project, I was interviewed on a radio talk show and at the end of the... more
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November 21, 2021
The House of Commons will resume sitting on Monday, the first time since the Liberals won a minority government in the last election. In between, one of the... more
November 20, 2021
This week Rideau-Goulbourn (to be renamed Rideau-Jock) Ward Councillor Scott Moffat announced he would not be running for re-election in next years Ottawa... more
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By
Rob
Dekker
November 20, 2021
Re: Protecting the Earth — not the wealth of financial tycoons — at the heart of world’s unprecedented climate commitments, David Olive, Nov. 11, 2021... more
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Larry
Kazdan
November 20, 2021
It’s the Super Bowl for the Environment. COP26—The UN’s climate change summit has just wrapped up in Scotland. Almost 200 countries were in attendance for the... more
November 15, 2021
Canada’s military has garnered a lot of the spotlight lately, mainly for the wrong reasons. Complaints of sexual harassment and intimidation continue with... more
November 14, 2021
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Several days after Council voted to go the Auditor General route to investigate the LRT project, I was interviewed on a radio talk show and at the end of the... more
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November 21, 2021
Green leader Annamie Paul resigned. She did so amidst a torrent of accusations that she never had a chance due to the dreadful treatment she received from the... more
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October 4, 2021
Despite province-wide opposition, the Ford government has again defied your Environmental Bill of Rights, and used a Budget Bill to gut crucial environmental... more
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Diane
Saxe
December 18, 2020
Dear Editor (Ottawa Citizen),
Jon Willing's article on the City's recent mapping of neighbourhoods as part of its Official Plan review (Maps illustrate... more
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By
Alex
Cullen
August 20, 2021