Op-Ed
Letters Of This Type
Intensification – how to get to Yes In My Back Yard
Intensification, in land use speak, means more intensive land use i.e. more homes per lot. This term has... more
By AlexCullen
February 13, 2023
Environment Canada plans to “lay charges” regarding the 2020 reconstruction of the Pellerin Bridge in Gatineau Park, according to documents obtained through... more
By J-P Murrayp
September 14, 2022
Dear NCC,
Gatineau Park is in serious trouble: four new houses are being built[i]; the government is covering up its report on the violation of the Species at... more
Dmitri, thanks for sharing your perspective in written form. Many of us share various misgivings about the kind of media coverage that editors use to get... more
By mihaychuk
June 18, 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
A small forest, one of the last remaining naturalized areas in a Stittsville neighbourhood, was clear-cut last month.
It’s shocking that an education... more
April 14, 2022
According to information obtained from Environment Canada, the National Capital Commission (NCC) violated the Species at Risk Act in a project involving... more
By J-P Murrayp
April 7, 2022
What do you do when a young friend shows up at your door with some warm socks for the “poor truckers” and wants you to drive them to protest with the Freedom... more
By Clive Doucet
February 10, 2022
Throughout human history, societies have singled out minority groups to blame for all their problems and punish ritually to try to save the community from... more
February 2, 2022
Mayor Jim Watson’s announced departure means that his lock-grip on committees and votes comes to an end. Suddenly new future pathways and new choices are... more
December 19, 2021
University of Ottawa epidemiologist Raywat Deonandan proposed recently that the world undertake a global ‘Manhattan Project’ to flood the world with COVID... more
December 18, 2021
Canadians will be living with pandemic fallout for a long time to come. Not just in health care and the economy – in our social and political order.
In... more
November 1, 2021
Further comments related to the City of Ottawa's proposed new Official Plan.
See PDF below to read or download the text.
August 31, 2021
On July 7th of this year, the world was shocked to learn of the assassination of the President of Haiti Jovenel Moïse by unknown assailants. At the time of... more
August 17, 2021
Nizar Binat’s June 24 death at the hands of Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces is a harsh reminder of the PA’s attitude toward Palestinians who dare to... more
August 17, 2021