This pandemic has caused us to reflect on the way our governments react to national emergencies. More importantly, it has shown what we can do…
Posts published in “Opinion”
Does Ottawa have an air pollution problem? The short answer is yes, particularly in certain areas of the city. Read More Source: Visit the Ottawa Citizen for…
Anger. Barely concealed, seething hostility. As the “trials” of Michaels Spavor and Kovrig begin in China – the state that extrajudicially kidnapped those two Canadian…
As a city, Ottawa needs a culture change. We need to stop managing crises and get ahead in preventing homelessness. Read More Source: Visit the…
Last year around this time, I climbed aboard a commuter bus out of downtown. Little did I know then that I’d be traversing the borderland…
Today marks the anniversary of the first diagnosed COVID-19 case in Ottawa – the same day the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic.…
Every year since 1973, the venerable American non-profit Freedom House organization has been tracking the trajectory of freedom and democracy around the world, and every…
Thursday marks the anniversary of the first diagnosed COVID-19 case in Ottawa – the same day the World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic.…
The Rideau Canal is proof that, with the right design approach, we can create wonderful active transportation facilities – even in the depths of winter.…
During the 2003 epidemic of SARS, I had the responsibility and honor of chairing the Ontario SARS Scientific Advisory Committee that advised the Ontario government…