For an administration that purports to care about its veterans and soldiers, the Harper government’s treatment of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman over the past two weeks has been subpar at best. 
Month: October 2012
Let’s welcome the casino to Ottawa
City council made the right decisionWednesday when it tentatively approved a decision to send a letter to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission, expressing the city’s interest in developing a casino.
Community worried over use of former parole office
Despite earlier promises that the Gilmour Street parole office would be gone for good, community activists are worried that Corrections Canada is trying to re-establish a presence at the former site through the back door.
1,800-km canoe trip to U.S. promotes water conservation
A group of canoeists is paddling 1,800 kilometres to Washington, D.C., from Centretown’s Victoria Island in memory of Algonquin elder William Commanda and to raise awareness of river conservation.
Courtesy Monica SchroederCanoeists paddle up the Hudson River in New York.