Archive 1997-2016
By Jennifer McCarthy
With almost 40 private member’s bills before the House of Commons, Ottawa Centre MP Mac Harb has critics wondering just who he’s trying to impress.
“For an MP to have that many bills, it’s not really worth their while,” says Reform MP Randy White. “Overall he’s sending a clear message that he wants these things changed, but the record this government has of moving private member’s bills through is abysmal. Only one or two in the past six years.”
By Dave Lefebvre
With $1 million set aside for the Plant Pool, organizers of the project are hopeful they will raise the remaining $5 million before the end of the year.
The City of Ottawa placed $1 million in a reserve fund for the pool as part of this year’s budget and another million may follow.
By Jon Filson
Like the Ravens wide receivers in recent years, Carleton University’s football alumni might not be able to hustle quite fast enough to keep football at the university.
Time is ticking on the team, since Carleton’s director of athletics Drew Love recommended it be axed in a Jan. 7 report. The department is seeking public input until Jan. 29, and Carleton president Richard Van Loon will decide the team’s fate in mid-February.
By Michael Bassett
Some Sparks Street Mall merchants are reporting higher Christmas sales for 1998, but opinions are mixed as to whether the malls experiment with new Christmas decorations was behind the boost in business.
All eight Sparks Street Mall businesses surveyed reported sales were up this December and Peter Harris, Sparks Street Mall manager, said although management does not collect sales data from the merchants, he has been told that sales are up along the mall this year.