Archive 1997-2016
By Lily Nguyen
Calling it nothing personal, Ottawa Centre MP Mac Harb says he will continue his fight to remove the words “illegitimate child” from federal legislation in the coming session of Parliament.
“It’s not a good idea for us to stigmatize a child. It creates a special category. We tell an individual you’re not in the norm,” he says.
By Damali Nabagereka
Technical delays at the National Capital Commission mean Centretown residents will have to wait a little longer for the report on the first phase of public consultations on the NCC’s 50-year vision for Ottawa.
The report was to have been released in November and a revised proposal was supposed to be announced this month.
By Tom McLean
Welcome to the Andes – Ottawa style.
La Nina promises cold weather and ample snow for Winterlude 1999, but the international component of the festival will feature a virtually snow-free country.
Chile runs half the length of the South American Pacific coast, from Peru to the lower tip of the continent. It has a thin profile thanks to the Andes Mountains, which hug almost the entire length of the country’s right flank, but you might have to climb the peaks to catch a snowflake on your tongue.
By Denise Fung
Ottawa Centre Conservatives will reveal the identity of their “high-profile” mystery candidate for the next provincial election by the end of the month.
In December, Barbara Corkum, president of the Ottawa Centre tory riding association, said a “high-profile” candidate would be revealed that month. But the announcement was never made and Corkum now says a candidate will be announced at the end of January.