Archive 1997-2016
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Imagine a mortally wounded Canadian soldier gasping for his last breath. What might he say if he knew that one day a foreign leader would be allowed to order Canada’s military to fight against the values for which he gave his life.
The first conviction under the newly established Christopher’s Law highlights the need for a national sex-offender registry. A male offender was sentenced to 30 days in jail for providing false information to the police.
Some Sparks Street Mall merchants are proposing the return of the streetcar as a means of boosting their business and linking downtown to the O-Train at Bayview. As well as drawing people to the capital, retailers say an electrically powered car would help to restore its heritage.
It is ironic that the same means of transit Ottawa did away with in the mid-20th century could soon be resurrected, curing several current urban ills.