Archive 1997-2016
The comparison is almost laughable, if it weren’t such an obvious — and possibly successful — attempt by Harper to drum up last-minute support for the traditional definition of marriage, which is currently being challenged by Bill C-38’s same-sex marriage legislation.
It’s been a while since an opinion piece has made me laugh out loud and seethe with frustration at the same time, but Tia Goldenberg’s delusion that condos are “stripping Ottawa of its charm” is simply over the top.
Her assertions are both short-sighted and misleading because she fails to recognize how short-term construction inconveniences lead to long-term benefits for local businesses and our broader community.
By Naomi Carniol
Ottawa’s small size can be a big problem for Muslims and Jews who are looking for a partner who shares their faith. Christians don’t face the same obstacles.
While 14,000 Jews live in Ottawa, there is a very small pool of Jewish young adults, says Yossi Bokhaut, a fourth-year commerce student at the University of Ottawa.
The biggest problem with the police budget is city council cannot tinker with it: it either accepts or rejects the numbers proposed by the police.