Archive 1997-2016
By Joe Boulé
Health care. Education. Workfare. Tax cuts. Law and Order. Those are some of the issues that have dominated the election on the provincial scene.
It’s not much different on the local level.
Like most provincial elections, the issues that surface in the ridings are generally a microcosm of the “big picture” throughout Ontario. But at a local level — in Ottawa Centre — words such as “education cuts” get replaced with more concrete examples such as “McNabb Park.”
I was trying on some clothes at Eaton’s in the Rideau Centre the other day, when I noticed a big red “SOLD” sign on the chair in my change room.
By David MacGillivray
The Communist Party isn’t looking for a revolution, they just want to send a message to the wilting left wing of Ontario politics.
The Communist platform is the only one to offer a “qualitative” difference between the candidates, says Marvin Glass, the party’s Ottawa Centre candidate.
By David MacGillivray
The Green Party believes they have found the root of Ottawa’s problem.
The Greens want local communities to be given new powers over development, traffic regulation and pollution, as well as a restoration of funding for public transit.