VIEWPOINT: Financial support needed to close gender gaps
By Cassandra Plourde Ottawa played host to a Women in Leadership conference on March 8, International Women’s Day, at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. The all-female panel said there has…
Viewpoint: $50M budget boost for Canadian journalism a good start
By Matt Yuyitung “Canada is facing a crisis of quality journalism.” John Honderich, the chair of Toronto Star parent company Torstar, recently published a column that opened with the above…
Editorial: City should find way to ease Elgin’s pain
By Anita Brown, Editor-in-Chief One of Ottawa’s busiest bar and restaurant strips is in for two long years of road closures and disruptive reconstruction, and local businesses are understandably worried….
VIEWPOINT: Survey highlights mixed reactions on wage hikes
By Cassandra Plourde Since Bill 148 came into effect in Ontario on Jan. 1, raising the general minimum wage from $11.60 to $14 per hour, there has been a vigorous…
VIEWPOINT: Not so smart — tech companies should stay out of city building
By Isaac Würmann We knew it was coming. Computers in our refrigerators. Self-driving cars. A hyper-connected environment that anticipates our movements before they even happen. Luddites beware — the smart…
VIEWPOINT: Cover it up naked boys, bare bodies don’t promote diversity
By Yana Fedyanova Naked Boys Reading is back for another night of guys baring their bodies while reading literature to a room-full of people at LIVE! on Elgin. NBR is…
VIEWPOINT: Public perception on homeless population needs to shift
By Sidney Weiss Drugs. Prostitution. Crime. A terminal “cancer” that is spreading fast. Those are just a few of the words that Patrick O’Shaughnessy, a Byward Market business owner, plastered…
VIEWPOINT: Barring NHL players from Olympics paves way for new athletes
By Michael Pattison NHL players won’t be competing in the upcoming Olympics, but that doesn’t mean Canada can’t succeed. In fact, this country has just as good a chance as…
VIEWPOINT: City’s picky locations about marijuana dispensaries further stigmatize low-income areas
By Jordan Omstead American newspapers have plenty of material to work with these days. So when one of the biggest newspaper chains south of the border decides to run a…
VIEWPOINT: Smoking marijuana should be prohibited inside rental units
By Nicole Babb With the legalization of marijuana around the corner, landlords in Ontario want the ability to change existing leases to prohibit tenants from smoking pot inside rental units….