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Children on their dads' shoulders see the world
Between 1977 and 1996, I raised three children in Ottawa. Until they hit their tweens, we visited the National Gallery of Canada together once or twice a year.

 
 
 

Pakistan wants peace with India
Re: Divided peoples seek a return to harmony, Aug. 14

 
 

Story about tattoos was too one-sided
I was very disappointed with the Citizen's article on tattoos. The article seems to suggest that getting a tattoo is the "in" thing right now. Personally, I can't stand looking at someone who has tattoos, especially the ones that cover large areas.

 
 
 

Who needs foreign embassies, anyway?
Why do we have to have all these embassies in this day and age of instant electronic communications and one-day air travel to most places in the world?

 
 

Pride in sports
It has been a delight to watch our Canadian athletes at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

 
 
 

Doping in sport is a nightmare
I read with considerable dismay and concern the recent Citizen editorial on the value of anti-doping efforts and the science that underpins them.

 
 

Out of proportion
Mr. Warren has again added his voice to the chorus of neo-con columnists bewailing the end of freedom in Canada because two of their number have been hauled before human rights tribunals and accused of inciting hatred towards a minority group.

 
 
 

Doctors do not have to violate beliefs
In response to David Warren's column, this is to clarify that the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario began consulting with the medical profession and other stakeholders on a draft policy, "Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code", at the end of June.