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Like most capital cities, Ottawa has myriad statues and memorials. Almost all are valuable additions to our heritage and understanding of ourselves as a people.
 
 
 
The Grade 7 boys and girls of Maynard Public School near Prescott are lucky. They attend a school that is willing to take risks and try something new in the hope of achieving a better outcome -- the very traits students should develop.
 
 
 
Hunger strikes, traffic disruptions and sign-waving are not likely to influence Canada's foreign policy. What does influence Canada's foreign policy is Canadian public opinion.
 
 
 
 
 
Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur

The world's greatest electoral tamasha

India's voters go to the polls in five phases, beginning today and running to May 13, to elect 543 members...

Op-Ed
 
David B. Harris
David B. Harris

They should have been stopped

To the astonishment of many, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been allowed to flex their...

Op-Ed
 
Roger Martin and Jim Milway
Roger Martin and Jim Milway

Canada must seize the advantage

The current economic turmoil is certainly a cause for concern, but it also can be a time for opportunity...

Op-Ed
 
Colin Kenny
Colin Kenny

In a recession, we need more police officers

Drug addictions breed thievery. Gangs breed thievery. Recessions breed thievery. And right now Canada...

Op-Ed
 
 
 
 
Paula Arab

Strange, but necessary, surgery

I know a female guitarist in Toronto who was in love with a woman, yet she insisted...

 
L. Ian MacDonald

Ignatieff rising

At the annual Liberal leader's fundraiser in Toronto the other week, Michael Ignatieff...

 
Elizabeth Payne

There aren't any cheerleaders for libraries in Ottawa

Times have changed. In 1906, Ottawa opened its first public library, an impressive...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BLOGS AND PODCASTS

 
Kate Heartfield

The World Next Door

Everything is connected. In this blog on Ottawa’s place in the...


 
Dan Gardner

Katzenjammer

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The Bulldog

The Bulldog

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The Citizen's editorial board interviews guest experts, politicians...


 
Ken Gray

Podcast: Inner City

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Aisha Shirazi

Outside the box

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Kate Heartfield

The World Next Door

Everything is connected. In this blog on Ottawa’s place in the...