More procurement reform would allow Ottawa businesses to help shape our city

In all the recent talk of trade wars, tariffs and buying Canadian, I didn’t expect procurement to feature prominently. I couldn’t be more pleased to…

March 20, 2025

More procurement reform would allow Ottawa businesses to help shape our city

In all the recent talk of trade wars, tariffs and buying Canadian, I didn’t expect procurement to feature prominently. I couldn’t be more pleased to…

March 20, 2025

Building the City We Aspire To Be

Ottawa is facing many challenges: we need more housing that achieves better sustainable density to create homes for families and support small businesses for a…

March 4, 2025

Everyone poops – A need for public restrooms.

We Need Public Toilets Everyone poops. Everyone needs to urinate at least a few times a day. For anyone who suffers from IBS (Irritable Bowel…

February 25, 2025

Small firms are being unfairly shut out of the federal home-building program

The federal government has made some bold moves to try and solve the housing crisis, including opening public land and surplus federal buildings to off-market…

January 10, 2025

Ise – Sheldon’s trip to Japan

Ise An important destination for anyone on an architectural pilgrimage (and obviously a religious one) is to the town of Ise in Mie Prefecture, where…

December 23, 2024

Being The City We Aspire To Be

Ottawa is a unique place. We are a city of a million people and growing. We are the capital of a G7 country and, as…

December 14, 2024