Toon Featured on The Big Story

The Big Story recently did a piece on the impact that the COVID19 pandemic is having on our cities, homes and offices, and discussed with…

April 21, 2020

Eliminating eyesores

How Ottawa can address its empty and abandoned buildings Apathy is costing our communities Vacant and derelict buildings tear holes in our communities. They harm…

November 29, 2019

Canada’s broken procurement system is a threat to the public interest

We have a problem with procurement. Procurement is the way public institutions such as governments purchase professional services and materials. It starts with a request…

November 23, 2019

“Five Big Moves” of Ottawa’s new Official Plan

City staff should be congratulated for setting an ambitious goal with the “Five Big Moves” of Ottawa’s new Official Plan. These are, indeed, big moves…

October 7, 2019

Making intensification work in Ottawa

Making intensification work in Ottawa More people living on less land means less sprawl. However, when poorly designed or located in inappropriate areas, infill development…

March 13, 2019

Expect the unexpected

I’m going to start off by saying I have no direct, hands-on, experience with this subject. But I know of it, and that this is…

November 21, 2018