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Leigh: City of Ottawa must boost its services in French

yesterday 10

Ottawa Citizen

Erin Leigh

Pellerin: OC Transpo's bus changes will frustrate you even more

Pellerin: OC Transpo's bus changes will frustrate you even more

In Ottawa, we get neither frequency nor reliability from our public transit, yet we pay through the nose for the commute.

previous day 20

Ottawa Citizen

Brigitte Pellerin

Rynor: Adventures in voting — long lineups, complaints, new friends

Rynor: Adventures in voting — long lineups, complaints, new friends

Voting is a privilege, which bears remembering when you're stuck in an interminable queue with other frustrated electors.

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Becky Rynor

Fanjoy: Change in Carleton riding means voting Liberal

Fanjoy: Change in Carleton riding means voting Liberal

Canada’s economy must be defended; our children and grandchildren deserve better; and we need to do more to fight climate change.

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Bruce Fanjoy

Watson: In a time of crisis, we all need to think differently

Watson: In a time of crisis, we all need to think differently

We must eliminate interprovincial trade barriers and invest in our next generation of startups. But first, we must take care of the basics —...

previous day 10

Ottawa Citizen

Mark Watson

Hopkins: This election, we can make Nepean 'Green' again

Hopkins: This election, we can make Nepean 'Green' again

I encourage the contribution of everyone's individual strengths in helping to keep our Nepean community clean, safe, sustainable and strong.

previous day 30

Ottawa Citizen

Greg Hopkins

Lalonde: Better transit and a larger federal presence in Orléans

Lalonde: Better transit and a larger federal presence in Orléans

The Liberals funded the LRT extension from Place d'Orléans to Trim Road, and will be there for residents on the housing file and tariff protection.

17.04.2025 7

Ottawa Citizen

Marie-France Lalonde

Frith: Public school inequality is made worse by private funding

Frith: Public school inequality is made worse by private funding

Every school in Ottawa should be 'top tier.' But that won’t happen by moving programs around or asking families to start over in new schools.

17.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Josiah Frith

Who won the English-language leaders' debate?

Who won the English-language leaders' debate?

Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh and Yves-François Blanchet faced each other for the second (and last) national leaders' debates....

17.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Brigitte Pellerin

Mansour: Better infrastructure, more affordability for Orléans

Mansour: Better infrastructure, more affordability for Orléans

The dream of raising a family in comfort and security — something my parents were able to do — is slipping further out of reach for many.

17.04.2025 7

Ottawa Citizen

Steve Mansour

Adam: Health care deserves more attention in this federal election

Adam: Health care deserves more attention in this federal election

Yes, tariffs are a huge issue. But if Carney and Poilievre can talk about housing, affordability, crime and free passes for parks, they should have...

16.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Mohammed Adam

Today's letters: Mark Carney is welcome in Nepean riding

Today's letters: Mark Carney is welcome in Nepean riding

Wednesday, April 16: Stop arguing he's not a fit for the suburban, ethnically mixed riding, a reader says. You can write to us too, at letters@...

16.04.2025 8

Ottawa Citizen

Citizen Letters

Denley: Pierre Poilievre is the right man in the wrong city

Denley: Pierre Poilievre is the right man in the wrong city

Poilievre's leadership would make Canadians more reliant on themselves and less on government. That’s not a popular message in his home town, where...

16.04.2025 2

Ottawa Citizen

Randall Denley

Purdy: Greens would bolster the local economy, and restore our place in the world

We need an all-hands-on-deck approach, with all MPs working together.

16.04.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

Jennifer Purdy

Simon: As NDP MP, I'll make light-rail to Kanata my priority

Simon: As NDP MP, I'll make light-rail to Kanata my priority

It wasn’t so long ago that Ottawa’s transit system was considered 'successful.' Now it's falling apart and that's not fair to Kanata.

16.04.2025 7

Ottawa Citizen

Melissa Simon

Sudds: Kanata Strong, a Liberal plan for our community

Sudds: Kanata Strong, a Liberal plan for our community

Trump’s tariffs are threatening our economy and the success of our local Kanata businesses. We can’t afford to sit back.

16.04.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

Jenna Sudds

Kung: Conservatives offer Kanata a chance for a change

Kung: Conservatives offer Kanata a chance for a change

We’re fast-growing with incredible potential. Yet some families only 20 kilometres away from Parliament Hill have never felt less heard by...

16.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

Greg Kung