4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (119+ words) A former executive explains that including older public servants would have been counter to the government’s plan to cut operating budgets. The Canadian government imposed tariffs on about $28 billion worth of American goods on Sept. 8. The downtown Ottawa park is…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (472+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. One must clearly applaud Prime Minister Mark Carney for his incredible fortitude and patience in leading Canada during these most disruptive economic times. He is working diligently to bring…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (104+ words) Lawyer Matt Malone says proposed reforms could make Canada’s access-to-information regime even worse. Alex Lawson says his plan to remove all on-street parking metres is unconventional, but for him, that’s part of the appeal. Drivers were caught for speeding, stunt…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (221+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Re: Ottawa is now giving out yellow parking tickets. That doesn’t fix our parking crunch I acknowledge that parking and traffic are bigger problems today than they were when…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (553+ words) Despite years of promises (and 16 years after an initial deadline) the NCC still allows motorboats in Gatineau Park. Jean-Paul Murray says he has spent years waiting for motorboats to disappear from Gatineau Park. The National Capital Commission promised in its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) The 2026 OC Transpo projections come with an anticipated windfall of about $47 million from the expected provincial upload of the city’s LRT system to Metrolinx A series of issues with fare readers on OC Transpo buses meant hundreds of thousands of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (508+ words) Letters to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen for Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. I want to thank everyone in your beautiful city for being so kind and such welcoming hosts. My son and I visited Ottawa for a week earlier this year....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) Most hockey fans likely wouldn’t rank Brady Tkachuk as one of the smarter players in the NHL, but the former Ottawa Senators captain certainly isn’t helping his reputation with this latest flub. The concert originally scheduled for Sept. 4 at the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (848+ words) Mark Sutcliffe often gets knocked by critics for maintaining a tightly scripted public profile. The blue button-down, a politician’s haircut, the unmodulated delivery of a prepared speech — this is the mayor Ottawa has come to know from Sutcliffe’s campaign-style clips…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (836+ words) Ottawa Citizen letters to the editor for Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. The new History Ottawa music venue will be a high note for downtown. Music has always been an important part of this city. In earlier times, the Civic Centre, Le Hibou…...