We all witnessed the failure of police to control the Freedom Convoy

 When thousands of angry, Trudeau-hating anti-vaccine truckers and their raging hangers-on from across the country occupied our capital for over three weeks, Canadians watched blanket TV coverage with horror and wondered what kind of country allows the lawless terrorizing of its national capital by “yahoos,” as Jim Watson, the mayor

Solicitor General was warned but ignored police disfunction in Ottawa

 ABOVE: The Hon. Sylvia Jones (Dufferin—Caledon), Solicitor General of Ontario. (PHOTO: The Peterborough Examiner) Op-Ed: Like many Canadians, I was very shocked at how easy it was for the convoy of truckers to roll into the nation’s capital and occupy the core of the city. Whether one agrees or disagrees with what

Anti-elitism ain’t what it used to be

 Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse My parents were adults during the Great Depression. While solidly middle-class, they had a deep appreciation and sympathy for the plight of the less fortunate and the dispossessed. I was born in Toronto during the Second World War, and I have strong memories from the 1950’s

Local firm says there is a better way to manage a crisis

 by Jennifer Stewart In the world of managing crises, there are a few tenets that underpin any good strategy: integrity, transparency and swift action. When it comes to the events unfolding in Ottawa, these guiding principles still ring true, but many additional layers of complexity have been added to the mix.

Ottawa arts groups unite to call for an end to “Freedom Convoy”

 Statement from the Board of Directors and Staff of the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa School of Art, Bytown Museum, SAW, Digital Arts Resource Centre, Ottawa Dance Directive, Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa Inc., Artengine, Canadian Film Institute (CFI), Ottawa Fringe Festival Ottawa/February 14, 2022 We the undersigned believe that arts

Freedom convoy highlights differences between mayoral candidates

 FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Catherine McKenney, Diane Deans and Bob Chiarelli. (Photos: ottawa.ca, @bobchiarelli) The last two weeks in Ottawa have been some of the most memorable in recent history, albeit for all the wrong reasons. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has received at best-irritated condemnation for its handling of

The truckers roll into town rudderless

 As the nation’s capital, the city of Ottawa and its citizens are accustomed to their share of protests. As the seat of our federal government, stakeholders are continuously in town to address and bring publicity to their causes. So much so, that local residents are almost indifferent. Not that they

PM goes into hiding as convoy protest arrives in Ottawa

 The Freedom Convoy is one of the more interesting political protests in the last 20 years. The anti-vax attitudes of some of the participants have been a central theme of the media coverage but it is not the only reason the protest is picking up steam: the convoy of trucks