Trouble in a fool’s paradise: The problems with our Canadian Forces
It used to be that even the cook for a unit was an officer who could be counted on to help defend the camp if necessary.
Reg Alcock navigates by an ethical compass
Treasury Board president Reg Alcock has been rocking the boat this past year, but then he always was a bit a monkey.
Shaping the Future Part 2
The HMCS Chicoutimi was only days out of port on its maiden voyage when disaster struck.
Part 3: Ottawa Life’s exclusive interview with Gen. Ray Henault
Here is Part 3 of an interview with Gen. Ray Henault, chief of the defence staff, Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces.
Part 2: Gen. Ray Henault: Focus of Canada’s Defence is Shifting
Here is Part 2 of an interview with Gen. Ray Henault, chief of the defence staff, Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces.
A rural revolution: The farmers are revolting
Is cutting down a 200-year-old elm tree in the Glebe the same as felling one for firewood to heat a farmhouse in the winter?
No First Ladies in retirement, please
Canadian first ladies lack the zest, courage and obvious public profile that helped their American colleagues win votes.
An Interview with Gen Ray Henault: There’s No Life Like It
Here is Part 1 of an interview with Gen. Ray Henault, chief of the defence staff, Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces.
Have you no shame — The shocking expenses of our unelected city managers
Shocking. That's how Auditor General Sheila Fraser described the waste of $100 million of taxpayers'…
Chain of command lets Rockcliffe military community down
The Minister of National Defence refuses to consider Rockcliffe's written request, containing 350 signatures, to refurbish the community swimming pool.
Know your rights under Workers Compensation
Peter worked for a large Ottawa development company for 10 years, doing a wide variety of jobs
Jim Watson’s mission: Reverse post-9/11 tourism slump
A post 9/11 interview with Jim Watson, then president and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission.
Awakening the giant: The return of Poland
Part one of a two-part series on Poland
The Kyoto Protocol in Canada: Legacy or lunacy?
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien says he will put the Kyoto Protocol on climate change before Parliament for a ratification vote before year-end 2002.
In opposition against “a Phantom Prime Minister”: An interview with Stephen Harper
Conservative Party Leader, Stephen Harper on , The War On Terror, the upcoming Liberal leadership race, Maher Arar and more.
The master plan for the growth — A Plan for the Capital
Capital cities are fortunate entities. Their unique role is to symbolize a people's concept of natio…
Citizen Cain: Claudette Cain on the campaign trail
Claudette Cain has been scrutinized by the media, the public and her peers for 20 years. Yet after all this time in politics, she is not an easy woman to pigeonhole.
JAWS Technologies bites back against e-criminals
Seldom does a company offer a cash prize to anyone who can prove its product is defective. But that's exactly what JAWS Technologies Inc. did.
Contemplate nature and more at the centuries-old Troutbeck
Troutbeck is just a bend down the road from Amenia, New York, hidden in the Hudson River Valley's gentle hills and dales.
ACE/Clear Defense Inc is proving a smashing point
The Ottawa-based company produces a unique security laminate — it is paper-thin, but fully transparent.
Heroes betrayed —The Merchant Seamen story
On June 9, 1999, the hopes of Canada's merchant seamen for compensation for their wartime exploits were once again cruelly dashed.
A vision for Canada’s foreign policy in the next millennium
Around the turn of the last century, Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier made the bold statement that the 20th Century would belong to Canada.
National perspective: Chretien rolls the constitutional dice
The first week of December 1997 will be looked back upon as Prime Minister lean Chretien's "virage" in the war against the Quebec secessionists.
Ottawa’s grand boulevard: Vision or nightmare
In the mid-1800s, Parisian architects redesigned the entire city, replacing the twisty medieval streets with long, wide boulevards.
Hidden surprises in Gatineau Park
This year, make getting to know Gatineau Park a personal goal.
