Новости за 01.12.2016

OTTAWA — A special all-party committee is recommending that the Trudeau government design a new proportional voting system and hold a national referendum to gauge how much Canadians would support it. The long-awaited report of the electoral reform committee also recommends that the government not proceed at this time with mandatory voting or online voting. […]

All-star games in pro sports don’t have much meaning. Games have no impact on the standings, players aren’t invested because they don’t want to get hurt and fans don’t have a team to cheer for. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be special. Last year, John Scott became a favourite when fans voted him – a […]

The Ontario Progressive Conservatives have another unhappy would-be candidate on their hands, claiming he was squashed by the party in favour of a candidate leader Patrick Brown preferred. “I am disappointed to inform you all that the PC Party of Ontario, under the direction of Patrick Brown, has disallowed my candidacy tonight so that they […]

Let’s admit it: The House of Commons special committee on electoral reform didn’t really agree on the key principles in its report released Thursday – despite the veneer of consensus that opposition members struggled valiantly to present. And that lack of agreement created a political opening for the Liberal government, which strode into it with breathtaking arrogance. […]

BDS is an important way to support Palestinians  Re: Stand up for Israel, Dec. 1. As Israel enters the 50th year of its illegal and dehumanizing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, your editorial board has decided to slander those human rights defenders around the world who advocate for the nonviolent tactics of boycott, divestment and […]

It was a good idea to remind folks from Scotiabank they were “richer than you think” during their live auction bidding at the bank’s 18th annual charity event for United Way Ottawa, held at the new Craft Beer Market at Lansdowne. There as special host was retired Ottawa Senators defenceman Chris Phillips, honorary co-chair with […]

The Sir John Carling site at the eastern end of the Central Experimental Farm is a realistic location for a relocated Civic hospital, Mayor Jim Watson said Thursday while criticizing the secrecy of the site selection process. “I think that’s certainly a better location than Tunney’s Pasture, no question about that,” Watson said ahead of a […]

Upcoming events House tour: The 5th annual “Christmas in Carleton Place House Tour,” benefitting the Carleton Place Hospital Foundation, happens Dec. 3 and 4. Tickets cost just $25 each and go on sale Nov. 1 at various west-end locations, including Carleton Place Nursery, The Beckwith Kitchen, The Hospital Gift Shoppe, Yarn Forward in Kanata, and Pretty Pots Flower Shop in Stittsville. Christmas Bazaar: Find […]

This week, an all-party House of Commons committee made a historic decision for the future of Canadian democracy: to evolve our democratic system into the 21st century; to adopt a proportional voting system for our federal elections. There has never been a more comprehensive, thoughtful, multi-partisan study into the very DNA of Canadian democracy. We […]

Any day now, a postcard will arrive in your mailbox to invite you to participate in the single most important democratic reform in a generation: moving to ensure that in Canada “every vote counts.” Some will reply with sophistry – “every vote is counted now” – but anyone who looks at our majoritarian, winner-take-all voting […]

OMICS International, a “predatory” publisher of fake and low-quality research, has bought another Canadian science publisher — its third this year. OMICS has acquired Intellectual Consortium of Drug Discovery & Technology Development Incorporation, of Saskatoon. Jeffrey Beall of the University of Colorado, who investigates the shadowy world of fake science publishing, discovered OMICS has expanded the group from three to 10 journal […]

Mike Condon makes his return to the net for the Senators Thursday night. Hey, it’s been awhile. But with Craig Anderson given a personal leave of absence to be with his wife Nicholle while she undergoes treatment for throat cancer, Condon is looking forward to the opportunity to get back in the net. He hasn’t […]

Recommendations: Supplementary report from Liberal committee members: Supplementary report from the New Democrat and Green committee members: Full report: The Gargoyle is the Ottawa Citizen’s federal politics blog.

Heist Jewellery specializes in out of the ordinary jewellery designs, using ethically sourced and sustainable metals and gems, some mined by Heist’s owner.

New shows and openings in and around Ottawa this week: The Orange Christmas Show, exhibiting works by gallery artists with pieces for all budgets, vernissage Dec. 1 from 6 to 10 p.m., exhibit to Jan. 8, Orange Art Gallery, 290 City Centre Ave.  Great BIG Smalls XII holiday show, over 50 artists exhibit pieces that are small and suitable […]

Ontario plans to hire more judges and prosecutors as well as launch and expand programs to allow more low-risk accused people to be released on bail as part of a new plan to reduce court delay and ease pressure on overcrowded provincial jails. Attorney General Yasir Naqvi said Thursday the province intends to appoint 13 […]

The last week has been a roller-coaster ride for the citizens of Ottawa. First, many were encouraged to see the National Capital Commission Board vote in favour of Tunney’s Pasture as the federal site it would recommend to Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly to make available for the new Civic campus of the Ottawa Hospital. […]

In 15 years, when you or I take a family member to the Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital for a treatment or an emergency, we won’t remember what happened this week. That’s something that all the people who are getting their backs up over where to put the future hospital should try to remember. […]

Musicians take note: The JUNO Awards are looking for submissions for those who might want to get all that exposure and possible chance to jam with heroes during the musical showcase that surrounds the ceremony. Juno Week runs March 27 to April 2 in Ottawa, and the JUNOFest shows will be on March 31 and April […]

Thursday, Dec. 1 Cookies! It’s the first day to get a Taste of Hope frozen, gourmet cookie dough from the Ottawa Mission food services training program. So, you get to help those in need, while being a star these holidays when you pull these gingersnap, cheddar and bacon shortbread or sugar cookies from the oven, 5 to 8 p.m, […]

There are days when you need to dress to impress. And then there are the days when you just need to plaster yourself with Justin Trudeau’s floating head. You, like Kristen, should make today one of the latter. My takeaway from @telfordk @FortuneMPW: "Say yes and just do it"…as I did to these tights with your […]

Ottawa police are now offering more insight into a “disturbance” at a house party in Sandy Hill that left one police officer seriously injured Sunday night. According to police, a call was made by a tenant in an apartment on Henderson Avenue late that evening. The tenant complained there were people in his home that refused […]

After months of hearings followed by weeks of intensive closed-door negotiations. the all-party committee on electoral reform is set to release the results of its investigation into how, exactly, the government could – or should – honour Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s oft-repeated campaign pledge to make the 2015 election the last to be conducted using […]

The National Arts Centre is calling on Canadian performing artists and organizations to start thinking big.  The NAC will reward 15 to 20 good ideas a year for the next seven years with a major shot of development cash from a new National Creation Fund, the details of which are being announced Thursday morning.  The […]

Tremblant’s 24h is a round-the-clock charity event raising funds for children’s charities. Teams of participants can ski, run or walk for 24 hours.