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Ottawa-Centre All-Candidates Debate Draws Overflow Crowd
By John Dance A standing-room-only and often rowdy crowd of 550 listened while the federal election candidates of the five major parties made their case at the Ottawa Centre all-candidates…

We asked the Ottawa Centre candidates…Why should residents of Old Ottawa East vote for you?
CAROL CLEMENHAGEN CONSERVATIVE PARTY For my first year at Carleton University, at old St. Pat’s College on Echo Drive, I lived in the women’s residence, a house on Hawthorne Street….

Legal Aid Cuts Deepest For Most Vulnerable Community Members
By Alexandra Gruca-Macaulay In the wake of recent high-profile provincial funding cuts to health care and education, this past April’s $133 million funding cut to Legal Aid Ontario has garnered…

Ottawa Centre’s Federal Voting History: Red Or Orange With A Blue Tinge
By John Dance In the last federal election, the riding of Ottawa Centre had the greatest voter turn-out of all 338 ridings in Canada, as Liberal Catherine McKenna won against…

They’re Off And Running–Federal Election Campaign Begins
By John Dance Last year voters in Old Ottawa East were called to the polls to cast ballots in the provincial and municipal races; this year the election cycle will…