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Denley: Mayor must reform Ottawa's incompetent, sluggish planning department

The federal and provincial governments, councillors and the housing industry want faster approvals. But the city only gets slower, its auditor...

Randall Denley

Letters, Monday Sept. 15: These dangerous speeders are getting off too lightly, readers say. You can write to us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com

The characters were sassier, more alive and often conniving. And nary an elf lord in sight.

Ottawa’s rental market isn’t the villain. The villain is the idea that life is supposed to be easy. It never has been.

During municipal and other elections, rules are rules. But maybe we need a little bit of breathing room in how intensely we police compliance?

Although the city's transportation plan rejects the idea, two local politicians have issued fresh calls for Premier Ford to OK a major bypass.