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So now Matthew Luloff is taking responsibility for his actions? | Opinion

So now Matthew Luloff is taking responsibility for his actions? | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: City council should express our collective outrage over his impaired driving with a formal reprimand.

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Ottawa Citizen

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Jeff Leiper — 'to the female mayor'? | Opinion

Jeff Leiper — 'to the female mayor'? | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: The Ottawa city councillor only has three words in French on his election signs, and he got them wrong — twice.

06.03.2026 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Stop promising to revamp the ByWard Market. Do it already. | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: Much of what Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe is now promising was already in a 2021 plan approved by a previous Council.

26.02.2026 30

Ottawa Citizen

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Let the Carleton Tavern die a dignified death | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: There's no need to rebuild the tavern with high-quality anything when the area gets redeveloped.

20.02.2026 30

Ottawa Citizen

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Please, public servants, resist the return to the office | Opinion

Brigitte Pellerin: There is no reason to force people to get downtown, especially when OC Transpo is so unreliable.

17.02.2026 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Ottawa police are now targeting the poor in the poorest area of town | Opinion

07.02.2026 20

Ottawa Citizen

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It's about time Sutcliffe apologized for OC Transpo problems | Opinion

30.01.2026 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Why is Ottawa wasting money investigating a female politician's tone? | Opinion

24.01.2026 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Ottawa police somehow think their new texting system is worth celebrating | Opinion

23.01.2026 20

Ottawa Citizen

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How is Ottawa's new central library like the LRT? Delays, cost overruns and secrecy | Opinion

12.01.2026 20

Ottawa Citizen

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If we can't have speed cameras, Ottawa needs narrower streets | Opinion

05.01.2026 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Mark Sutcliffe failed to deliver on his simplest promise | Opinion

17.12.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Ottawa should embrace AI to solve its most stubborn problems | Opinion

10.12.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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How to not be a jerk to your city councillor | Opinion

03.12.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Nobody really cares what's happening with the Canada Post strike | Opinion

14.11.2025 6

Winnipeg Sun

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Nobody really cares what's happening with the Canada Post strike | Opinion

13.11.2025 8

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: A whiff of optimism about homelessness and affordable homes

19.09.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: A $311 election spending gaffe — oh, the horror!

12.09.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Let's stop segregating young and old from each other

04.09.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: 'Ask for Angela' victim support program is vital in Ottawa

28.08.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Locally owned, independent businesses help make Ottawa special

22.08.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Sports delusions aside, we could do so much better at LeBreton Flats

15.08.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: A safe, crack-free sidewalk is as hard to find as a Labubu toy

07.08.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Summer reading: How a Liberal toppled Pierre Poilievre and won Carleton riding

04.08.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Why can't OC Transpo be more like F1?

31.07.2025 8

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Portrait of a country — a new book captures these faces

31.07.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Why can't OC Transpo be more like F1?

25.07.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: New mounted unit saddles police with a not-so-fresh challenge

18.07.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Scrambling for safety — or how to make pedestrian crossings less dangerous

10.07.2025 7

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: A way citizens could help dumpster divers more easily retrieve items of value

04.07.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: How to be a joyful Canadian — Diane Sims leads the way

26.06.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Too much garbage? One man's trash is another man's treasure

21.06.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Welcome to the magical world of ByWard Market 'ambassadors'

12.06.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: What if OC Transpo had a strong, capable leader?

05.06.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Ottawa People's Summit shares ideas for a better city

31.05.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Raise a glass to the possibility of drinking, in moderation, in an Ottawa park

22.05.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Ontario's new housing bill won't reduce homelessness

16.05.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: All-Canadian award for self-published authors gets its moment

09.05.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: What this city needs is more imaginative thinking

02.05.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Underdog Bruce Fanjoy did the hard work democracy requires

29.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: What do the federal leaders think about Ottawa priorities?

25.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: OC Transpo's bus changes will frustrate you even more

19.04.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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Who won the English-language leaders' debate?

18.04.2025 10

Windsor Star

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Who won the English-language leaders' debate?

18.04.2025 9

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: 91 candidates in Carleton riding makes no sense

12.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Vegetables on the verge — Ottawa may finally loosen its rules

04.04.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: What if Usha Vance wanted to visit Ottawa?

28.03.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: An ode to The Bay, which welcomed me to Ottawa

21.03.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Musk doesn't think empathy is important. Fortunately, Ottawa does

13.03.2025 10

Ottawa Citizen

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Pellerin: Ex-Gatineau mayor takes on the toxicity of our politics

10.03.2025 20

Ottawa Citizen

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