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Ottawa Citizen
30-07-2025
- Automotive
- Ottawa Citizen
Today's letters: Why those pylons are piled on the roads
Article content An element is missing in the discussion of the lane closures and pylons. It takes manpower and equipment to install and remove pylons. Then the pylons have to be stored somewhere. Instead of picking up the pylons, transporting them to a storage facility and later on having the crew take the pylons to a new worksite, there is a cost-benefit to a company to leave the pylons at the completed worksite until they are needed at a new one. Less labour and no need to pay for storage. Might this be part of the reason that pylons remain in place when a job is completed? Article content Article content Another aspect that is not discussed is the opportunity cost to drivers of having these pylons remain in place. My time and your time is worth something. I lose 10 to 15 minutes because of the lane closures; multiply that by, say, 10,000 cars/persons per day and that is the cost users absorb, a loss to society in general. Article content I support the actions of councillors Tim Tierney and Matt Luloff. Article content On the other hand, Mohammed Adam's column, using the safety argument, shows incorrect logic. Workers don't get injured when they are not there and accidents — well, probably more occur because of the collapsing of the lanes. Article content I see yet another letter about 'cash grab' speed cameras filling city coffers through enforcing vehicle speed limits automatically. Some drivers are even taking detours to avoid the cameras. Like that will save time … right. Article content Article content How about some logic here? It will take you 30 minutes to travel 30 km at a speed of 60 km/h. If one minute of that 30-minute trip is done at a reduced speed of 40 km/h (say, through a school zone), your whole trip will take you 30 minutes and 33 seconds. Article content Article content If you want to pay a $180 fine for going 60 km/h in a 40 km/h school safety zone to save 33 seconds in a half-hour trip, then have at it. Just don't complain about getting caught. That's akin to shoplifters complaining about store cameras catching them stealing stuff. Article content U.S. President Donald Trump's favourite word is 'tariff.' Would someone please explain to him what the word means? As Black's Law Dictionary tells us, tariffs are 'the system or principle of imposing duties on the importation of foreign merchandise.' That is, tariffs are paid by the importer — and typically passed on to the consumer. Article content So Trump's comment, 'I think Canada could be one where they just pay tariffs,' reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of this critical point. It is U.S. importers and consumers who pay tariffs. Canada is then affected because higher U.S. prices discourage exports to the U.S., but it is Americans, not Canadians, who 'pay' tariffs. Article content
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ottawa will fly American flag at city hall on July 4, citing protocol
The City of Ottawa is still planning to fly the Stars and Stripes on Independence Day this Friday, regardless of trade tensions between the United States and Canada. In an emailed statement to CBC, the city said the flag will fly over Marion Dewar Plaza in front of city hall. It said it's simply following normal protocol, which states that Ottawa will fly the flag of any nation with which Canada maintains formal diplomatic relations on its national day. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe also cited the protocol to defend the decision. "July 4 is an opportunity to highlight the shared history and deep, lasting friendship between the people of our two countries," Sutcliffe added. "Now, more than ever, we should focus on building relationships and working together." Several city councillors also said they had no objection. Orléans East-Cumberland Coun. Matt Luloff said refusing to fly the flag would be an empty gesture and Canadians have a chance to be the "adults in the rooom." "Obviously, this is a very difficult time in our relationship, but I think at the end of it, you cannot let eight years of intermittent turmoil in our relationship sully more than 150 years of friendship and and partnership," said Luloff, a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces. "I think that what we need to do is separate what's going on with the American administration in Canada right now from the close and enduring friendships that Canadians, individual Canadians, have with individual Americans." Ottawa's flag-raising protocol was recently ensnared in controversy as pro-Palestinian groups protested the decision to fly the Israeli flag on its Independence Day amid the war in Gaza. The city raises flags of more than 190 countries. According to the protocol, the tradition recognizes Ottawa's ethnic diversity and its role as the national capital. U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and cars, with a carve-out for components built in the U.S., and has repeatedly mused that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state. Several Canadian communities including Mississauga, Barrie and Midland, Ont., have chosen to remove American flags from arenas and other city properties.
CBC
03-07-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Ottawa will fly American flag at city hall on July 4, citing protocol
Social Sharing The City of Ottawa is still planning to fly the Stars and Stripes on Independence Day this Friday, regardless of trade tensions between the United States and Canada. In an emailed statement to CBC, the city said the flag will fly over Marion Dewar Plaza in front of city hall. It said it's simply following normal protocol, which states that Ottawa will fly the flag of any nation with which Canada maintains formal diplomatic relations on its national day. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe also cited the protocol to defend the decision. "July 4 is an opportunity to highlight the shared history and deep, lasting friendship between the people of our two countries," Sutcliffe added. "Now, more than ever, we should focus on building relationships and working together." Several city councillors also said they had no objection. Orléans East-Cumberland Coun. Matt Luloff said refusing to fly the flag would be an empty gesture and Canadians have a chance to be the "adults in the rooom." "Obviously, this is a very difficult time in our relationship, but I think at the end of it, you cannot let eight years of intermittent turmoil in our relationship sully more than 150 years of friendship and and partnership," said Luloff, a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces. "I think that what we need to do is separate what's going on with the American administration in Canada right now from the close and enduring friendships that Canadians, individual Canadians, have with individual Americans." Ottawa's flag-raising protocol was recently ensnared in controversy as pro-Palestinian groups protested the decision to fly the Israeli flag on its Independence Day amid the war in Gaza. The city raises flags of more than 190 countries. According to the protocol, the tradition recognizes Ottawa's ethnic diversity and its role as the national capital. U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and cars, with a carve-out for components built in the U.S., and has repeatedly mused that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.
