City councillors have voted in favour of starting the next phase of redevelopment at Lansdowne Park, bringing the city one step closer to a new arena, new stands at the stadium, and three new high-rises.
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Canadian politics has, by and large, avoided the extreme libertarian views on government popularized by Ayn Rand and famously summed up in 1987 by the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher when she said, “There’s no such thing as society, only individuals.” The idea had a similarly ominous tone under U.S. president Ronald Reagan, when, in 1986, he said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
Canadians have been more nuanced in their views on government’s responsibility to frame the goals and bounds of a “just society,” first defined by the 19th-century English philosopher J.S. Mill. We have also been more willing to support both Liberal and Conservative governments that regulate unfettered capitalism when necessary.
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Canadian politics has, by and large, avoided the extreme libertarian views on government popularized by Ayn Rand and famously summed up in 1987 by the British prime minister Margaret Thatcher when she said, “There’s no such thing as society, only individuals.” The idea had a similarly ominous tone under U.S. president Ronald Reagan, when, in 1986, he said, “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
Canadians have been more nuanced in their views on government’s responsibility to frame the goals and bounds of a “just society,” first defined by the 19th-century English philosopher J.S. Mill. We have also been more willing to support both Liberal and Conservative governments that regulate unfettered capitalism when necessary.
Posted: Mar 17, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 18
One goal in the City of Ottawa s new official plan will be to create more neighbourhoods where all amenities are within a 15-minute walk. Some critics of the plan say the city needs more time to review comments from the public.(Andrew Lee/CBC)