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The grand, old Château Laurier hotel and the front gates to the Parliament Buildings along Wellington Street, pictured on Jan. 16, 2020.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TOBI NUSSBAUM

January 27, 2020

The capital we know today is the result of 120 years of planning, beginning with the Ottawa Improvement Commission, founded on the initiative of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1899. Over subsequent decades, the National Capital Region has benefited greatly from the work of giants of the planning world such ...

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