Mohammed Adam

Ottawa

Reporter at Ottawa Citizen

ottawa citizen reporter covering city and provincial politics

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Articles

Adam: Amilcar will leave OC Transpo in better shape than the transit system was in four years ago

3 weeks ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1Renée Amilcar faced the same conundrum that has bedevilled OC Transpo for decades. With budget shortfalls and plummeting ridership, what is the best way forward? Article contentCome to think of it, it is not a huge surprise that OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar is leaving the job to pursue new career opportunities elsewhere.
Adam: New security measures at city hall are entirely unjustified

4 weeks ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1Nothing justifies security measures that will further limit residents' access to local government. Ottawa is doing this simply because some other cities have. Article contentOut of the blue, the City of Ottawa has implemented tighter security measures that could turn city hall into something of a forbidden territory. Residents must reject the new policy because there is no justification for it.
Adam: New security measures at city hall are entirely unjustified

4 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mohammed Adam

Out of the blue, the City of Ottawa has implemented tighter security measures that could turn city hall into something of a forbidden territory. Residents must reject the new policy because there is no justification for it. On May 16, just before the long weekend when most people were not paying attention, the city issued a decree on “enhanced security measures” that went into effect Monday, including metal detectors at entrances and visitor screening.
Adam: Poilievre's loss gives pundits black eyes

1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1No matter what prognosticators and polls say, an election is never certain until people actually vote. Article contentWith the minority Liberals now settling into governing and Conservatives trying to make sense of their improbable loss, we can look back at how political pundits called the election so early and so wrong for Pierre Poilievre, and learn what we can from their mistaken call.
Adam: Is the Ottawa airport light-rail spur just a white elephant?

1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Convoluted transit link is the result of poor planning and lack of vision by our city government. Article contentWhen Ottawa’s LRT extension to the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport opened at the beginning of the year, it was heralded as a significant milestone, a key building block of our drive to become a major-league capital.
Adam: Is the Ottawa airport light-rail spur just a white elephant?

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Mohammed Adam

When Ottawa’s LRT extension to the Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport opened at the beginning of the year, it was heralded as a significant milestone, a key building block of our drive to become a major-league capital. The airport, once thought of as a capital embarrassment, had grown to be recognized as the best in its class in North America, and now it had what many thought was a game-changer: a direct rail link to downtown.
Adam: Will Poilievre ever run in an Ottawa-area riding again?

1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1And which version of the Conservative leader will we see in the future: the flame-thrower or a gentler politician? Article contentConservative party leader Pierre Poilievre’s return to Parliament is now assured after Alberta MP Damien Kurek stepped down for him to run in a byelection — and Prime Minister Mark Carney said he won’t stand in the way.
Adam: 'Canada First' means free trade between provinces

1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1Provincial and territorial leaders cannot complain about Trump's tariffs when they have erected trade barriers against one another. This country needs internal free trade by Canada Day. Article contentElections are fought to be won and lost, and now that Canadians have elected Mark Carney and the Liberals to lead us through the turbulent waters ahead, our collective responsibility is to rally around him to succeed.
Adam: The stakes are high, but the choices are clear in this election

2 months ago | ottawacitizen.com | Mohammed Adam

Advertisement 1No one can be too busy or disengaged to vote in this election. Article contentMonday is the election day that may well define Canada, and all of you out there have a duty to vote. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentI cast my ballot on the second day of the advance vote because the queue of people on the Friday was so long, I couldn’t wait. I have voted for about 20 years at the very same south-end community centre, and had never seen such a long line.
Who won the English-language leaders' debate?

2 months ago | ottawacitizen.com | Brigitte Pellerin |Mohammed Adam |Randall Denley

Advertisement 1Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh and Yves-François Blanchet faced each other for the second (and last) national leaders' debates. Here's what our pundits learned. Article contentOn Thursday evening, leaders of the four main federal political parties squared off in their second debate, this one in English. Here’s what sharp-eyed analysts Brigitte Pellerin, Mohammed Adam, Randall Denley and Christina Spencer thought. Election day is April 28.