Ariel Troster

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• McKenney, Troster: Tory ideology created an overdose crisis in Ottawa's ChinatownOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 23, 2025
• Troster: Solving Ottawa's homelessness crisis requires provincial and federal helpOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 27, 2024
• Troster: I am queer and Jewish and will be marching in the Pride paradeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 22, 2024
• Want pedestrian-friendly streets, Ottawa? Then speak up | OpinionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 14, 2024
• Troster: An anti-renoviction bylaw could help stop bad-faith evictionsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 22, 2024
• Troster: Remember, people who use drugs are also our neighboursOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 22, 2024
• Devine, Troster and Bradley: Lansdowne — stop rushing and get it rightOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 7, 2023
• Troster: Pitting an Ottawa park against a French-language school is an unfair choiceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 11, 2023
• Troster: A better approach to addressing safety in downtown OttawaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 11, 2023
• Troster: We know how to fix homelessness but we need support to do it, Premier FordOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 1, 2023
• Troster: Let’s make Wellington Street a place for peopleOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 25, 2023
• Troster: Downtown Ottawa needs strong social supports to bounce backOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 5, 2023
• Somerset: Troster — It’s time to rethink community safetyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 3, 2022
• Troster: What the lack of outdoor swimming pools tells us about Ottawa's prioritiesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 25, 2022
• Troster: Trucker convoy — Ottawa's Centretown has been abandoned to the mobOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 31, 2022