Barrie Kirk

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Kirk: Self-driving cars will be safer than human drivers — but not perfectOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 31, 2024
• Kirk: Six things to know about self-driving carsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 27, 2023
• Kirk: Robo-taxis are coming soon, and they should figure in Ottawa's transit plansOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 18, 2023
• Kirk: Robo taxis are coming, and the city of Ottawa needs a planOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 23, 2021
• Kirk: Potential of driverless taxis should delay Stage 2 of Ottawa LRTOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 21, 2019