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Joanne Chianello
Last published Sept. 2025 · On our record since 2008
Where this writer stands
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Recent work
- Chianello: Doug Ford isn't being accountable on the Municipal Accountability ActOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 2, 2025
- Chianello: How to fire bad councillors — Ontario isn't getting it rightOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 8, 2025
- Chianello: In Ontario, we still can't fire a city councillor for sexual harassmentOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 12, 2024
- Chianello: Financial 'fair share' — Ottawa and other cities deserve a better provincial funding modelOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 29, 2024
- Chianello: Diane Deans was tenacious, passionate, sometimes frustrating — and utterly committedOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 16, 2024
- Chianello: City should move ahead with Heatherington-Albion planOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 6, 2015
- Chianello: Add city council to formal list of critics against location for MemorialOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 27, 2015
- Chianello: Despite what Conservatives say, most people don't want the memorial to the VOCOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 25, 2015
- Chianello: Ally for Ottawa or partisan pitbull? Poilievre embraces new capital roleOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 1, 2015
- Chianello: Why do we think cars would save Sparks?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 26, 2015
- Chianello: What's with this love-in between the City of Ottawa and the feds?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 24, 2015
- Chianello: Budget's transit fund a positive sign for Ottawa’s Phase 2 LRTOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 21, 2015
- Chianello: How Jim Watson left us with campaign-finance rules no one's willing to enforceOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 19, 2015
- Chianello: Supreme Court ruling on prayer echoes through Ottawa's City HallOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 15, 2015
- Chianello: Why does the public have to police city campaign fundraising?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 5, 2015
- Chianello: Check out Ottawa's blue-sky library planning — it's worth your timeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 31, 2015
- Chianello: We're past the point of politicians taking credit for spending our moneyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 27, 2015
- Chianello: Time to talk about changing campaign finance rulesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 24, 2015
- Chianello: Picture being presented by Ottawa Neighbourhood Study better than everOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 22, 2015
- Chianello: The NCC — or someone — needs firmer role in planning capitalOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 20, 2015
- Chianello: School planning is key to building better Ottawa suburbsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 19, 2015
- Chianello: Hydro One privatization would cement Ottawa's raw dealOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 15, 2015
- Chianello: A better budget, a better budget processOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 11, 2015
- Chianello: LRT compromise shows why Ottawa needs an NCCOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 9, 2015
- Chianello: Women's Day raises questions we can't afford to ignoreOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 8, 2015
- Chianello: Wynne delivers keynote at women in politics eventOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 5, 2015
- Chianello: Let's put the brakes on the Memorial to the Victims of CommunismOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 5, 2015
- Chianello: Lobby group GottaGo! says the city should install more public toiletsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 19, 2015
- Chianello: LeBreton contenders announced in traditional NCC styleOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 18, 2015
- Chianello: Plasco offers lesson in sobering realityOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 11, 2015
- Chianello: Watson will ultimately face choice between services, bigger taxes increasesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 4, 2015
- Chianello: Was transit commission selection offside?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 27, 2015
- Chianello: When bureaucracies duel, pedestrians fall through the sidewalk cracksOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 26, 2015
- Chianello: NCC board acquiescence to political masters could ruin the HillOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 21, 2015
- Chianello: Ottawa needs compromise — not NIMBYism — to make LRT work (with video)Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 15, 2015
- Chianello: Let's put our money where our heritage heart isOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 7, 2014
- Chianello: An argument to bring back written minutes of council meetingsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 4, 2014
- Chianello: New council shows early promiseOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 3, 2014
- Chianello: Is council becoming less accessible and transparent?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 1, 2014
- Chianello: Watson and Baird call 100-day truce — finallyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 27, 2014
- Chianello: Plasco may keep us waiting till year's endOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 12, 2014
- Chianello: Calling all women — Run to win (with video)Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 28, 2014
- Chianello: What to consider when casting your ballot on Monday (with video)Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 26, 2014
- Maybe we should be having a different discussion on campaign contributionsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 18, 2014
- Chianello: Watson's proposal for a councillor-sports commissioner is offsideOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 15, 2014
- Patriotic planting: NCC vows to plant only Canadian native maplesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 29, 2014
- Chianello: Poverty activists unfairly accuse city of too few polls in VanierOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 17, 2014
- Chianello: Hello, Redblacks fans? Don't drive!Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 15, 2014
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 14, 2012
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 14, 2012
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 18, 2012
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- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 12, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 7, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 14, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 9, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 8, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 4, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 11, 2011