Michael Wood

Where this writer stands

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

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Recent work

• Wood: Tariffs could repeat damage pandemic did to Ottawa small businessesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 6, 2025
• Wood: The deadline to repay small-business loans must be extendedOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jan 12, 2024
• Wood: Updating Ontario's 911 system is the real emergencyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 17, 2023
• Wood: Lessons in negotiation for PSAC and Treasury BoardOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 27, 2023
• Wood: YEAR ONE – Small business struggled for a voice at the tableOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 8, 2021
• Wood: Reopening rules for Ottawa restaurants are too tough – and may not enhance public safetyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 11, 2020
• Wood: Small business owners would've handled economic recovery from COVID differentlyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 24, 2020
• Wood: We are sorry, we are closed – How COVID-era policies have hurt many small businessesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 15, 2020
• Wood: We are sorry, we are closed – How COVID-era policies have hurt many small businessesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 15, 2020