Robb Barnes

Where this writer stands

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Recent work

• Young and Barnes: A new city bylaw would help prevent heat-related deathsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 7, 2025
• Temper, Waters, Wines and Barnes: Big oil and gas should not be sponsoring WinterludeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 3, 2023
• Barnes and Drouin: How 'doughnut economics' could sweeten up Ottawa's official planOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 18, 2021
• Barnes: Official Plan – fast-tracking sprawl would contradict Ottawa's climate commitmentsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 19, 2020
• Barnes: Official Plan – fast-tracking sprawl would contradict Ottawa's climate commitmentsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 19, 2020
• Barnes: How the grassroots drove Ottawa's climate change declarationOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · May 6, 2019
• Barnes: Ottawa could become a green capital in the next term of councilOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 10, 2018
• Barnes: To help save the climate, elect a greener Ottawa City CouncilOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 5, 2018