Bruce Deachman
Ottawa Citizen
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Past articles by Bruce:
Deachman: Reading the Emergencies Act report was such a relief
It was by no means a guarantee as I opened Justice Paul Rouleau’s voluminous report on the convoy occupation and subsequent enactment of the Emergencies Act by the federal government. → Read More
Deachman: A victim of COVID and changing times, Comerford's closes after 75 years
Ed Broadbent, Mordecai Richler, Harry Connick Jr. and Dan Aykroyd were all patrons of the downtown business that was an Ottawa institution → Read More
Deachman: Heads or tails—does Canada have a sports gambling problem?
What Ottawa didn't factor with Bill C-218, was how it would ruin sports broadcasts and maybe create a generation of young problem gamblers. → Read More
Deachman: Livin' la vida SoPa
A business- and restaurant-led campaign hopes to revive the Ottawa region that's South of Parliament. The idea is, well, SoSo. → Read More
Deachman: Trying to keep up with an 88-year-old winter cyclist
Larry Kempffer's then 21-year-old daughter totalled the family car in 1985. He's been on his bike year-round ever since. → Read More
Deachman: Empathy, civic-mindedness lost on convoy
The OPC report found the convoy was a violent occupation, and that the response by officials constituted a human-rights failure. → Read More
'A disgraceful human-rights failure': People's Commission slams police and political response to convoy occupation
Monday’s report, titled What we heard, follows 14 hearings and eight community meetings last fall. → Read More
Ottawa man dead following head-on collision
Patrick Lakanen died when the SUV he was driving collided with a pickup truck. → Read More
Deachman: Downtown girds for workers’ return, but will they come?
Federal government workers, many who may not have seen the inside of their office buildings in nearly three years, began returning to those offices this week, following a Treasury Board ruling last month that public servants adopt a hybrid work model that would see them back in their offices two to three days a week. → Read More
Deachman: It's time create a permanent memorial to those who died of COVID-19
London created the National Covid Memorial Wall. Italy has The Woods of Memory. Ottawa mustn't forget who we lost in this pandemic. → Read More
Deachman: Miss Posture 1947 still the picture of poise
Betty Scrivens, 1947's Miss Posture, was in this city. Of course I had to meet her. The first thing Scrivens recalled for me when we met on Thursday at her west-end apartment building was the skirt she was wearing in the photo: pink and brown squares on an ecru background, made by her mother. → Read More
Deachman: Would a cupola kill us? A 12-days-of-Christmas list for Ottawa
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a public place to go in private. → Read More
11 hours behind the scenes at CHEO: an inside look at the children's hospital crisis
When I arrived for a rare behind-the-scenes look at Ottawa’s children’s hospital, four other families were triaged and ready for a long wait. A half dozen more queued near the entrance, awaiting registration. Down the hallway, a dozen families settled in an ambulatory waiting room. → Read More
The lonely 42-year search for Jeffrey Dupres
In 1980, three-year-old Jeffrey Dupres went next door to play with his best friend. His mom's been looking for him ever since. → Read More
Deachman: VUT a blatant tax you don't have to pay
"After lying largely idle since being passed last spring, the contentious VUT reared its still somewhat indistinct head recently." → Read More
Deachman: 'It looks like a world-class transit system, but it’s not.' Turns out Ottawa just wants trains that run on time
Many riders Friday morning were unaware of the inquiry into the LRT Phase 1 tragicomedy, let alone the commissioner's scathing report. → Read More
Deachman: Job fair looks to match Ukrainian newcomers with local employers
Beyond its specific utility to support newcomers, the fair also served as a reminder that the plight of Ukrainians hadn’t been forgotten in the months since… → Read More
Deachman: Is it time to unchain our stairs?
It's strange that it can snow any time between October and April, yet officials seem unable to keep public paths and stairs open year-round. → Read More
Deachman: Tornadoes, wildfires and survival, oh, my! Algonquin students offer life-saving tips
"A suggestion for getting through a power outage: fill your washing machine with ice and use it to keep food from spoiling." → Read More
Deachman: Personal remembrances dot Beechwood's fields of honour
Friends, families and loved ones arrived to pay their respects on Remembrance Day. → Read More