Editorials / April 13, 2007

Corktown best name for bridge   The recently completed canal-crossing foot bridge that connects Centretown and Sandy Hill needs a name. The suggested names, the merits of which are being debated on city blogs elsewhere, are many and varied.   Tenants' rights   Tenants are all too often taken advantage of by avaricious, unscrupulous and exploitative landlords. The reason this happens, economists say, is that as a group consumers they can't band together to protect their common interests. Ottawa’s recent Tenants’ Conference, which did just the opposite, proves this is not always the case.