Three names I go by:

1. Bytown
2. O-town
3. Canada’s Capital Region (www.canadascapital.gc.ca)

Three places I have worked:

1. Member of the Ceremonial Guard, performing the Changing the Guard every summer morning at 10:00 on the lawn of Parliament (www.parl.gc.ca/vis)
2. Performer with the National Arts Centre (www.nac-cna.ca)
3. Member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride (www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mr-ce)

Three places I have lived:

1. 24 Sussex Drive
2. Stornaway
3. Yousuf Karsh’s suite at the Fairmont Château Laurier (www.fairmont.com/laurier)

Three TV shows I watch:

1. The National (www.cbc.ca/national)
2. Rick Mercer Report (www.cbc.ca/mercerreport)
3. H2O (Paul Gross mini-series)

Three places I have been:

1. Admiring the totems in the Grand Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (www.civilization.ca)
2. Whitewater rafting in the Ottawa River (www.wildernesstours.com / http://www.riverrunners.com / http://www.owl-mkc.ca / http://www.whitewater.ca
3. Skating on the world’s largest skating rink, the Rideau Canal Skateway, in winter (or cycling next to it from spring through fall) (www.canadascapital.gc.ca/skateway / http://www.rideauheritageroute.ca)

Three people who e-mail me:

1. Governor General Michaëlle Jean (www.gg.ca)
2. Sandra Oh (www.abc.com/greysanatomy)
3. Alanis Morissette (www.alanismorissette.com)

Three of my favourite foods:

1. BeaverTails, especially the “Killaloe Sunrise” (cinnamon, sugar and a squeeze of lemon) (www.beavertails.ca)
2. Burgers at The Works, especially the “Tony D-Luxe” as an elk burger (www.worksburger.com)
3. Beau’s All-Natural Lug Tread Lagered Ale or Heritage Traditional Dark Lager (www.beaus.ca / http://www.heritagebrewing.com)

Three things I would like to do:

1. Make my way through the 120+ places to eat and drink in the ByWard Market neighbourhood (www.byward-market.com)
2. Not lose a ball in the pond at Hole #2 at The Marshes golf course at Brookstreet (www.brookstreet.ca/golf)
3. Tiptoe through 3 million tulips in the region during the Canadian Tulip Festival in May (www.tulipfestival.ca)

Three things I am looking forward to:

1. The best Canada Day party in the country, every July 1 (www.canadascapital.gc.ca/canadaday)
2. Groovin’ to the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest in mid-July (www.ottawabluesfest.ca)
3. Stanley Cup success for the Ottawa Senators (www.ottawasenators,com)

Three names I go by:

1. Outaoais
2. Ottawa-Rideau-Gatinaeu (for the Rivers)
3. Not Nepean or Kanata or Orleans

Three places I have worked:

1. Corel Systems
2. At a national museum or Art Gallery
3. Running a free festival

Three places I have lived:

1. Sandy Hill
2. Rockcliffe
3. Westboro

Three TV shows I watch:

1. Hockey Night in Canada
2. Rick Mercer Report
3. Tom Green Show

Three places I have been:

1. To a movie at the Bytowne Theatre
2. Out with friends to one of the myriad of Irish Pubs
3. Relaxing on a summer’s evening by the shores of Meech Lake

Three people who e-mail me:

1. Bill Mason
2. Paul Anka
3. Mike Duffy

Three of my favorite foods:

1. Lebenese Mezze
2. Whiskeys at the Manx Pub
3. Poutine from a chip wagon

Three things I would like to do:

1. Find some way to make the Sparks Street Pedestrian Mall work
2. Move to Wakefield and commute by train
3. Get recognized for being more than a government town.

Three things I am looking forward to:

1. The end of the dour Stephen Harper era
2. The NEXT season.
3. Never living through another bus strike again.