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 We’ll take route changes of over tax hikeAfter hearing from more than 6,500 residents red-in-the-face angry about proposed bus route changes, guess what?
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 Business throws small towns under the busSchool bus operators across the province are crying foul about a new system of awarding contracts introduced by the McGuinty government.
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 Green bin program stinksIf you feel the green bin program is being shoved down your throat, trust that thought.
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 Trolling for debate watchersHours before the big debate, The Four-Eyed Lippy Little Shin Kicker hit where people congregate to exercise their democratic right to lighten their wallets and stuff their faces — the food courts of a couple of malls — to discern how excited and knowledgeable they are over a far less important democratic right: Watching the debate to get an idea what party’s policies they’d like to govern them.
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 Tory death wish on full displayPremier Dalton McGuinty called what’s going on in the Tory party a “schism.”
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 Clouston deserved another shot with SensCory Clouston should not have been fired as head coach of the resurgent Ottawa Senators. One wonders if Clouston, at age 31, is aware of the patience a general manager once showed his executioner, Bryan Murray, as a novice head coach in the NHL.
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 Tide turning for battered green binCould it be that the lowly green bin is finally starting to win a few friends?
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 Music fades to blackPeter Summer was a radio DJ for many years.
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 SlutWalk messages unclearOn Sunday, Ottawa was host to SlutWalk, the local incarnation of the nationwide event denouncing the comments of a Toronto police officer.
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 Giant vote-buying machineThere’s something important Michael Ignatieff doesn’t know about public spending in Canada. Whoa, you cry, there’s a well with no bottom!
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 Killer should be allowed in playQuebec political and cultural circles engaged in heated debate about whether or not killer Bertrand Cantat should be allowed into Canada to perform in Wajdi Mouawad’s production of a play by Sophocles at Montreal’s Theatre du Nouveau Monde.
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 Save us from big election signsShame on you Green Party. Shame on you.
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 That’s Larry O’Brien you hear snickeringIf the city wants to wage a war with the bus drivers’ union, bring it on.
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 Canadian nature could heal tsunami victimsI was reminded Thursday what an enormous privilege it is to be the eyes and ears of my readers here at Queen’s Park.
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What's wrong with admiring the U.S.? If Wayne Gretzky gave a speech in a similar vein, would it be fair for Hockey Canada to try to set Canadians against him with accusations he loves America, wanting you to accept that loving our best friend and ally is a horrible thing
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 Union blackmail ramps upThe teachers’ union would have you believe it’s about “Speaking for the children.”
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 Triple H ready to Rumble?The Game hasn’t had much game lately, at least not in the public eye. There seems little doubt Triple H will return to the wrestling ring. The big question is when?
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 Mayor unveils draft budgetMayor Jim Watson is squeaking under his tax promise by axing travel budgets, nicking printing costs and weaning City Hall off outside consultants.
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 Fun-fest at City HallWith the absolute micromanaging control he’s known for, Mayor Jim Watson unveiled the draft 2011 city budget on Wednesday on his terms.
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 Bluesfest aggressive with Folk FestSome folks at the ailing Ottawa Folk Festival are wondering if the cure is worse than the disease.
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 Val Venis slames HardysSome 10 years ago, Sean Morley was one of WWE’s rising stars — successful in the character of Val Venis, a porn star/wrestler
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 Black Swan sex to shocking for 14-A ratingSpurred by reviews that gushed about how Black Swan was the must-see movie of the year, I went to see it recently.
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 Haiti in dire need of helpPORT-AU-PRINCE — No Canadian camper would call what the 50,000 people left homeless by the devastating earthquake one year ago today are living in a tent.
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 A lobbyist by any other name ...Lobbyists are retarded. Well, not quite. But the history of their linguistics is parallel to that of the retarded.
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 Change rules for better hockey gameAfter Wednesday night’s gold medal clash between Canada and Russia, I have now a clearer understanding how fans in Mudville must have felt the day Casey struck out.
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