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2009-12-31 Best bets for 2010
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Ottawa Sun
Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009Best bets on what's ahead for 2010End-of-year columns are a freebie for writers since we review the year that was (oops, did that last week) or look ahead and fearlessly divine what will transpire and unfold in the coming 12 months.And while I’m not as good — okay, not even in the same league — as noted Ottawa mentalist and hypnotist Blair Robertson...More
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| 2009-12-23 Let's say goodbye to 2009, and fast! | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009One crummy yearSo how does one sum up 2009 — a crummy year — in 550 words or less? Not well, but here goes. In the world of Canadian politics, deficits were the story of ...More |
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| 2009-11-25 All hail the green bin Gaia | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2009Questionable start: Poor 'greenie' is getting a rough ride before his job even beginsIf anyone is looking for a mascot for the 2010 city budget discussions now underway, ...More |
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| 2009-11-11 Why we remember our fallen | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009Perpetual gift of our fallen: For a Canada that is free, remember their sacrifice -- and thank our protectors todayToday marks the 91st anniversary of the end of the Grea...More |
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| 2009-11-04 H1N1 Questions | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009Working together, that's leadershipCanada is in the midst of its largest ever vaccination campaign. Given the co-ordination required across three levels of government, set...More |
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| 2009-10-28 H1N1 Vaccine: Get the shot, please! | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009Personal reflection: Battling a pandemic is about those that you care forLet’s start with the good news: Local clinics for the H1N1 vaccine have been overwhelmed since Mon...More |
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| 2009-10-14 Battle for the airwaves on the airwaves | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009Television battle heating upHopefully Thanksgiving weekend provided folks with extra time to recharge and catch up with family and friends. Or maybe you just chilled with ...More |
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| 2000-10-07 Iggy needs a new gameplan | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, October 7, 2009New thinking needed: Lesson for Liberals is that changing leaders is not enoughPolitical pundits tell us the thankless job in federal politics is that of the leader of the ...More |
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| 2009-09-16 Cancer drug access MUST be improved | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009Addressing cancer care: Access to treatment based on where you live wrong and must be stoppedWhile our American friends continue to debate the Obama-care reforms to heal...More |
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| 2009-09-09 Hudak has some work to do for 2011 | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009Hudak's in charge: Ontario's Conservative leader must capitalize on Grits' misfortunesWhile most folks in Ottawa will focus on the return of the House of Commons this com...More |
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| 2009-09-02 Lansdowne Lives | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 2, 2009Lansdowne Lives: Continuing with status quo at the park is unacceptableThe Lansdowne Live group will finally unveil its plans today at city hall. Although it seems that a...More |
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| 2009-08-19 Fall election is likely | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 19, 2009Rational thought tends to elude usWith the summer weather finally here, the last thing most folks in Ottawa (or across Canada for that matter) want to contemplate is the th...More |
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| 2009-08-12 Essentials for the the Mayor's address | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 12, 2009We deserve no less: Any announcements need to clearly state where Ottawa is goingWith the mayor back in his big chair at City Hall, we have been promised what could amount ...More |
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| 2009-08-06 O'Brien verdict: fallout and the future | Ottawa Sun
Published: Thursday, August 6, 2009They're all on political trial now“Both charges are dismissed.” With those long-overdue words from Justice Douglas Cunningham’s lips yesterday morning, Mayor (yes, Mayor) Lar...More |
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| 2009-07-29 Ottawa's naughty and nice list | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 29, 2009Mother's bean a meanieIt’s time for my periodic look at who’s been naughty and who’s been nice since it can never be too early to get a jump on Santa season which, watch the ...More |
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| 2009-07-08 Our city is lacking the "vision" thing | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2009Stop, start, revisit: If Chicago and Vegas can figure it out, surely we can tooLater this year, city council will decide the future of Lansdowne Park and whether the Lansdowne...More |
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| 2009-07-02 Social media and its potential | Ottawa Sun
Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009Social media: Iran to O`BrienAnother Canada Day is in the books as we move toward Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017. For all of our supposed self-awareness of how great our count...More |
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| 2009-05-27 It's time to end parliamentary privilege | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009An idea worthy of debateLast fall, fellow Sun columnist Michael Harris and I broke bread at my favourite pasta joint to talk shop just before the federal election. We lamente...More |
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| 2009-04-22 Lansdowne Park is not a jewel | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 22, 2009Lansdowne not a jewel City council decides today on two competing stadium proposals. In turn, this decision dictates the future of Lansdowne Park, one way or the other. If M...More |
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| 2009-04-15 Thoughts on the Tamil protest in Ottawa | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2009Such is life in a democracyWith the Tamil protests continuing into their second week in front of Parliament Hill, the nerves and patience of many drivers, businesses and res...More |
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| 2009-04-08 Councillors not fans of stadium debate | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 8, 2009The answers are already knownMonday's joint meeting of the planning and corporate services committees was supposed to shed some light on the competing stadium proposals. Sadl...More |
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| 2009-03-11 Governance report is worth a read | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 11, 2009Report is worth a read Last week the Mayor's Task Force on Governance released its report. Their recommendations went over like a dead cat bounce. This was predictable given...More |
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| 2009-02-04 MLS soccer over CFL football | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, February 4, 2009Soccer has legs to kick CFL outIn the shadow of last week's federal budget, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk squired Major League Soccer (MLS) commissioner Don Garber to meeti...More |
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| 2009-01-28 Budget should pass if Iggy is smart | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 28, 2009Budget will pass, deficits and all Yesterday Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled Budget 2009, arguably, the most important budget since Paul Martin's landmark document in...More |
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| 2009-01-21 Spend, yes, but spend wisely | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 21, 2009Haste should not displace prudence While next Tuesday's budget will contain historic and multi-year deficits, the government is presently swimming in a surplus of stimulus...More |
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| 2009-01-14 Kettle Island is best option | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2009Kettle Island is best optionCoun. Jan Harder's description of Monday's decision by the transportation committee to add Lower Duck Island as an option for building an inter...More |
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| 2009-01-07 Too many work downtown | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 7, 2009Too many of us work downtownScan any headhunter's website or the business books section at Chapters and it seems as if everyone is writing about the leadership attribute of...More |
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