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2010-09-29 What do you stand for?
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Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 29, 2010Advice for candidates: Council hopefuls ... who are you and what will you do?The election is in full gear, but most council races are uninspiring affairs. In watching several cable TV debates, a total package candidate, who, “gets it,” is yet to emerge. So here is the speech I would love to hear.My name is Joe/Jane Candidate and I’m seeking the ...More
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| 2010-09-22 Grab-bag of election happenings | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 22, 2010Hi-tech hustings lacking: Social media offers tremendous opportunity, but candidates miss boatWith the race for mayor coasting into a mid-campaign lull and ward council ...More |
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| 2010-09-15 Debates not the greatest for candidates | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 15, 2010Debates not great: Candidates should be out pounding the pavementIt's T-minus 40 days and counting before we chose the cast of 24 characters that will attempt to govern ...More |
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| 2010-09-01 A quick recap of Summer 2010 | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, September 1, 2010Days of summer overWelcome to September ... yes, already, my how time flies! The forthcoming Labour Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer with final back-to-sch...More |
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| 2010-08-25 T minus 60 days and counting | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2010Countdown starts to Election DayJust in case you’ve been sleeping under a rock, haven’t followed the news closely or have returned from another planet — like Mars or Vancou...More |
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| 2010-08-18 Smart growth is more how and less where | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010Candidates face big questionsAs of yesterday, 104 folks were vying for seats around the council table on Oct. 25: 14 candidates for mayor and 90 people seeking to become on...More |
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| 2010-08-11 Ottawa is not ranking well on Google | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010Ottawa's missing linksTravelling within the province, our country, south of the border or further abroad often gives you a quick reality check on the indifference to or irr...More |
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| 2010-08-04 Taking on incumbents is hard work | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 4, 2010Uphill battle ahead: Many challengers already campaigning for months to unseat incumbentsLast week we looked at some of the ward races and the record number of candidates vy...More |
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| 2010-07-28 Voracious appetite for change | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010The voracious appetite for change Earlier this year on talk radio I stated that we could see as many as eight new faces on city council after October’s municipal election. At...More |
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| 2010-07-21 Ecotax will be recycled, count on it! | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 21, 2010Ready for eco fee redux: Unpopular tax likely to be back in some other form by next year After a frustrating 20 days of inconsistently and arbitrarily dinging and infuriating...More |
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| 2010-01-07 Discipline key to crowded Mayoral race | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, July 7, 2010Discipline key to crowded Mayoral raceAt least 14 names will be on the ballot for mayor on Oct. 25 after Larry O’Brien declared last week he will run for re-election and Capit...More |
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| 2010-07-01 Now we have a real race for Mayor | Ottawa Sun
Published: Thursday, July 1, 2010Real campaign starts with O'BrienWelcome to the 2010 mayor's race.This once-assumed sleepy coronation for Jim Watson on Oct. 25 is now a grind 'em down, duke it out, horse race...More |
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| 2010-06-23 The tunnel is the only option | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010Tunnel on right path: Putting LRT under east-wet downtown corridor key to easing trafficJust four months remain until the 2010 election. And while there are refreshing newcom...More |
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| 2010-06-16 Gov't incents employees to offer ideas | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010Push to save moreIf you didn’t already know, it’s National Public Service week across Canada. As for mothers and us dads, well, we just get a dinky day out of 365 while our f...More |
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| 2010-06-10 Politics is an honest job | Ottawa Sun
Published: Thursday, June 10, 2010Politics an honest jobDuring the hanging of former prime minister Jean Chretien’s portrait in late-May on Parliament Hill, political observers were treated to two rarities in ...More |
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| 2010-06-03 Time to move forward with Lansdowne Plan | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2010Time to hit the gas on parkEarlier this week, I took time to review the architects’ conceptions for Lansdowne Park on display near the information desk at City Hall. I arrived...More |
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| 2010-05-26 Just say NO to a global bank tax | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, May 26, 2010Taxed to prop up banks: More important to make regulatory changes than pay into insurance fundThere's no denying that global financial sector decisions -- mostly in the U.S. a...More |
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| 2010-05-05 Bigger issues are not being addressed | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, May 5, 2010Bigger issues at stake: More collaboration and less confrontation needed at legislaturesRecently, I have lamented the fact that national political debate is fixated on, for the...More |
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| 2010-04-28 Advice for fall election candidates | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 28, 2010A little campaign advice: Know the issues, understand legislation and how files move through councilThere are 179 days remaining until we cast our municipal ballots for mayo...More |
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| 2010-04-07 No fan of uber-transportation hub | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, April 7, 2010Crossing their lines: The idea of a transit hub at the VIA rail station has its faultsAnother few weeks have passed and Ottawa's guaranteed headline topic of transportation i...More |
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| 2010-03-31 First salvo of next election campaign | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 31, 2010Springboard can fall flatWith the Canada150 "ideas" conference from this past weekend now concluded, the focus for federal Liberals returns to the present foibles and future...More |
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| 2010-03-24 Obama-care and Canadian relevance | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 24, 2010Health fight not done: Transformative reform still needed on both sides of the borderU.S. President Barack Obama's health-insurance -- not health-care -- reform victory is q...More |
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| 2010-03-17 Fighting for a Cure on March 27th | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 17, 2010Dukes up against cancer: Charity boxing bouts will raise funds for Wellspring Survivorship CentreThe countdown is on to Fight for the Cure 2010 at the Hampton Inn and Confer...More |
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| 2010-03-10 Industries of the future | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2010Hope for the futureIn last week’s throne speech and budget the Harper government laid out its three-pronged agenda of continued infrastructure funding, spending restraint an...More |
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| 2010-03-03 YOW community helps Haiti | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, March 3, 2010New beginnings: Airport community has done us proud with effort to help HaitiansThe games of the 21st Winter Olympiad are done. Our front yard snow is melting. Each morning w...More |
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| 2010-01-27 Ottawa west by-election is coming | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 27, 2010Too close to call: Byelection will be sneak preview of provincewide battleThe battle lines in Ottawa West-Nepean are being drawn with the recent announcement that former r...More |
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| 2010-01-20 Mayoral candidates "run" differently | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 20, 2010Race to this finish: Candidates take different approaches to municipal electionWhile voting day -- Oct. 25 -- is still more than 10 months away, the strategies of the perc...More |
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| 2010-01-13 Health Hub could be a winner, if ... | Ottawa Sun
Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2010One-stop access: Success of health hub will lie in governance and co-operationToday, 2233 Mer Bleue Rd. in Orleans is a non-descript piece of tract farmland covered in sno...More |
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