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Striking Ottawa teachers take aim at Premier Dad

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/12/12/striking-ottawa-teachers-take-aim-at-premier-dad They quietly lined the sidewalk, marching single file, counter-clockwise, as cars on Kilborn Ave. randomly honked in support. But signs of rebellion were everywhere. “DALTON…You are in very serious TROUBLE. You have lost the goodwill of the TEACHERS OF ONTARIO,” read one poster. More than 100 public elementary teachers from four south […]

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New rules for fare inspectors

KELLY ROCHE, JON WILLING OC Transpo fare inspectors will wear identification and carry pens for passengers, Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the transit commission said Monday. The city was quick to respond after the Sun published a story about 221 complaints filed against fare inspectors detailing hostile, threatening behaviour. “You put it in perspective […]

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Complaints from Transpo riders against ‘rude, heavy-handed’ OC fare cops revolve around lack of respect

Power-tripping, belligerent, rude, heavy-handed; that’s how OC Transpo riders describe fare inspectors when detailing their encounters to city staffers. Passengers who were rebuked or witnessed it happening to someone repeatedly chronicled tales of contempt. “I am totally disgusted by such rude, threatening, and intimidating behaviour of an OC Transpo employee towards one of its customers,” […]

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Salaries for senior execs at Ottawa City Hall rising faster than those in Toronto: Watchdog

Taxes are increasing and so are salaries of senior executives employed by the City of Ottawa, says the head of a taxpayer watchdog group. “It’s obvious that whatever Jim Watson’s priorities are, generating income for city employees comes first in the mind of this mayor and council,” said Canadian Taxpayers Federation federal director Gregory Thomas. […]

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