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Service cuts were on the minds of voters during a debate between nine Ottawa South candidates as hundreds of residents crammed into the Canterbury Community Centre Wednesday night. “I watched the healthcare system demoralize” under the Mike Harris government, said resident Pam Robin. But Progressive Conservative candidate Matt Young said the Tories will “prioritize the […]
MoreThe Ottawa Police Association is challenging the city’s police services board after payment was stopped on a cheque covering the sex assault trial of Sgt. Steven Desjourdy — breaching their collective agreement. “We consider the board’s behaviour to be, at the very least, unprofessional,” OPA president Matt Skof wrote in an e-mail, sent to officers, […]
MoreOC Transpo is receiving $36.6 million in gas tax funding from the province this year — Ottawa’s slice of the $324 million pie. The announcement was made by Ottawa Centre MPP Yasir Naqvi, alongside transportation minister Glen Murray at the transit garage on Industrial Ave. Monday. “What’s important to families is, it’s reducing air pollution […]
MoreWith the province investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Ottawa’s infrastructure, work desperately needs to be done to fix transit and roads across the board, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Wednesday. Gridlock is “crippling” economic and cultural growth in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area, costing taxpayers $6 billion annually. With the population there projected to […]
MoreThe Ottawa police officer who leaked a report to media detailing Coun. Peter Clark’s traffic stop for a breath test earlier this month will face disciplinary action. Police Chief Charles Bordeleau ordered the inquiry by the force’s professional standards unit on Tuesday — the day information about Clark’s May 7 traffic stop was widely reported […]
MoreNew Democratic Party leader Andrea Horwath is making a “big mistake” by propping up a Liberal government, Conservative leader Tim Hudak told reporters in Ottawa Tuesday. “I’m deeply disappointed,” by the NDP supporting the Liberal party’s minority budget, said Hudak, adding Horwath is supporting a party that “crossed the line into corruption.” “This day-to-day soap […]
MoreOttawa Centre MPP and Labour Minister Yasir Naqvi is working overtime to position himself as a champion for women’s rights after a letter from his office appeared in the ‘reviews’ section of a book on Islam with a chapter endorsing wife beating. “I strongly condemn violence against women,” Naqvi, who is Muslim, said in a […]
MoreBY KELLY ROCHE & TONY SPEARS Brainy Bob Chiarelli has never been known for his charisma, but as the new Energy Minister — and one of three Ottawa MPPs sworn in as cabinet ministers Monday — he’ll need some razzle-dazzle to deflect the savage criticism dogging his portfolio, a political science professor said. “Obviously, they […]
MoreSEE 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 […]
MoreTaxes 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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