Parliament Hill

Puppet master gives politicos the finger

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2011/03/25/17757476.html#/news/ottawa/2011/03/25/pf-17757476.html When Liberal incumbent David McGuinty knocks on Gabe Thirlwall’s door, he just might get the finger. The Ottawa South resident is the puppet master and artist behind the Political Circus finger puppets. “Oh, I have a David McGuinty puppet. He is a very slow seller,” she said. Right in time for the […]

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Ottawa rally protests UBB

Up to 1,000 people were expected, but closer to 50 actually showed up to demonstrate against usage-based billing for Internet access on Parliament Hill Saturday afternoon. The protest comes after a volatile week during which the Conservative government pledged to overturn a recent CRTC decision that would kill unlimited Internet use across the country and […]

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No legs but standing tall

Master Cpl. Mike “Megatron” Trauner may have lost his legs while on foot patrol in Afghanistan. But he stood tall on the steps of Parliament Hill Saturday morning. Trauner accepted the To the Top Canada Award for 2011. “To become a better person, I had to suffer quite a bit,” he said. Two years ago, […]

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Valley rallies to save rail

SEE VIDEO http://www.ottawasun.com/news/ottawa/2010/12/09/16495286.html Ottawa Valley’s municipal politicians are all aboard for calling on the federal government to stop Canadian Pacific from dismantling and selling the 167-kilometre stretch of rail line from Smith Falls to Mattawa. The national rail company is planning on tearing up the tracks and selling the steel — worth anywhere from $50 […]

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