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What is next for the Liberal party?
There are factors to add to Andrew Duffy's article to account for the Liberals' decline, starting with the behaviour of Paul Martin once he became prime minister.
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Last weekend, I participated in the CN Cycle for CHEO. In my view, the event showcased everything that is great about Ottawa and its residents.
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While I feel bad that splash pads and community outdoor pools will be closed during our all-too-short summer, perhaps this outdoor water ban in the south end will turn out to be a good thing. Why aren't people already using rain barrels to collect water? Collection is easy and rain water is free.
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Unfair to fill private pools during water ban
My family and I live in Riverside South and, as such, are affected by the water ban recently announced by the City of Ottawa.
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Whitton dishonoured herself
It is profoundly disturbing that any consideration would be given to conveying a public honour upon someone who used her office to deny 500 orphaned children entry to Canada, and especially when it was common knowledge that their lives were in imminent danger from the Nazis.
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Whitton used authority to cause devastation
It is with disbelief and disgust that I learned of the city finance and economic development committee's decision to name the public archives building after a most contemptible woman, Charlotte Whitton.
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Uncle's ghost puts Whitton debate in perspective
This is courage: My late grandparents were one of the 50 fortunate Jewish families allowed to immigrate to Canada from Poland in the spring of 1939. A miller by trade, my grandfather convinced whomever in some Canadian agency in Poland that he was a farmer and could farm in Saskatchewan.
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Politics is a cruel game, as Ignatieff found out
I agree that Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff failed to connect with Canadians. The question is why. One of the primary reasons is his nice-guy personality and the second reason was the relentless personal attack ads that hounded him before the election campaign and intensified during the campaign.
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A bicycle built for those 'of a certain age'
Two problems that prevent citizens "of a certain age" from becoming cycle commuters or even recreational cyclists are: postural problems and damage due to the shape and riding position of most bicycles; and complexity and maintenance problems.
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How we handle death reveals our humanity
Robert Sibley's excellent argument clearly defines what makes us different from the Osama bin Ladens of the world. We do not celebrate death, but when it happens we reveal our humanity by how we handle it. Compassion for the dignity of the human soul with which all are born, is fundamental to our convictions.
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Nothing to celebrate
While the news of Osama bin Laden's death is welcome by many, the outlook has undoubtedly worsened for the United States and for the rest of the world.
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Terrorism has cost the U.S. in countless ways
Re: Bin Laden's death is nothing to celebrate, May 4.
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Postelection statistics can be misleading
Re: Harper gets his majority, Layton leads opposition, May 3. Statistics are a con game. I keep hearing people say that the Tories only got 40 per cent of the vote, so this means that 60 per cent voted against them.
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Archive naming plan is unacceptable
Mayor Jim Watson has dropped the ball. How could he introduce a motion to name a building after a woman who was instrumental in sending Jewish children to their deaths by the Nazis?
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City of Ottawa can do better than Whitton
Re: Committee votes to name archives for Whitton despite anti-Semitic history, May 3.
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What crime statistics don't tell you
A lot of crime takes place in the dark for obvious reasons. That's no reason to conduct the public debate about it under similar conditions. Yet while informed discussion is the cornerstone of self-government, on this central question of the state's duty to protect citizens from crime and public disorder, Canadians are not as well served as they should be.
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