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Cutting off our nose

2013-07-30 by dadgoesround Leave a Comment

This morning the Ottawa Citizen published their analysis of the candidates in the Ottawa South by-election taking place on August 1.  They also issued their endorsement of the PC candidate Matt Young.  Their primary reasons for this endorsement is that he has no baggage of government and he will not shrink into the backbenches.

I disagree with the logic of their endorsement.  In my eyes they are arguing that we in Ottawa South should cut off our noses to spite our face.  They would have us vote against an effective commmunity advocate to express displeasure at the government over decisions made about the GTA. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Politics, Public Service Tagged With: John Fraser, Matt Young, Ontario Politics, Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa South, Ottawa South By-Election

Ottawa South By-Election

2013-07-25 by dadgoesround 1 Comment

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I don’t want to turn this blog into a political blog, even though that means I need to hold back many valuable opinions that all of you want to hear…  That said, I live in the riding of Ottawa South and we are in the midst of a by-election.  As I have previously stated, I have a great deal of respect for anyone who steps up and puts their name on a ballot.  Last night I managed to attend the last half of an all-candidates debate (after coaching soccer). Suitably primed, today seemed like a good day to write about this by-election and my thoughts about the issues and candidates. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Politics, Public Service Tagged With: Bronwyn Funiciello, By-Election, John Fraser, Matt Young, NDP, Ontario Liberal, Ontario Politics, Ottawa, Ottawa South, Ottawa South By-Election, Progressive Conservative

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