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Trivial typographical trip-up in Ottawa South
I’ve been assigned to watch and report on the race in Ottawa South in the upcoming provincial election, so in a free moment today I started poking around the candidates’ websites, looking for contact...
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NDP candidate invites McGuinty to visit Heron Gate apartments
The NDP candidate in Ottawa South wants incumbent Liberal MPP Dalton McGuinty to go on a walkabout of the Heron Gate apartments with him. It’s not clear from this what Wali Farah thinks McGuinty should...
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McGuinty not in such bad shape in another reckoning
The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy keeps a seat-projection thingy that takes previous election results and current polling and crunches them together to make specific...
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McGuinty Unlikely To Be Challenged In Ottawa South
There has been some loose talk about an automated phone poll that shows Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty in trouble in Ottawa South. That’s highly unlikely. When I was studying polls in university in...
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A shortage of signs in Ottawa South
I live in Ottawa Centre but have been covering Ottawa South in the course of the provincial election campaign, and I’m struck by the difference in the sign wars. You can hardly throw a brick in Ottawa...
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Poll showing McGuinty in trouble doesn’t hold up
Forum Research, the same people who did that a massive provincewide poll a week or so ago showing Dalton McGuinty leading Tory Jason MacDonald in Ottawa South by barely more than a percentage point,...
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A quick roundup of councillors interested, or not, in running in Ottawa South
The provincial riding of Ottawa South (Dalton McGuinty, proprietor, shortly to be vacating) is represented by some fairly heavy-hitting city councillors. They’re all known to be ambitious or they’re...
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Graphic: Transitway extensions
The following map is to accompany a story by David Reevely. To view other graphics visit our Graphic Blog. …
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More explanation on Ottawa South candidate’s supposed gas-plant emails
On Thursday, my colleague Matthew Pearson and I weighed in on a story about whether Ottawa South Liberal candidate John Fraser was ever involved in the discussion surrounding the gas-plant...
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On not betting my life on Forum’s Ottawa South poll
It would be very remarkable for the Liberals and their candidate John Fraser to lose Ottawa South to Matt Young of the PCs, as this Forum poll suggests they will. Writes Matthew Pearson: A new poll...
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Reevely: Wynne embraces McGuinty's ghost
Dalton McGuinty haunts the Ontario Liberals. He was premier for nearly a decade and his successes are the Liberal party’s successes as they campaign to stay in power. But his failures — especially the...
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Are all-candidates debates an endangered species?
Are all-candidates debates an endangered species? And if they are, should anyone care? With the Ontario election campaign nearing its mid-point, only two public all-candidates debates — one in Ottawa...
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Ottawa South candidates clash in debate
Ottawa South candidates in the upcoming provincial election had a lively debate Tuesday that focused on the Progressive Conservative plan to cut 100,000 public sector jobs while boosting private-sector...
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Ottawa South: Riding has been Liberal stronghold, but tight race could be...
Ottawa South was as Liberal as you could get under two Dalton McGuintys (senior and junior), although before 1987 it had been Tory since Fitzgerald was still writing The Great Gatsby. Liberal newcomer...
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Ottawa to get more LRT after books balanced, Hudak says
Once Ontario’s books are balanced, a Progressive Conservative government will be eager to fund whatever projects Ottawa believes will “break gridlock,” Tory leader Tim Hudak said Monday morning. It’s...
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Candidates in their own words: Ottawa South
The Citizen asked the Green, Liberal, NDP and Progressive Conservative candidates from each Ottawa riding to write a short essay about why they’re running for the job — and why voters should choose...
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Reevely: It's good to be an election battleground
When Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak left Ottawa after a campaign stop late last week, it’s safe to assume he didn’t expect to be back less than a week later, doing damage control. But there...
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Inspired by the past
Geometry plays a starring role in an arresting infill in Ottawa South, where unexpected angles, a funky facade and a clever use of an awkward lot combine to create a decidedly contemporary home that’s...
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Homes calendar for the week of Sept. 13 to 19
This weekend Studio tour: Walk, bike or drive through the western part of the urban core on the West End Studio Tour Saturday and Sunday. More than a dozen artists will showcase their works, which...
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Riding profile: Battling the Liberal stronghold in Ottawa South
The candidates Conservative: Dev Balkissoon is a community volunteer and entrepreneur who runs his own financial consulting firm. He previously worked as a financial planner helping, according to his...
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