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Ontario slaps 25 per cent surcharge on electricity to U.S., warns it could go higher
73Good move…depending in whether Trump retaliates or not and how??!
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POLL: Most opposed to extending drug legalization
27More od’s and crime.
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VIDEO: Doug Ford tees off on ‘terrible bleeding-heart judges’
22He is just fed up and I don’t blame him…commit a crime, pay bail and within hours one is free to continue committing crimes. The system is allowing murderers out to re-commit, sexual offenders out to re-offend, wealthy white collar criminals get next to no punishment and just continue on with their privileged lives. Lastly criminals have more rights and loopholes than victims including their lawyers paid for if they work the system right while victims pay thousands for theirs!!He and the public have good reason to rant about many things, but like the rest of us he is forced to bite his tongue on many more.
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Chrystia Freeland resigns as finance minister criticizing ‘costly political gimmicks’
32If Carney values his reputation he cannot allow Trudeau’s spending spree to continue.
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COLUMN: Talk of Canada becoming 51st state leads to 'patriotic purging'
OrilliaMatters 3Well I’m not cutting my nose off to spite my face nor letting Trump deprive me of my way of living especially listening to Lee Greenwood songs or any other superior American entertainment. I bet a large majority of snowbirds will not be giving up their comfortable winters down south either regardless of what one reads and/or believes.
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Council to discuss strong mayor powers in closed session, again
OrilliaMatters 3Give him a reasonable chance to see how it works out.
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POLL: About three-quarters back higher defence spending, accept tradeoffs
1Wars are now mostly fought by computer so would increased defence spending be mostly for missiles?
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Most Orillia schools get failing grade from Fraser Institute
OrilliaMatters 9Just be glad Orillia’s lowest scoring school is still better than over 1,000 schools in Ontario!!Scores cannot be raised without discipline which is rarely permitted in any school nowadays.Competition also gave students incentive to strive to do better than their peers, but that has also been removed. What do you expect!!
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Back to the polls: Prime Minister Carney expected to call federal election Sunday
12I do not like either of them, but it is nonsensical to let a party stay in power when it has done so much damage to Canada…Carney is only one new man, all the other members will be the same likely with the same agenda as when Trudeau was in office.
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'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril
OrilliaMatters 25The City responded to complaints from neighbours due to noise etc., not due to tax greed. Blame the bad apples (absent owners and loud renters) instead.
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Barrie to spend $250K to fly massive flag for Canada Day near Hwy.
OrilliaMatters 24An outrageous waste of money.
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POLL: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike
18Have you seen the wages of UPS workers…likely twice what postal workers make or more!!
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Duelling encampment motions, budget ratification on council's agenda
OrilliaMatters 11Implementing signage for tree and plant species identification…why? Who cares and a waste of money. Who dreams up this stuff?
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Barrie to spend $250K to fly massive flag for Canada Day near Hwy.
OrilliaMatters 23Didn’t there used to be a huge Canadian Flag at the Husky truck stop on 400. Maybe they would consider flying one again for less than the whopping $250,000.00.
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Calls for accountability after dog bites nine-year-old in the face
OrilliaMatters 19If a dog bites once it may deserve another chance, but after the second on time it’s dangerous and game over.
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Trump confirms 25% tariffs on Canadian goods start tomorrow
10The beginning of wealthy oligarchs trying to take over the world suffered a hiccup when Trump was voted out last election, but they’re attempting to put their plans in place at a gallop this time. They are attempting to get all their cohorts as leaders of countries around the world which is not going as smoothly as they expected to date, but money talks. One wonders whether Trudeau’s plans also went awry. Look out for leaders of any countries determined to stay in office after their sale-by date. Maybe we should bring back the guillotine (figuratively) before we’re all told to eat cake 🍰 😲
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VIDEO: Doug Ford tees off on ‘terrible bleeding-heart judges’
8TB: Not enough jail space is only a fraction of the problem, it’s the leniency, bleeding hearts, loop holes and more rights for criminals etc. etc. that frustrates the law-abiding.
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Orillia's Common Stove named one of top 100 restaurants in Canada
OrilliaMatters 7Only go if you have a small appetite and deep pockets.
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COLUMN: A heartfelt ode to Brewery Bay, an Orillia treasure
OrilliaMatters 2“ In the face of much resistance that is now forgotten, Brewery Bay fought to develop the first outdoor patio”. And they fought to be the only one for as long as they could!!
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Tree identifier plaque may be planted at Couchiching Beach Park
OrilliaMatters 14Don’t forget plaques to name all lake wildlife, the various weeds, grasses, birds, insects etc. etc.🙄 Insanity…no one needs to know the name of everything to enjoy a park.Council needs to stop listening to minority personal wants and concentrate on looking after more pressing community matters.
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