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Canadians will head to the polls on April

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Why would anyone vote for PP, the yappy little Chihuahua of Canadian politics? He's been unable to pivot his platform, mistakenly criticizing Carney when the very first thing he did was "axe the [carbon] tax". Carney was, also, the Governor of the Bank of Canada appointed by......Stephen Harper, in whose cabinet PP served. His policies are almost non-existent and his shtick is to just criticize, criticize, criticize. He'll bow to Trump and fold just like Ford's been doing here in Ont.

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Fireworks for personal use could be banned in Guelph

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Please, please, please ban fireworks. They traumatize pets, and traumatize people who live with PTSD. There is a greater good to be had by banning fireworks outright.

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You can't trade constitutional rights to end homelessness

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On Friday, as a direct result of Mayor Guthrie's autocratic directive to the police to "clean up downtown", a young person died of a suspected overdose, in a tent, in St. George's Square. Their blood is on the hands of the mayor, and the premier, for thinking that yet again they can arrest their way out of the current social and medical crises that are afflicting the people of our province and country.We've been trying the legal approach towards drugs for over 200 years globally, and regarding the War on Drugs, sorry to say, but the drugs won. Forced treatment won't work either, due to lack of beds, lack of staff to help people, and lack of supports when they're released, putting folks right back where they began. The cruelty of our mayor is unconscionable, as is that of the premier, I can't even put his name here I'm so angry. What they're doing isn't working, and isn't going to work, and they just don't care.

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BREAKING: Justin Trudeau announces he will resign after Liberal leadership race

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This is a calculated move because Pierre Pollievre - the yappy Chihuahua of Canadian politics - now has had the wind taken out of his blustery sails. He's scared of facing a new opponent, and continues to spout his lame sound bites with little to show for actual policy. If you've been fooled by his sound bites, then don't come crying when all of the programs Canadians currently rely on disappear.

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Aggressive dogs and owner seen frequenting Riverside Park

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I walk my dog daily in Hamilton park, and at least once a week there's someone walking their dog off-leash. My dog gets anxious around other dogs, so I keep him on a leash and warn others not to let their dog approach. They often say "don't worry, mine's harmless", to which I reply "but mine's not". I don't want my dog to be punished because other careless dog owners let their dogs run around in a public place off leash. Who knows if they'll always be friendly like that? I love dogs and I love animals and I love having such beautiful public parks in our city, but it's the few negligent morons who can ruin it for everyone else.

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Guelph mayor looks to pause new bike lane installation

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Living near Scottsdale, the bike lanes, along with the speed bumps, have helped keep traffic calm. Making a left onto Janefield used to see impatient *drivers* veering around you in an unsafe manner. I'd love to see both speed bumps and bike lanes along Janefield too if only to keep people from zooming along at 70-80 km/h in a 40 km/h zone, which Janefield is. Cam is just deferring yet again to Ford and his pro-automobile agenda.

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Proposed new transit/fleet facility getting major downsizing

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Cut, cut, cut. Capitalist Cam seems to hate public transit, and loves giving social assistance to property owners in the form of property tax cuts. What about those of us living paycheque to paycheque who rely on transit services? Sunday and holiday service is a joke, and discriminatory against people who don't have access to phones. And transit coverage is terrible for a city approaching a population of 150,000. Shame on the mayor and all of his cronies.

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Encampments now banned in parks beside schools and daycares

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Cam has been all about moving the unhoused along rather than doing something about it. The Stepping Stone oligarchy goes virtually unchecked with their high barriers and not meeting people where they are. Mayor Cam is more worried about the optics of having people unable to afford a fundamental right like housing living in our downtown, near services. He's taking marginalized people and marginalizing them even more. Shame on him and everyone who voted in favour of this draconian bylaw.

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Ontario 'ripping up' $100 million deal with Elon Musk's Starlink in response to U.S. tariffs

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We need to boycott the US period and diversify our trade relationships. Let's trafe with Asia, the EU, Africa, and tell the US it's on its own.

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Feds pitch in $2.6M for downtown shelter expansion

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Where was Mayor Cam? Oh, right, he's more about running the unhoused out of town rather than actually helping people.

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Addressing homelessness: Clearing up ‘misconceptions’ about Stepping Stone

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I have issues with this piece. Where is the opposing viewpoint? To interview one person using the emergency shelter and not find someone who has been banned like this is concerning.Why have they not updated their mandate and philosophy? The model of "progressive restrictions" does not comply with current trauma informed care that should be their philosophy. The progressive nature of the ban absolutely smacks of punishment and not rehabilitation. Where are these folks supposed to be rehabilitated when they're freezing to near-death that night?The statistics are also concerning, as I would like to see a full set of numbers on total bed nights provided, not just unique users and total bans. What about other barriers like folks who have pets (not allowed at Stepping Stone's shelter) or partners who can't stay together?This story needs more balance.

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Guelph city council to advocate for CTS to remain open

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I'm so happy that council is making a stand against Strong Mayor Cam. He's not the city, and the city isn't him, and council is using it's democratically elected voice to be a voice of reason. Thank you to our city council for supporting this and pushing back on bad provincial and mayoral policy decisions.

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Will cost city an additional $700K to take over billing from Alectra

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Yep, well our mayor Capitalist Cam seems to love the premier and his love of privatizing public things like health care and Ontario Place, so par for the course really.

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City to write province regarding premier's 'Toronto-centric' bike lane plans

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Not surprised to see Cam yet again deferring to his buddy Doug. Has Doug Ford ever even been on a bicycle? I can see in the comments below that the speed-demon Guelph drivers hate competition from bicycles, even though bikes are considered a vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act.

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Council finally gets around to really acting on homelessness

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More recently, Cam's true colours as a mouthpiece for Premier Ford and anti-social programs are coming out in the open. I don't know if his ambitions are looking towards provincial politics at the provincial level, but in my mind he's more often pandering to the "tax payers" and ignoring those who are most in need in this city. His welfare program giving property tax payers a 5% discount is evidence of this. He's a bully, just like Ford. He thinks social programs are a waste of money, just like Ford. He's pandering to the rich at the expense of the poor, just like Ford. Cam's power needs to be put in check, just like Ford.

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City/county develop $600,000 winter accommodation plan for homeless

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This is a temporary solution to an ongoing problem. If only there was a plan being developed in Guelph like the Guelph Tiny Homes Coalition, which is proposing a permanent or at least a stable housing solution, rather than just over the winter. This money would go far in helping establish up to 50 tiny homes for people who are unhoused. Also, the Norfolk isn't much of an option since the staff, employed by Stepping Stone, routinely kick out people and ban them from their services. This adds to the precariousness of the already dire housing situation of over 200 people in Guelph who are unhoused. I think mayor Cam is just mad that the Tiny Homes Coalition went ahead without allowing our glorious mayor to take the credit.

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Property taxes likely to rise 6.08 per cent next year, council confirms

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Thank God the council has stopped providing social assistance to the ones who need it the least. Let's stop making the rest of us suffer because of "taxpayer" entitlement!

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You can't trade constitutional rights to end homelessness

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So, in a nutshell, since I've researched and written on the history of transnational drug policy, is that it has been a question of dealing with drugs legally on one side, or from a health care perspective on the other. Mayor Guthrie's decision to increase police presence, along with the CTS closing in the coming months, people who use drugs are scared. They are being victimized by law enforcement and politicians and arrested if they use in public. They aee even scared to go to the CTS now. Prohibiting substances makes them more valuable. Keeping them prohibited doesnt stop their use. It's been tried and has failed. Put yourself in their shoes and don't do any judging yourselves.

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Ford promises to hold JPs and judges 'accountable' for bail, ignites concern over judicial independence

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One of the fundamental principles of our common law system is the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Ford is just the most recent in a long line of politicians and monarchs who believe they can bully the judiciary. The prison method hasn't worked either Doug, just look at the US. Oh, or are you looking to privatize our provincial jail system too like you're doing to health care? Maybe he being influenced by money rather than right-wing bluster.

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Guelph Liberal candidate takes leave of absence from city council

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