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NDP leaves door open to supporting minority Liberal government budget
50Name one thing the Cons have done to increase your quality of life. Or that of any average person. At least the NDP got us Pharmacare and Dental.
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NDP leaves door open to supporting minority Liberal government budget
46You don't know anyone benefitting from the Canadian Child Tax Credit? Really? Weird.
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Mark Carney’s first budget projects $78B deficit, program and civil service cuts
34It's funny to see all the Conservatives crying about this budget when we all know that, had PP announced a similar budget, you'd be cheering it on. This is a Conservative budget, literally a budget Harper would have passed. Cuts to public sector employees, reducing immigration numbers, loopholes to keep big oil running - put Pollievres name on it and you would be ecstatic.
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Mark Carney’s first budget projects $78B deficit, program and civil service cuts
20If you believe things are better in Alberta, under the thumb of big oil and Maple MAGA, I've got a bridge to sell you.
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Orillia girl challenges age rule after being denied ride on bus
OrilliaMatters 38This is ridiculous. The bus driver really thought kicking the girl off and forcing her to walk alone was the best choice? Where is the common sense? He could have at least given her a warning this time. If Barrie can allow 12 year olds, with 4x the ridership Orillia has, why can't Orillia Transit?
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Orillia girl challenges age rule after being denied ride on bus
OrilliaMatters 34You are the same people who will scream about protecting the children, while also wanting them to walk home alone. Pick a lane
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COLUMN: Feeling the slow burn of a speeding ticket due to cameras
OrilliaMatters 21Concerned about around the clock surveillance? If you own a cell phone, it's already too late. Just quit speeding and making up excuses for it.
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City councillors force special meeting to deal with McIsaac's use of strong mayor powers
OrilliaMatters 33Hopefully we can use this meeting to ask Mayor McIsaac exactly how he plans to pay damages in the impending lawsuit that Trevor Lee will (rightfully) proceed with against him. He made this mess and he can pay for it.
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Mark Carney’s first budget projects $78B deficit, program and civil service cuts
16@nomore, a link to what exactly?? The inside of a Conservative brain?
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Jill Dunlop shuffled, now Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
OrilliaMatters 24Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response? Well, I hope she's more responsive in her role there than she is listening to the concerns of her constituents. We'd all be just as well off without any representation for the amount of good she does for our area.
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Mayor urges patience as winter wallops Orillia (9 photos)
OrilliaMatters 22So the declaration of significant weather is basically the town's "Get Out of Jail Free Card" when it comes to snow removal. Why does this town's council refuse to do anything to address the continual subpar snow removal we have to put up with every year? Sick of these "snow removal is hard" posts every year. This is part of the council's responsibility, as our elected officials, and instead of excuses we need solutions.
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Poverty reduction plan gets the cold shoulder from city council
OrilliaMatters 11Funny; I look to this council for an indication if value and see nothing. Shame on everybody who voted no. This council is spineless and I hope everybody remembers that at our next municipal election.
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McIsaac relinquishes hiring, firing authority, holds onto other strong mayor powers
OrilliaMatters 21Ok, but what did you fire the CAO in the first place? We still want that question answered.
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Mark Carney’s first budget projects $78B deficit, program and civil service cuts
3Are you voting in the NDP leadership race? I feel like that's our only other choice. Hoping that Wab Kinew considers running for the federal NDP party one day.
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Trash talk: City's clear garbage bag program shows clear success
OrilliaMatters 18When I was a poor college student, and couldn't afford garbage tags, I threw all my garbage into public trash cans. If you force people to pay for every bag of garbage they set out, you're going to unfairly place more burdens on lower income households, who most likely don't have the luxury of a garage or she's to store recycling and organic waste, while also placing a bigger burden on city staff who have to deal with overstuffed public trash cans and illegal dumping.
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City councillors force special meeting to deal with McIsaac's use of strong mayor powers
OrilliaMatters 20I would even pay his gas money to show up.
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Recycling dispute escalates as Emterra refuses to take cardboard after nine weeks of neglect
OrilliaMatters 16This needs to go to CTV and/or CBC. Emterra needs to be pinned to the wall for this abhorrent behaviour. Why can't they just do their literal job?!
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THE PAIKIN PODCAST: The wealthiest people in Canada should pay more tax
7I feel like there is one thing the people arguing for the billionaires are missing in this comment section. The wealth tax will NEVER apply to them, so there is no reason for them to be taking the side of the billionaire. The wealth tax doesn't even apply to the majority of the wealth that millionaires make, as it is only applied to income above a certain threshold, not everything that a millionaire or billionaire earns. Also, please remember, as you defend these wealth hoarders, that you are infinitely more likely to wind up homeless and on the streets than you are to ever becoming a billionaire, so perhaps start thinking about how a wealth tax would benefit you and your fellow citizens and stop falling for pro billionaire propaganda.
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BREAKING: City declares another significant weather event
OrilliaMatters 16Orillia is the worst city in Simcoe County when it comes to snow removal. I moved here in 2007 and was surprised at how bad it was then (and this is from someone who grew up in Port McNicoll and lived nearly 10 years in Penetanguishene), and it has somehow only gotten worse in the past 2 decades. Roads go neglected for days, the downtown corridor looks like a the tundra, and council just shrugs, claims they have "48 hours to clear the snow" and then pull stunts like declaring "significant weather events" to shuck off any responsibility. And don't even get me started on the terrible state of the sidewalks. Why is this city so abysmal at snow removal??
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Provincial park ravaged by 'devastating' storm to be rebuilt, upgraded
OrilliaMatters 6Jill Dunlop, taking any excuse for a photo op.
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