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POLL: Somewhat more readers trust Carney than Poilievre to deal with Trump
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16It's conservative thinkers like you who in time, would never be happy no matter who is in power. Forget the political stripe and avoid going the way of our southern neighbors who are spreading hate throughout the world.
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'Atrocious' licensing fee puts several Orillia short-term rentals in peril
OrilliaMatters 6It is a shame that the City has become so greedy to take what little amount the average person can earn in a situation such as this through their explanation of "Licensing," when we all know it is taxation and extreme at that!Surely limits and rules could be set by the City relating to income and size so that a little extra income people earn could be acceptable before it became subject to such heavy taxation.
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'Infuriating': Resident frustrated after city denies pothole claim
OrilliaMatters 23Ontario Regulation 239/02 (MMS), needs an amendment to include an accessible daily Publicly advertised warning upon any pot holes the City becomes aware of in the City.This way, drivers can check regularly, or report, pot holes the City must repair within their responsibilities. I feel the City is avoiding it's duties to protect the motoring public by relying on legislation that allows them to avoid their moral responsibilities, regardless of responsibility.
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'Path forward': City seeks ownership of Champlain Monument land
OrilliaMatters 15Replace the Monument as it was and respectfully ignore the objectors unless they can establish a majority agreement ( 51%), from the public in a given amount of time. It is time we got back to majority rulings to properly govern most issues. No matter what, you will never please everyone.
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Cost of taking trash to Orillia landfill set to rise
OrilliaMatters 12I am afraid that City Council is losing site of why taxes were established....to pay City expenses such as garbage disposal. Now it seems we are paying increases on garbage disposal separately while taxes continue to increase as well. Likely because our Councillors dare not raise the taboo of taxes, so the solution is just add another tax for a so called different reason. A note to Councillors: Your not fooling anyone and it will end up costing you.
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POLL: Carney has modest lead in two-way Liberal race
7Vote for P.P. Dennis, but don't complain later about what you voted for!
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POLL: Readers roughly split on Canada Post strike
12Canada Post should be privatized so they can charge for the service what customers demand.That way, they could negotiate with fairness as they would like to. They are not likely to criticize the Government for all the restrictions placed on their operation to keep the public happy.Government makes a mess of every business they try and run. If Canada Post is worth having....it is worth paying for!
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POLL: Carney has modest lead in two-way Liberal race
4You may be right, but if you vote for P.P. you will be done!
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Canada Post using 'upsetting' tactics amid strike: Orillia union rep
OrilliaMatters 9Canada Post can not blame their employees for their poor monetary situation, it's their own inefficient management. For the workers to earn the right to strike they must meet many requirements, without any requirements on the Corporation to even negotiate. If strikes are to be eliminated, legislation is to be established to force BOTH parties to come to an agreement within a certain amount of time. If not, then have a majority of public members mandatorily decide without further negotiation assisted by minor representation of corporate and union members.The last thing both feuding parties want is the public deciding, so believe me the parties will come to a solution and without involving the Government or causing a lot of inconvenience for the public. IT IS NOT FAIR TO LEGISLATE WORKERS BACK WITHOUT FORCING RESPONSIBILITY ON THE CORPORATION AS WELL!
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PM Trudeau is ‘an extremist,’ according to Pierre Poilievre
OrilliaMatters 8Your fooling yourself if you think a Poilievre Government would be any different!
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PM Trudeau is ‘an extremist,’ according to Pierre Poilievre
OrilliaMatters 9Leaders get elected, and after a few years, people find things to dislike. Poilievre, as every leader of his party before him, have sought to back up a policy of hatred and lies to gain success in an election by personally attacking the elected leader to get elected themselves without any obligation. Comparing Trudeau to Poilievre in the position of Prime Minister, there is no contest, Trudeau has the people and the Country at heart and the other is a radical who depends on extreme right wing policies that promote hate for the opposition. We have been hearing this now ever since Poillievre became the Conservative leader.Wake up people, stop backing those who persecute others to get what they want and then when you elect them they are not obligated to you because they gained your favour, through the elevation of your anger using equivocation, hate and lies.Remember, "It's not who we think we are, it's what we think, we are."Caveat Emptor, You get what you vote for.
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'Bit of a weird thing': New city traffic circle gets mixed reviews
OrilliaMatters 9If the City wants a traffic circle, then do it the right way. Make it large enough, simple enough and properly signed so that drivers know what to do when using it, It is a proven idea that works. City fathers are attempting to make this present circle work with ideas that reduce its effectiveness, cause confusion with intent to save money, similar to years of poor road clearing of snow in winter. In my opinion, the intersection is not big enough for a proper circle and has had previous problems because of a lack of enforcement of the law which is common all over the city.The answer is cameras, take pictures of violations and automatically send the offenders the tickets. It would only take a few weeks and there would not be any more problems at the intersection. People learn quick when it affects their pocket book. As a licensed driver you are NOT privileged, unless you are aware of and obey the laws that keep all drivers safe! Hence, this circle should not be needed at all
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Accessibility committee calls for changes near 'unusual' intersection
OrilliaMatters 10Right of Way...not something a driver has unless it is given to him by another driver. The Highway Traffic Act in Ontario defines who shall give it, not who has it. Smart people wrote this act and it has been improved on since the first one in 1923.As far as this unusual intersection is concerned, I see this as a perfect place for a traffic circle taking care of all the needs of each of the named streets without a lot of change in the area and without signals or stop signs. Just my opinion.
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PM Trudeau is ‘an extremist,’ according to Pierre Poilievre
OrilliaMatters 6To "NoMore". David means, When a fact is altered by elimination of part of it, through equivocation, which is, and has been part of Poilievre's policy; It then becomes DISINFORMATION trying to deceive the public. It is common practice in Politics. Do your homework, investigate ALL the information that comes out of the mouth of any politician.If we all did that we would not be electing politicians who use these tactics.
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COLUMN: Local commenters should not hide behind false names
OrilliaMatters 8Take a look around you....we are living in a world full of lies and deceits ...can't trust anyone or now with Ai, anything. If your looking for integrity, honesty and responsibility, forget it, they are now extinct commodities.
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Orillia girl finds rare relic in Lake Couchiching
OrilliaMatters 7Nice find.....The first official penny issued in Canada was in 1858. Most of these coins in the early years were minted in England, not in Canada. The value of Aurora's find depends on the condition of the coin which would need to be examined by an expert to determine that. However, its value would not be enough to break the bank with the maximum likely coming from a coin collector. As a comparison, I have two 1858's, with average wear, for which I paid forty dollars each (can). The first year being more desirable. Hope this information helps you decide.
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Striking Orillia postal workers aim to stamp out rollbacks, protect pensions
OrilliaMatters 3Facts: -Employees must meet many restrictions when negotiating with their employer.-An employer has little/no restrictions save those agreed to in a contract.-An employer such as CP, knows if a strike continues, Government will legislate back-Doing this overrules the employees rights; this invites the employer to delay to settle through Government.Solution:By legislation, replacement of a contract must be done within 3 months from expiry.If not, an arbitrary committee of 5 public members , 2 Union members and 2 employer repswill decide the solution without challenge.Result:Not likely neither party will want the public deciding, thereby forcing the parties into negotiation without delay and without involving Government.Government loves control in everything they do, so it is not likely they would agree to giving it up, even though their present stance promotes strikes and is particularly unfair to employees who already have restrictions, the employer does not.
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'No choice': Lack of diamonds forced Northern Shootout move south
OrilliaMatters 5Why bother asking the question when your system won't accept an answer....ridiculous!
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Laclie Street reopens with Phase 2 reconstruction complete
OrilliaMatters 5Nice to see the open ditches filled in....great job!
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Cost of taking trash to Orillia landfill set to rise
OrilliaMatters 3Absolutely love your humour, WWW, and it could be true!
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