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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?

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Glad you all took the time consider the real issue WHICH IS YOUR DATA.Is your data secure 100%, 24/7, 365 days a year in an employees personal home?Who else will see the data? Kids, friends, neighbours?DO YOU REALLY WANT ALL YOUR PERSONAL DATA SENT ACROSS THE INTERNET FROM AN EMPLOYEES HOME!!!HOW SECURE IS THE EMPLOYEES HOME?This is about...HAVING YOUR PERSONAL DATA BEING COMPRIMISED.How many secure employee connections working from home will there be?10000, 20000, 100,000? Does that sound SECURE?How many computer technician's will have to go to an employees home to fix a government computer. How much will that cost?To secure data it needs to be all in one place period.Allowing any remote access to any government database is dangerous.Allowing 10,000 remote access connections is just stupid.You will never have a secure network if you all working from home.

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Canada to impose 25% tariffs on $29.8B in U.S. goods Thursday

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Stop playing his games.If you want this dodo to stop it must come to a climax immediately.Give 7 days notice the border will be closed because Trump says it's insecure. (just like him)For the sake of National security in Canada we must close ALL the doors for 7 days to re-access the situation and we'll be in touch in a week....Have a Nice Day !Everybody gets a weeks warning and everyone takes a week off to think about it.The solution will evolve by itself.

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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?

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Are government employees able to take home hard copy files from clients to work at home on the weekend?No. Why do you think that is?Why should they be able to take my files to their home Monday to Friday?Why do you think it will be ok if government employees have your data in their home?How many just got fired for collecting the CERB while working at home?Do you STILL TRUST the government employees?What is stopping an employee from coping and sell that information?What is truly scary is that you didn't even think about it.

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'This is theft': Property dispute leaves Orillia senior frustrated

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Charge the original owner with theft over $5,000.00, fraud over $5,000.00, breech of contract and or contract fraud. I am sure there is also mortgage fraud and real estate laws as well.Go after every person involved in the transaction for not doing their judiciary duties.Breech of trust.Theft is theft call it what it is.

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Council reopens door to downtown outreach services after backlash over tickets, bench removal

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The problem isn't the benches, its the individuals that think removing the bench is a solution.Using your logic....Removing the benches punishes all the people that use benches, your solution is to take the benches away from everyone because of the actions of a few. That is just plain & simple stupid.Parking is a HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A FEW IDIOTS, REMOVE ALL THE PARKING.Seagull's at the library are a HUGE PROBLEM, REMOVE THE PROBLEM BIRDS.Empty buildings are a problem, REMOVE THE PROBLEM BUILDINGS!The real issue is people are being paid to provide solutions to problems they can't solve.REMOVE THE INCOMPETENCE FROM CITY HALL !!!

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'Disappointing': Council defers action on poverty reduction strategy

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Anything that happens within the City Limits is without question or doubt the responsibility of the City of Orillia.To those who think they can delegate the issue somewhere else are just as stupid.You cannot resolve any issue by decreeing a new law.I have a simple question for you, who is responsible for homelessness?More importantly WHO DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO FIX HOMELESSNESS?NO JOBS = HOMELESSWhat part don't you get?

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VIDEO: Doug Ford tees off on ‘terrible bleeding-heart judges’

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The Justice System is its own economy, add up all the wages & costs to administer justice. The Justice System is the largest money maker the government controls next to taxes.Doug's request for more power to hirer Judges I believe has crossed the line.Appointing a Judge is no different than telling a judge what to say & how much they will be paid to say it.Does this new power also mean he can fire Judge's too?Does this new power also mean he can set the wages?NO - Doug Ford should be able to give himself such powers.

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Orillia tenant wins ruling in dispute over Barrie Road 'home'

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Murray you should seek out the best legal representatives you can find.You should also consider laying charges and more.The previous attempts are evident to that.The police did not protect your rights as they should have and by doing so actually assisted a crime being perpetrated.WELL DONE SIR.

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'The town of no Halloween': City halts pirate ship construction

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If you put wheels on it becomes a trailer....zero bylaw enforcement.Happy HalloweenP.S. don't forget to put up the bylaw enforcement Halloween exhibit.....

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'Game-changer': City adopts streamlined sign bylaw for downtown Orillia

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Let me point out the obvious.The City gives developers and factories thousands in concessions to come to Orillia.Just like Barrie gave XXX-Brewery the land & a tax free incentive for 10 years.Yet....The City of Orillia charges a small business to setup shop in downtown by taxing them before they even open the doors.In order to get a sign permit one must pay for a zoning permit first $$$, thenapply for a sign permit at a minimum of $50 bucks $$$, thenif the sign is over 3 meters it is $10 more per meter $$$, thenyou also have to get a sign variance at a cost of $500.00 bucks for over sized signs, thenyou can apply for a building permit if you want to do anything else $$$$.That's your idea of simple?

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'Money grab': Petition challenges fairness of Orillia speed cameras

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This should be an automatic court date.If you receive more than 3 tickets or acquire more than 6 demerit points within 30 days, you get to explain to the Judge why you should get to keep your license.

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'Disappointing': High costs derail Orillia’s red light camera plan

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Its cheaper to higher students to watch the intersections with a phone and record the plates manually.Hire a student....or make a new bylaw that won't be enforced.

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'Unreasonable' parking restrictions hamper Orillia food bank patrons

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Welcome to OrilliaA City with absurd by-laws...prioritized.The City of Orillia has become a joke on a National level, thanks to Jimmy Fallon.Lets make the oblivious become the obvious.Way too many consultants are being paid instead of staff earning their salaries.Please explain who made these by-laws and why.2 pages "Firearms-Regulation"5 pages "Graffiti"7 pages "Smoking & Vaping" 10 pages "Noise" .....................................Please explain who is protected and when?11 pages "Dog License" ..........................why not a bylaw for cats?14 pages "Smoking in public"18 pages "Tree Conservation" 38 pages "Business Licensing"45 pages "Signs"49 pages "Vehicle for hire"188 pages "Traffic & Parking"Why would any business come to Orillia ?Now you know why parking is top priority & far more dangerous than your guns.Perhaps it would be easier to just put up signs stating "NO PARKING IN ORILLIA"

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VIDEO: Why lots of people are up in arms about the federal gun buyback program

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Its time to add stupidity to the criminal code.

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‘Cruel decision’: Province nixes funding to specialized group home

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Mayor Chow announced weeks ago it costs $7,000 a month to keep a person in a shelter.It costs $150,000 a year to keep a person in prison, by your logic should we shut down the prisons as well?To respond to your comment, then what?

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'People need homes, not handcuffs': New bill panned by local advocate

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If you want to solve the problems, solve the common denominators first.In other words solve the reasons behind homelessness.Fix those issue first and you stop all the secondary issues from becoming a public problem.Now for a reality cheque, Trump is economically crushing Canada, Alberta wants to separate, the entire world is in kaos and Doug Ford is making laws to punish the poorest people in the land.Why?

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City of Orillia has 87 employees on 2024 Sunshine List

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87 employees is more than 8.7 million in wages.The real question is do you feel that you got 8.7 million worth of results from these 87 employees?

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'An insult': Residents left out in the cold as township debates status of road

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If the Township made & installed a street sign with their own name on it, does that not automatically make it their responsibility as they have claimed & assumed the land with a sign.

Duelling encampment motions, budget ratification on council's agenda

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Why are the costs so high?Well, there area a couple reasons.OPP just ratified their contract to be the highest paid cops.The County just gave themselves a HUGE RAISE....CRIME HAS NOT BEEN REDUCED!HOMELESSNESS IS GETTING WORSE!When the OPP are called for service because of shop lifting at XXX-big box stores EVERY DAY, multiple times per day, 365 days a year.WHAT IS THAT COST?You are effectively paying a cop($130,000year) to be a mall cop.Essentially mall cops that are protecting at best a couple hundred bucks being stolen.Problem is shop lifting & homelessness has become "NORMAL" but more specifically is only going to get worse.Solution????Well,The problem isn't shop lifting or crime.The problem isn't homelessness.The problem isn't being addressed.If the individuals charged with the fiduciary duty to solve the problems of society fail to accomplish the task they should not be paid nor should they be given a raise.

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VIDEO: Would you eat steak from a cloned cow? Is it safe?

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The Laws of Nature Rule this Universe.We are not capable to create more from less mathematically or scientifically.Cloned is less than the original, it is not the exact same as the original.Meaning, it is not an exact copy but rather slightly less than a copy each time.A clone of a clone is less than the original every time.The results of inbreeding have already been established scientifically proving just that.

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