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VIDEO: Unlike other provinces, Ontario won’t sell off stockpile of U.S. booze
66While I appreciate the sentiment behind the boycott, and we should...but why not just stop buying it and when the stock's gone, it's gone? Why pull it from the shelves and just flush money you've already spent down the drain?As usual, Ford just doing stuff for political points but not actually thinking.
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THE PAIKIN PODCAST: Does Canada need the NDP anymore?
28The Liberal party is about as far left as my right hand...
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McIsaac relinquishes hiring, firing authority, holds onto other strong mayor powers
OrilliaMatters 39Crazy out of touch. No one's worried that you might do it AGAIN. We're upset that you already did...
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Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of Ontario anti-tariff ads
31@onlooker, you're absolutely right. At least with Trump he doesn't seem to be able to hide his feelings about anything he's doing. The next person may not be as bombastic but be just as destructive, all while putting on an act that they're not. Certainly not comfortable times.
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New cannabis store set to plant itself at busy Coldwater Road plaza
OrilliaMatters 20So is the LCBO, what's your point?
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'Calculated decision': City plugging in 8 new EV charging stations
OrilliaMatters 17"I never see anybody using the ones that are here on the city property" - I guess I wasn't aware that Councillor Smith was omnipresent. She gave the same argument against bike lanes too...perhaps she just needs to get out more.
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Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of Ontario anti-tariff ads
13@DTG - could they even do that before Trudeau?
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McIsaac relinquishes hiring, firing authority, holds onto other strong mayor powers
OrilliaMatters 23I don't even get the impression he's asking for forgiveness here. He seems largely unapologetic about the entire debacle.
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Bike lanes, turn lane included in next phase of Laclie St. reconstruction
OrilliaMatters 17Glad they're putting in bike lanes. Deciding whether to put in bike lanes by observing how many cyclists travel on a dangerous stretch of road is like evaluating whether to build a bridge over a river based on how many people are swimming across it.
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Orillia sees another senior staff departure as treasurer/CFO resigns
OrilliaMatters 23"We are looking for the best and the brightest. People are welcome to apply"Fair warning, you might get fired the week before you start. Roll the dice though, I guess.
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Paid waterfront parking, businesses in public facilities on horizon?
OrilliaMatters 20A cafe in the library would be excellent, it's clear the building was designed with that in mind. They'd no doubt be paying rent like any business downtown; Ralph needs to calm down.
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Ford government to restrict public access to politicians’ documents
OrilliaMatters 21“one of the most transparent governments in the history of Ontario.”Well dang if that's not a dead ringer for a certain someone to the south...
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Tories blast Trudeau for ‘lavish’ retreat at Sudbury Holiday Inn
OrilliaMatters 14There are lots of words I would use to describe a stay at a Holiday Inn before I reached "lavish", much less in Sudbury...really reaching on this one.
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VIDEO: Do we really need public servants to be at the office five days a week?
14Sounds like their managers need better accountability if they didn't notice their employees not doing their jobs.
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'Unreasonable' parking restrictions hamper Orillia food bank patrons
OrilliaMatters 16This city is designed such that not having a car is functionally impossible. A car is not a luxury item in Orillia (and much of North America, for that matter). It's absurd, but it's also reality.
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BREAKING: Justin Trudeau announces he will resign after Liberal leadership race
15Exceptionally credible analysis coming from Donald Trump 75
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Council to consider allowing alcohol consumption in city parks
OrilliaMatters 11It's not the job of the government to be your parents. Not allowing drinking in parks isn't stopping the people who would break the law from doing so, it's only stopping law abiding citizens. It's the same pearl clutching as beer in corner stores - the world didn't end then, it won't end by making it legal to consume in parks either. It was already a successful experiment in Toronto, why wouldn't it also work here?
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Orillia gets massive mobile transformer as Ontario power demand climbs
OrilliaMatters 14Yeah, Hydro One's prowess in municipal snow removal is well established.
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'Slap in the face': Council asks province to rescind strong mayor powers for Orillia mayor
OrilliaMatters 16Didn't even need to look to know who the dissenting votes would be...
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It's official: City 'has lost its voice' at OSMH board table
OrilliaMatters 15Ironic for McIsaac to moan about any decision lacking transparency...how's it feel, Don?
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