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Clock is ticking for council to make its mark
The debate over whether the city should make completing the four-laning of MR35 a priority offers a lesson in what a local government can accomplish — when it has its priorities straight.
Feb 12, 2016 10:52 PM
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Column: Mulcair's slow and steady message highlight's Trudeau's weakness
The fact an NDP leader was in town this week talking about cutting taxes for small business is a testament to how difficult it's getting to tell where the centre and left is these days in Canadian politics.
Jul 29, 2015 3:28 PM
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Tough choices will test mayor’s solid start
Tom Davies Square is a much happier place these days.
Mar 24, 2015 1:10 PM
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Column: Are the Tories ready to court the North again?
After back-to-back provincial and municipal elections, you would think voters in Greater Sudbury would get a respite. Not so much.
Nov 27, 2014 2:27 PM
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Column: Mapmakers not mudslingers for me
Voters in this city are angry. You can hear it in the coffee shops, in the malls, on blogs and social media — people are deeply unhappy with city council and city hall in general.
Sep 11, 2014 1:08 PM
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Did activists hijack the Second Avenue consultation process?
But it turns out satisfying those concerns only led to new complaints.
Jul 21, 2014 6:21 PM
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Column: Ontario’s mysteriously vanishing deficit
Not so long ago, a Liberal government in power for more than a decade and battling several scandals and public fatigue, announced it was fighting a budget deficit by boosting spending.
Jun 3, 2014 2:14 PM
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Column: Here’s hoping we don’t get fooled again
Since Mayor Marianne Matichuk was elected in 2010, it has been an education for both the public who voted for her, and for the mayor, a first-time politician who clearly had no idea how to make good on her campaign agenda.
Apr 10, 2014 7:56 PM
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Column: Liberals' red machine spewing smoke
When Bartolucci announced his retirement in January 2013, he left a strong campaign narrative for whoever succeeded him. Voters showed they wanted change, but it's not like the former cabinet minister scorched the Earth on his way out the door.
Apr 2, 2014 4:54 PM
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Longer leash for watchdog welcome
When Sudbury city council voted 12-1 to fire Ontario Ombudsman André Marin a little more than a year ago, no doubt, they felt certain that no matter how much bad press they would have to endure, at least they would be rid of him.
Mar 17, 2014 7:27 PM
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