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Thanks | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. Leave a comment ». Over the next week or so, I hope to relaunch this blog as a space to follow and analyze the decisions the new mayor and council will have to make as they settle down into office. Obviously, the name Vote Ottawa 2010 won’t be relevant for too much longer, so that will have to change. If you have any ideas, please let me know. As always, stay tuned. And once again – thanks. Written by Mark Brownlee.

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The five-person debate rule | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. The five-person debate rule. An age-old question has reared its ugly head into this election campaign: How do you figure out who is, and who isn’t, a legitimate candidate? The issue has come up with Ralph Nader in US presidential elections, and more recently in Canadian federal elections with Green party leader Elizabeth May. Now, with 20 candidates running for mayor, it’s become an issue here. Younger candidates, ...

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New federal bill creates controversy over transportation jurisdiction | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. New federal bill creates controversy over transportation jurisdiction. Leave a comment ». To start, a feature on transportation issues in the Nation’s capital. A new bill that would expand the mandate of the federal agency responsible for Canada’s capital to include transportation policy is causing a dispute over federal and municipal jurisdiction in the Ottawa area. If passed into law, the bill would change the Na...

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Scharf files human rights complaint over debate: candidate Taylor | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. Scharf files human rights complaint over debate: candidate Taylor. Mayoral candidate Charlie Taylor just sent out this press release:. After the debate, Taylor said that while he sympathizes with Scharf — he’s spent the last nine months campaigning to be able to take part in debates — he thinks derailing the discussion for so long about important issues was regrettable. Written by Mark Brownlee. Laquo; The five-per...

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics | Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall | Page 2

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. Leave a comment ». Update: I should mention that Doucet says he his light rail plan won’t require the city to reapply for federal funding. Who do you think they’d choose? For me, the answer is clear. Clive Doucet has been, hands down, the most impressive performer on the campaign trail this fall. The same can’t be said for many of his opponents. Jim Watson, for all his political expertise when dealing wit...But, al...

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The long versus the short campaign: part one | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. The long versus the short campaign: part one. After Jim Watson announced in January he was resigning his cabinet post to run for mayor, all of Ottawa was abuzz with one question: would Larry O’Brien seek a second term? Now, as the campaign enters its final five weeks, the timing behind the two frontrunners’ announcements could finally start to play a role in how the campaign plays out. The law that governs how muni...

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O’Brien’s tele-canvass | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. O’Brien’s tele-canvass. I disagree with many people out there who think that the point of O’Brien’s “robo-call” was to turn people who weren’t previously O’Brien supporters into believers. Consider this post. I think this hits the nail on the head. Those of you who received a call from the Larry O’Brien camp last night witnessed O’Brien’s short campaign. In action. As I wrote about here. Written by Mark Brownlee.

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We’ll need a ring road in 50 years: Cullen | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. We’ll need a ring road in 50 years: Cullen. Leave a comment ». The chair of Ottawa’s transit committee says the city will need to build a ring road at some point, lending credibility to a central plank of incumbent mayoral candidate Larry O’Brien’s transportation policy. Will Ottawa have a ring road? Probably it will, maybe in 50 years time, said Cullen. Should we be planning now for a ring road? Critics, including...

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And you thought one inexperienced mayor was bad… | Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics

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Andrew Haydon Hall: Ottawa city politics. Thoughts and experiences about Ottawa City Hall. And you thought one inexperienced mayor was bad…. Leave a comment ». The jubilation over the results from this year’s municipal election is, to put it mildly, mind boggling. But they’re also happy they’ve elected 10 new councillors, most of whom have no experience in municipal politics. Like everyone else in the city, I am impressed and surprised that the new candidates (and voters, for that matter) pulled off what...