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• #Budget2018 includes plans to "move away from Phoenix" saying "Canada’s public servants deserve to be paid properl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 23:18 via twitter.com
  #Budget2018 includes plans to"move away from Phoenix" saying "Canada’s public servants deserve to be paid properl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Editorial: Liberals deliver one bumpy budget

  27-02-2018 22:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  Once again, a federal government has unveiled a budget that “puts people first.” One that pledges to create a “more equal, competitive, sustainable and fair Canada.” One that vows to demonstrate an “unwavering commitment to equality of opportunity.” Everyone can go home now.
  Except that the government, even in the face of a booming economy, seems unable to keep its spending under control. Its projected deficit for 2018-19 is $18.6 billion. Even projecting to
  
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• Highlights from the federal Liberal budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: #budget #Budget2018 can… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 22:39 via twitter.com
  Highlights from the federal Liberal budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau: #budget #Budget2018 can… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Federal government tables their budget. #Budget2018 canada #budget 1310news.com/2018/02/27/wit… https://t.co/BWTm8JsIka

  27-02-2018 22:26 via twitter.com
  
  Federal government tables their budget.#Budget2018 canada#budget 1310news.com/2018/02/27/wit… https://t.co/BWTm8JsIka
  
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• No new taxes ...or tax cuts. #Budget2018 contains "aspirational ideas" including the theme of closing the gender wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 22:19 via twitter.com
  No new taxes ...or tax cuts. #Budget2018 contains "aspirational ideas" including the theme of closing the gender wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Women, science and conservation are among the dominant themes of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s latest federal bud… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 22:17 via twitter.com
  Women, science and conservation are among the dominant themes of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s latest federal bud… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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  27-02-2018 22:17 via twitter.com
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• National pharmacare plan to be examined by new advisory council. No details on when it comes together or costing… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 22:13 via twitter.com
  National pharmacare plan to be examined by new advisory council. No details on when it comes together or costing… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• How a Wakefield-born puppet designer hit the world stage at the Olympics

  27-02-2018 22:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  If you were among the massive global audience that tuned into the opening ceremonies of the Pyeongchang Games, chances are you’ve already been introduced to the work of Nicholas Mahon.
  Mahon, who grew up outside of Wakefield in the village of Farrellton, Que., is the designing mind behind the large-scale puppets featured in the lavish opening ceremonies. Now based in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mahon was tasked with bringing to life some of the most significant symbols in Korean culture, known as The
  
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• Egan: A tenant's harsh homecoming — evicted, possessions in dumpster

  27-02-2018 21:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  After five months in the Caribbean, John Balcaran returned to Ottawa in April 2017 to a giant surprise — his apartment was empty.
  Except for a couple of boxes, the contents of his home for 14 years was gone — Unit 302 at 2850 Cedarwood Dr. had been cleaned out and the locks had been changed.
  “I’m 78 years old,” he said. “Everything I’ve acquired in my life was in that apartment.”
  It would only get worse. Balcaran, a retired tailor and clothes desig
  
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• Erik Karlsson says he's happy to stay with the Ottawa Senators - Ottawa Sun

  27-02-2018 20:22 via ottawasun.com
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  Erik Karlsson says he's happy to stay with the Ottawa Senators
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  Now, after not getting dealt at the National Hockey League trade deadline Monday, Karlsson would like everybody to move along. Speaking to reporters before the Ottawa Senators faced the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Tuesday night, the ...
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• Cohen: Americans are becoming as blasé about winter sports as its president is about foreign trade

  27-02-2018 19:30 via ottawacitizen.com
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – As with every Olympics, the Americans expected to own PyeongChang. From the size of their team to the size of their gloves, the United States would be first among rivals.
  The 243 American athletes were the most any country has ever sent to the Winter Games. Their heated parkas, designed by Ralph Lauren at $2,500US each, would keep them a few degrees warmer; their cartoonish, fringed suede gloves would dissolve the poetic distance between reach and grasp.
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• Ron James goes Full Throttle on road across Canada

  27-02-2018 17:49 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ron James is back where he belongs: On the road. The comedian with literary leanings, who feels most at home in front of a live audience, is revving up for his latest sojourn with Full Throttle. He’s been touring for 15 years and has become a staple of New Year’s Eve on CBC with his comedy specials. The ninth was just recorded. Here’s James on his life and work.
  Artistic Freedom: “I’m proud of the fact that we’ve been swinging our trapline for the last 2
  
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• Melany Of MList: March Break in Ottawa - The Suburban Newspaper (blog)

  27-02-2018 17:45 via thesuburban.com
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  Melany Of MList: March Break in Ottawa
  The Suburban Newspaper (blog)
  Discover Canada's capital region over March Break - it's a great time to get out of the city, you don't have to travel too far to get there, and Ottawa's March Break is the week after so you'll avoid the crowds. There is lots going on in Ottawa next ...
  
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• Coming up on the Power Lunch at 12: @MannLawyers @TedMann54 & @BobMonette1 join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: 📻: 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 17:45 via twitter.com
  Coming up on the Power Lunch at 12: @MannLawyers @TedMann54 & @BobMonette1 join @_MarkSutcliffe in studio: 📻: 1… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 11:45: @jengerson joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the fall of Patrick Brown: Listen: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 17:40 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:45: @jengerson joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the fall of Patrick Brown: Listen:📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, February 27th: 1:08: @FCEIeconomie 1:17: @MPJulian 1:30: @GryphonReport 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 17:35 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Tuesday, February 27th: 1:08: @FCEIeconomie 1:17: @MPJulian 1:30: @GryphonReport 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Sask. to lose $62M if it refuses to sign Ottawa's climate change plan - CBC.ca

  27-02-2018 17:23 via cbc.ca
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  Sask. to lose $62M if it refuses to sign Ottawa's climate change plan
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  Saskatchewan stands to lose $62 million in federal money for emission reduction programs if it refuses to sign onto Ottawa's climate change plan by Wednesday. The deadline for signing the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change is Feb ...and more »
  
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• Lewinsky calls Clinton affair a 'gross abuse of power' bit.ly/2BTT3v0 https://t.co/5mWWgTG7XT

  27-02-2018 17:20 via twitter.com
  
  Lewinsky calls Clinton affair a 'gross abuse of power' bit.ly/2BTT3v0 https://t.co/5mWWgTG7XT
  
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• Coming up at 11: @StephanieCarvin joins @_MarkSutcliffe studio: 📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs 📞: 613… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 16:55 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: @StephanieCarvin joins @_MarkSutcliffe studio:📻: 1310 💻: bit.ly/1uwtdOs📞: 613… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 10:30: @HockeyScanner joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk Sens/ Erik Karlsson: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 16:25 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 10:30: @HockeyScanner joins @_MarkSutcliffe to talk Sens/ Erik Karlsson: 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Coming up at 9:45: @ChiefBordeleau joins @_marksutcliffe on marijuana legalization in Ottawa & how the service is… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 15:41 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 9:45: @ChiefBordeleau joins @_marksutcliffe on marijuana legalization in Ottawa & how the service is… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Senior Canadian Forces officer on Iraq mission charged with drunkenness, ill-treatment of subordinate

  27-02-2018 15:40 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Canadian military has laid disciplinary charges against Lieutenant-Colonel James Jonasson, Commander of the Role 2 Medical Treatment Facility in Iraq.
  The charges relate to an alleged incident in October 2017 during pre-deployment training in Canada that was later reported in January 2018, the military stated in a news release. 
  Lieutenant-Colonel Jonasson faces two charges, one charge of Ill-treatment of a subordinate under section 95 of the National Defence Act and one charg
  
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• POLL: What should the priority be for the 2018 Federal Budget? bit.ly/2EWpuHL

  27-02-2018 15:08 via twitter.com
  POLL: What should the priority be for the 2018 Federal Budget? bit.ly/2EWpuHL
  
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• Australian man charged with online exploitation of Canadian girl: bit.ly/2ESDQNo https://t.co/i5QZ0FGqVV

  27-02-2018 14:51 via twitter.com
  
  Australian man charged with online exploitation of Canadian girl: bit.ly/2ESDQNo https://t.co/i5QZ0FGqVV
  
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• From @macleans: Is this the beginning of the end of the NRA? bit.ly/2FxEuNn https://t.co/X1WmLbosjB

  27-02-2018 14:24 via twitter.com
  
  From @macleans: Is this the beginning of the end of the NRA? bit.ly/2FxEuNn https://t.co/X1WmLbosjB
  
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• Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Christopher Walken, Rita Moreno & Helen Mirren latest to join Oscars: https://t.co/FWvnk8CAv7

  27-02-2018 14:11 via twitter.com
  
  Sandra Bullock, Dave Chappelle, Christopher Walken, Rita Moreno & Helen Mirren latest to join Oscars: https://t.co/FWvnk8CAv7
  
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• NATO researcher warns of Russian interference in 2019 Canadian election: bit.ly/2HQuRKC https://t.co/xTHSNRgm9W

  27-02-2018 13:58 via twitter.com
  
  NATO researcher warns of Russian interference in 2019 Canadian election: bit.ly/2HQuRKC https://t.co/xTHSNRgm9W
  
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• Spring still in the air, but precipitation on the horizon

  27-02-2018 13:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  Where did February go?
  Tuesday is expected to be another gorgeous day with sunny then mixed skies, a high of 8 C and a low of 1 C – which is warmer than the normal high for this time of year.
  A typical late-February low is -10 C.
  Spring temperatures are working their magic!#ottawa #613 #myottawa #spring #sunshine #warmerweather #meltingsnow #blueskies https://t.co/Y3ZAlpjfkD pic.twitter.com/Jqvcux8xSN
  — sunshine and chaos (@sunandchaos) February 26, 2018For Wednesday, expect periods
  
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• Vancouver group tackles loneliness, language barriers through conversation: bit.ly/2HLUNah https://t.co/BESuU5HmhQ

  27-02-2018 13:47 via twitter.com
  
  Vancouver group tackles loneliness, language barriers through conversation: bit.ly/2HLUNah https://t.co/BESuU5HmhQ
  
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• POLL: What should the priority be for the 2018 Federal Budget? -Gender equality -Pare down deficit -National phar… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-02-2018 13:23 via twitter.com
  POLL: What should the priority be for the 2018 Federal Budget?-Gender equality-Pare down deficit -National phar… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Is Ottawa studying pharmacare to death? - Macleans.ca

  27-02-2018 13:12 via macleans.ca
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  Is Ottawa studying pharmacare to death?
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  A new advisory council is set to study national pharmacare. The NDP's health critic says it's redundant and 'kicking the can down the road.' Murad Hemmadi. February 27, 2018. Twitter · Facebook · Reddit · Email. Don Davies, NDP MP and health critic ...
  
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• The faces of Phoenix: Childbirth, a broken pay system and 'a magical unicorn'

  27-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  A week prior to the second anniversary of the Phoenix pay system’s 2016 rollout, a foil balloon in the shape of a “2” hung in the dining room of Meredith Phillips’ Ottawa home.
  It was not there as some rueful joke, but rather in celebration of the second birthday of Phillips’ daughter, Agnes, who was born, prematurely, on Feb. 8, 2016.
  That Agnes arrived early may have been something of a godsend, as Phillips was already on maternity leave when Phoenix was unleashed
  
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• Failed city council candidate jailed for firing handgun in neighbour's yard

  27-02-2018 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ian Bursey won’t be cutting through his neighbour’s backyard anytime soon.
  The last time he did — July 3, 2016 — he was arrested and charged with attempted murder after firing a handgun into the air. On Monday he was sent to prison for two years after pleading guilty to the lesser offence of possession of a loaded prohibited gun.
  It was a Sunday night, and after drinking at home, the failed Ottawa city council candidate — he ran against Barrhaven powerhouse Jan Hard
  
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• Partial road closure starting next month as part of Elgin Street revamp: bit.ly/2F4qQUr https://t.co/IsgC79Kq6z

  27-02-2018 12:57 via twitter.com
  
  Partial road closure starting next month as part of Elgin Street revamp: bit.ly/2F4qQUr https://t.co/IsgC79Kq6z
  
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• Angry parents give LHIN's in-school therapy program an F - CBC.ca

  27-02-2018 11:28 via cbc.ca
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  Angry parents give LHIN's in-school therapy program an F
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  Anna Saraiva is in tears after a painful stretching session in the living room of her family's home in Mountain, Ont., just south of Ottawa. Anna's mother, Filipa, offers her daughter her white bunny to stroke. "Here's Evie, now open your hands and pet ...
  
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• ‘Stalking’ neighbour killed three members of rural Ontario family in triple murder-suicide: son

  27-02-2018 05:33 via ottawacitizen.com
  A man whose mother, brother and grandmother died in what Ontario provincial police are calling a triple murder-suicide said Monday that his loved ones were killed by a neighbour who had been “stalking” his parent.
  Thomas Theoret said his mother Ulla Theoret, 55, brother Paul Theoret, 28, and his grandmother Raija Turanen, 88, were found dead at their rural home in Ryerson Township, Ont., on Friday evening. Police have confirmed the identities of the three members of the same family,
  
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• Decoration for Bravery, Meritorious Service Decorations to be awarded for military personnel: here is the list

  27-02-2018 05:09 via ottawacitizen.com
  Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will present honours to 48 recipients during a ceremony on Wednesday, February 28 at Rideau Hall. The awards include Meritorious Service Decorations and Decorations for Bravery for military personnel, and the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. Here is the list of recipients:
  MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS
  Colonel Sean Thomas Boyle, O.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.Edmonton, AlbertaMeritorious Service Cross (Military Division)
  C
  
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• Olympians arrive to heroes' welcome in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

  27-02-2018 03:38 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Olympians arrive to heroes' welcome in Ottawa
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  Speed skater Vincent De Haitre poses for a photo with fans and family at Ottawa airport on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. James Park / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print. The Ottawa airport was dripping with pride Monday evening as a handful of Olympians ...
  
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• Olympians arrive to heroes' welcome in Ottawa

  27-02-2018 03:37 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa airport was dripping with pride Monday evening as a handful of Olympians returned home from Pyeongchang to a heroes’ welcome, complete with banners, signs, balloons, flowers and, of course, family and friends.
  “It was everything I thought it was going to be,” freestyle skier Olivier Rochon said of his first Olympic participation after being a volunteer and an alternate at the Vancouver Games eight years ago and television analyst for the Sochi Games.
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• Slain suspect advanced on officer before fatal shooting: sources

  27-02-2018 03:13 via ottawacitizen.com
  After stabbing a man in the rib cage and cutting a woman in the abdomen, a knife-wielding suspect fled a Wellington West grocery store as police officers scoured the area looking for him.
  Within minutes, Pierre Charron would be dead.
  Ottawa police say they responded to a 911 call at the Metro grocery store at 345 Carleton Ave. around 6:45 p.m. Sunday. Police were told a man with a knife had stabbed multiple people inside the store.
  Police believe that dispute somehow began over cereal and escala
  
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• Slain suspect advanced on officer before fatal shooting: sources - Ottawa Citizen

  27-02-2018 03:00 via ottawacitizen.com
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  Slain suspect advanced on officer before fatal shooting: sources
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  Police guard the scene at the corner of Western and Spencer Streets. Police responded to reports of a stabbing on Carleton and Wellington Street West at around 6:45 p.m., on Sunday evening . Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia. Share Adjust Comment Print ...
  Fatal shooting jars normally peaceful neighbourhoodCBC.ca
  SIU investigating fatal police-involved shooting in Wellington WestCTV Newsall 7 news articles
  
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• Police still 'operating in the dark' on impact of cannabis legislation, deputy chief says

  27-02-2018 02:54 via ottawacitizen.com
  From sending officers to Florida to receive special training in drug recognition, to the possibility of having to build a greenhouse to care for pot plants that have been seized by police, the legalization of recreational cannabis is going to put additional financial pressure on the Ottawa Police Service “for years to come,” says Deputy Chief Jill Skinner.
  Skinner told the Ottawa Police Services Board on Monday that the $6.2 million the legislation is expected to cost the force annua
  
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• Editorial: Brown's out, now the real debate begins

  27-02-2018 01:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  On-again, off-again Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown has now, finally, called it a day, and whether he has been treated fairly or not over the course of the last month, he is right to bow out.
  In a lengthy statement Monday, Brown even took some time to sound generous, describing the four remaining candidates for the party leadership in glowing terms: Christine Elliott as a passionate health-care advocate; Doug Ford as a man of “tenacity;” Caroline M
  
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• School board to debate whether to discipline Ottawa trustee over 'offensive' email

  27-02-2018 00:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa public school board’s code of conduct, which allows trustees to discipline each other for bad behaviour, gets its first formal test on Tuesday.
  The board is set to debate whether to sanction Donna Blackburn for an email she sent to trustee Erica Braunovan. In the email, Blackburn calls Braunovan arrogant and suggests her colleague is putting her “personal political goals” ahead of the interests of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
  It’s the fifth compla
  
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