Prime Minister Obama

Politics
A letter to the editor in today's Province 'Opinion' page: Re: Obama's visit to Canada (Feb. 19). Best line from one of the many people who showed up on Parliament Hill to catch a glimpse of the U.S. president: "President Obama waved, and the other guy waved, too!"
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When they don’t get it

Internet, People, Politics, Rants
During the last municipal election there was a significant amount of chatter on the aprilroad.com discussion forum (no longer available) and a few incumbents were targeted for ridicule. All's fair in love and war, right? Wrong, according to one of our city councillors. I sent emails to the election winners and losers inviting them to participate in the aprilroad.com podcast to discuss their experiences and their thoughts on our city. Most replied, and a few agreed to participate (some of which you can hear on the aprilroad.com Podcast page (no longer available). A few others, including Shane Kennedy and Mayor Trasolini, will be interviewed soon and will be posted on aprilroad.com in the coming weeks. But one city council incumbent was incensed that some residents had the audacity to disagree…
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Obama Visit

Politics
So U.S. President Barack Obama has come and gone. Our own Stephen Harper will never wash his right hand again. Let's hope he's a more favourable neighbour than that George Bush idiot. Good God he was an idiot, wasn't he?
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