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Public, Private Double Standard
Avid Bulldog reader Bruce Webster weighed in with this comment by email: Ken: On this news site you have summarized my comments made through the Dawg most eloquently and clearly.
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Tagged employees, Ottawa City Hall, private sector, public sector
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City Budget: Truth And Consequences
Ottawa City Hall: It’s not difficult to separate the fly doo from the pepper on this budget. — Here are some initial reactions from The Bulldog gleaned from the budget release document below. Whopper Watch is on high. The feel-good … Continue reading
User-Unfriendly Audio Minutes: Whopper Watch
The City of Ottawa doesn’t provide written minutes of meetings. — What Mayor Jim Watson means with this quote below is that when the municipality puts city council and standing committee meetings on audio and video, residents must run through hours of … Continue reading
City Hall: Closed, Uncaring, Exclusive
Why don’t we have written minutes of meetings such as we had pre-2011, the Citizen’s Joanne Chianello asks? Strangely enough, your friendly neighbourhood Bulldog asked that same question when written minutes were halted, to be replaced by audio and video. Ahhh … Continue reading
CITY VOTE ’14
Here is a compendium of Bulldog stories covering the Ottawa municipal election on Oct. 27. It’s Ottawa’s most comprehensive coverage of the upcoming municipal election. The Mayor Of Oz The Bulldog’s Endorsements Tough Sherring Needed On Council The Maguire Boost That Never … Continue reading
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Tagged City Vote '14, Jim Watson, Mike Maguire, municipal election, Ottawa, Ottawa City Hall
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Here’s The Citizen’s Election Survey
The Ottawa Citizen’s candidate survey has been circulating around city hall. — Here is a document that will leave municipal candidates with furrowed brows and anguished moments wondering how the electoral public will respond to filling in the blanks on this … Continue reading
A Civic Ship Of Fools
This is an email to The Bulldog from frequent contributor Earle Rheaume: Seldom have I witnessed such mismanagement of people, capital, time and resources as I have through this team of so called professionals at Ottawa City Hall.
You Like The Bulldog: Poll
Who knew we had such readership satisfaction? We polled readers, after a scathing comment from Andrew, if they like The Bulldog or not. Overwhelming they do. Perhaps that’s why they’re reading The Bulldog. About 80 per cent of respondents said they … Continue reading
Give Us City Hall Leadership
Mayor Jim Watson’s term has been marked by many administrative errors. — Frequent Bulldog commenter and community activist Ron Benn serves up this very interesting comment on the breakdown in municipal administration: Mayor Jim Watson’s most notable achievement in the 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Glebe, Jim Watson, Lansdowne, Orgaworld, Ottawa City Hall
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You Fund City Hall Swag: Bulldog On CFRA
CFRA’s Rob Snow and Bulldog Ottawa’s Ken Gray look at the ridiculous waste of councillor “swag” at city hall and they discuss the hopeless prospects for a Can-Am baseball team in the city. In fact, the Can-Am League is not … Continue reading
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Tagged American Association, baseball, Can-Am League, Ottawa City Hall, swag
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No News? Why Here’s A Top 10 List
The summer news doldrums have started a bit early this year. Ottawa City Hall has the pulse rate of a rock. Why could it be because a municipal election is approaching? No news is good news when you want to … Continue reading
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Tagged Jim Watson, Katherine Hobbs, no news, Ottawa, Ottawa City Hall
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Why All The Secrets At City Hall?
Frequent Bulldog contributor Ron Benn talks about city hall secrecy: When the policy to disclose is not followed, it is fair to pose the question of why? One event is just that, one event. Two events may be the start … Continue reading
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