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Bad News, Local to Global

Posted By Lamont On December 10, 2007 @ 6:20 pm In Notes & Asides | No Comments

Well, I’m not sure if you’d call it bad news, but Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien was [1] charged today with attempted bribery during his 2006 electoral campaign. O’Brien beat out Alex Munter during that election over the issue of [2] tax freezing, though that [3] hasn’t turned out as planned.

On the international stage, Yvo de Boer, the UN climate chief has [4] accused Canada of being hypocritical in its stance on climate change. But, [5] does Canada even remain a player in addressing global climate issues?

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[1] charged today with attempted bribery: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071210.wobrien1210/BNStory/National/home
[2] tax freezing: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/11/13/ottawa-election-results.html?ref=rss
[3] hasn’t turned out as planned: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2007/08/27/ot-mayor-070827.html
[4] accused Canada of being hypocritical : http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071210.wbalicanada1210/BNStory/International/ho
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[5] does Canada even remain a player: http://www.thestar.com/article/281789

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