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‘Gnat and flea’ of democracy
By Angela Hall
The office is cramped, the work is all-consuming and the slim budget allows for a full-time staff of just one. At 36, Duff Conacher is in his element.
Co-ordinator of the advocacy group Democracy Watch since it began in 1994, Conacher campaigns on everything from ethics in politics to better bank service and encourages Canadians to flood MPs with letters, his political tool of choice.
Ex-Centretown resident honoured
A former Centretown resident has been named Ontario Senior of the year.
Health info line one step closer
Ottawa-Carleton moved one step closer to a 24-hour health information line when regional council’s community committee voted recently to prepare an action plan to get such a line up and running.