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Overruling and muting councillors to control debate. It happens regularly. It is wrong. In the end, council voted 14 to 9 in favour of Gower's motion to have the auditor general investigate the LRT. McKenney's motion was never voted on. After Wednesday's meeting, Watson told reporters it was his job to "maintain order" and make sure "that one person speaks at a time. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.

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Thanks for everything, boss. He was first elected mayor of Ottawa in at the age of 36, He was the youngest mayor ever elected in Ottawa. Watson admits missteps have been made in responding to the crisis. I wish that we had moved faster, for instance, on COVID, along with every other government, because I think we were caught a little flat footed," said Watson.

Watson says he's "really pleased" to have worked with colleagues to revitalize Lansdowne Park, build Light Rail Transit, cleaned up the Ottawa River, built a new Ottawa Art Gallery and new community centres across Ottawa. Watson says he hasn't decided whether to seek re-election in , adding his main focus is on responding to the pandemic.

There's still lots to do. First and foremost, my pre-occupation of course is dealing with COVID and dealing with the economic downfall of that, and obviously those vulnerable citizens that are most affected, people who live in shelters for instance, our elderly in long-term care homes. But there's a lot to do. I think he's garnered the confidence of the people through good times and bad. The mayor-elect of Gatineau, Que.

People are asking for more transparency, more proactive communication with their city, good relationship, so, this is certainly something we need and we will work on.

We were hit by two floods and one tornado in the last few years," she said. Baby born on lawn after mother can't make it to hospital. With masks and distancing, Canadians attend Remembrance ceremonies. Produce industry warns of potential shortages as supply chain issues mount.

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