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Harper, “I amconfident that Canadian com- munities from coast to coast will be better as a result.” Lemieux added his support to the prime minister’s announcement.The Conservative MP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell noted that many service clubs in his riding would benefit with increased memberships from such a tax policy change. “I work closely with them and support them in their important work,” said Lemieux. “I am very happy that they will all benefit from today’s announcement.” Following the primeminister’s announce- ment, reporters for the major media assi- gned to follow the Harper campaign group during the weeks leading up to the October election fired questions at Harper regarding the latest revelations from the trial of Sena- tor Mike Duffy and the corruption scandal now plaguing the Conservative re-election campaign. Reports from the CBC, CTV, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Canadian Press newswire service all noted that there were “noticeable groans” fromConservative sup- porters in the crowd when the subject came up but that Harper then motioned for the hecklers to be silent and let the reporters continue. Responding to the questions, Har- per continued to assert that he had no knowledge of the controversial $90,000 repayment of Duffy’s expenses. He blamed Duffy for making wrongful expense claims,
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PrimeMinister StephenHarper was in and out of Rockland on a surprise Sunday visit during his weekend re-election campaign through EasternOntario and other regions. Harper was the special guest speaker for the official opening Sunday of incumbent ConservativeMP Pierre Lemieux’s campaign office in Rockland. Harper met, on Aug. 23, with a large crowd of partisan supporters in the grand ballroomof the River Rock Inn for his campaign speech during which he announced that if his government returned to power he would make membership fees for community service clubs like the Knights of Columbus or the Royal Canadian Legion eligible for federal income tax credits. “If we can support service clubs to keep doing what they already do so well,” said
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PrimeMinister StephenHarper made a flying visit through Rockland over the Aug. 24 weekend, meeting with a crowd of partisan supporters to announce a tax credit idea to benefit service clubs.
leaving the Tory-appointed senator open to the corruption charge. The prime minister also blamed Nigel Wright, his former chief- of-staff at the time, for making the repayment but stated that he himself was not aware of the situation. Harper did state that he had discussed the overall matter with his current chief of staff, Ray Novak, but he did not elaborate on the details of those discussions though he said “Mr. Novak has been very clear with me.” The prime minister also stated that he was not going tomake any comments about evidence coming out during the Duffy trial, Police is asking for help from the public in identifying a suspicious man reported in the Village of Russell. The OPP received a report about a man who approached a young woman or girl Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 19.The incident took place on Trillium Crescent between 3 and 4 p.m. that day. Theman is described as between the ages of 40 and 50, with a medium build. He has greyish-brown hair and a trimmed beard and moustache.
which has been ongoing for the past four weeks, and still has at least another week or more of testimony and cross-examination scheduled. Following Harper’s departure on his own Sunday campaign route, MP Lemieux pre- sided over the official opening of his own Rockland campaign office. “I have a strong core team that is highly motivated and energetic,” stated Lemieux, adding that he believes he has “an excellent record” during his past terms in office to build a successful re-election campaign.
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At the time, he was wearing a blue shirt and police were told he spoke English. He was reported driving a black SUV, which has tinted windows and also a set of black rails on the vehicle’s roof. Anyone with information about this man is asked to call the OPP station at 613-443- 4499, or the OPP toll-free number 1-888- 310-1122, or the CrimeStoppers toll-free number at 1-800-222-8477.
Fatal collision claims two lives Two people from the Osgoode area are dead following a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a van. Shea Laughlin, 24, and Marc Sabourin, 31, both of Osgoode, were pronounced dead at the scene Aug. 13 after their motorcycle collided with a van on Belmeade Road near Winchester, around 8 p.m. The driver of the van, a 41-year-old Ottawa man, name withheld at present, was not hurt though his passenger did suffer some minor injuries.Police traffic investigators have determined that the motorcycle was in the eastbound lane of Belmeade Road. The van was west- bound at the time and, for reasons not disclosed yet, went over into the eastbound lane. Both vehicles then collided.OPP investigation of the accident continues and charges may be pending. Anyone with information on the accident is asked to call the SD&G OPP, toll-free, at 1-888-310- 1122, or the CrimeStoppers toll-free confidential tips line at 1-800-222-8477.
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