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    #757 A Kinder Gentler Machine Gun Hand
    Overcorrecting an overstatement creates confusion; how nice were the police in Ottawa really? And the emergency is over! Though the media seemed to suggest there wasn't really one anyways.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Overcorrecting an overstatement creates confusion; how nice were the police in Ottawa really? And the emergency is over! Though the media seemed to suggest there wasn’t really one anyways. Managing Editor at Ottawa Lookout Robert Hiltz co-hosts.
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    • NYT’s generalizations about Canada can be found here
    • Robert duly noted this piece in Passage

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