Is Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Ottawa’s uber mayor?

As the federal regional minister for Ottawa, John Baird holds ‘enormous’ influence in a role that’s coloured by partisan politics, observers say.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson met and made peace last week after a dust-up over the city’s $3-billion light rail plans, bu...

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