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Gatineau Police, pictured at the Portage Bridge on April 1, 2020, enforcing a provincial order to halt unessential travel to and from Quebec in Gatineau.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

April 13, 2020

OAKVILLE, ONT.—The other day, I got an email from my local government that made my skin crawl. And, no, it wasn’t my latest property tax bill. The email was actually encouraging me to tattle on my neighbours by calling a special phone line if I should happen to see anybody violating the town�...

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