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Roger Smith

@rogersmithxtv

Former CTV reporter in Ottawa, Beijing, London, Vancouver

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calendar_today28-08-2010 15:38:52

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Anyone know which, if any, #ottawa pharmacies actually have AZ? Or is this the vaccine version of an Easter egg hunt? Ottawa Public Health says available today. The few answering calls say none yet, maybe next week. No word from the ones where on waiting list. CBC Ottawa CTV Ottawa

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#fordnation, 300k/day never in picture, you work with vaccines you have. You didn't. Still no paid sick leave. Non-essential manuf/construction still open. Closing playgrounds & golf, blaming feds just a smokescreen for ignoring predicted 3rd Wave. Total failure. #Ontariolockdown

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Playgrounds. Police. Keep backtracking Doug Ford. Danger’s inside, not outside. Listen to public health, try again, maybe you can finally get it right. #onpoli #ontariolockdown

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Small minds ⁦AAFC Canada⁩ (Agriculture) block a dozen or so parking spaces at Arboretum, about a third of on-site parking. All full last wknd. Trying to keep crowds away as the lockdown-weary flock outdoors. ⁦@grahamctv⁩ ⁦CBC Ottawa⁩ ⁦Ottawa Citizen⁩ ⁦

Small minds ⁦<a href="/AAFC_Canada/">AAFC Canada</a>⁩ (Agriculture) block a dozen or so parking spaces at Arboretum, about a third of on-site parking. All full last wknd. Trying to keep crowds away as the lockdown-weary flock outdoors. ⁦@grahamctv⁩ ⁦<a href="/CBCOttawa/">CBC Ottawa</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/OttawaCitizen/">Ottawa Citizen</a>⁩ ⁦
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How about booking second shots for 90+ folks, like my MiL, who got first jabs early and weren’t given date for 2nd? Ottawa Public Health and Ontario Health have no idea yet how/when they can book - each says call the other.

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Congrats on graduation day to Kai Chong-Smith, the Canadian kid who fought through COVID-19 (and a few tough hockey games) to complete his Master in Public Administration at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. #Princeton21

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Apologies. I don’t usually post kid stuff but we couldn’t cross border to go to ceremony, forced to watch virtually and had to tweet to get congrats message on Princeton social media feed.

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Some forceful encouragement and copy of OIC finally changed minds. We’re about to fly. Thanks for the help! Hope others don’t face same problem at other airports. Get on it Air Canada!

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Even worse - CBS Associates guy at Montreal airport also didn’t know new COVID entry rules. Thankfully, Follow us @GovCanHealth office, which he diverted us to, did. But excused CBS Associates: “The new rules only started yesterday.” Does one hand of govt have no idea what other is doing?

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Did a lot of dumb things but nothing that reeked so much of entitlement, selfishness, ignorance and inability to read the room.

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Yeah. Guys back to protect vs long-ball TD opened the way to get into FG range. #Bills called timeout before last play - coach and def coord have some ‘splaining to do. #Mahomes is good but no way Bills D should be so easily shredded.

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High praise and admiration for reporters and camera people telling the #ottawa story in the cold, facing harassment, esp Evan Solomon Annie Bergeron-Oliver Mike Le Couteur. Rare day glued to the tube. Well done.

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You were incredible today. Assume fewer people now ask “Are you Craig Oliver’s daughter?” and way more ask him “Are you Annie Bergeron-Oliver’s father?” You are a star. The haters are scum.

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Hey ESPN Chris Fowler, love the #AusOpen coverage, but with all your resources, could u possibly research the proper pronunciation of 郑钦文’s name before the final? And pass it on to rest of crew? It’s embarrassing and insulting how many ways you get both her names wrong.

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Why does #Ottawa put up with National Capital Commission silence on #RideauCanalSkateway. Anyone believe it is not thick enough? Maybe time for an enterprising reporter to drill a hole and measure? Or a mass SkateOn in defiance of the continued closure? Dow’s Lake looks great!