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Ryan Tumilty
@RyanTumilty
Dad to the world’s most adorable tiny human. Political reporter @TorontoStar fond of naps and books.
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined April 2009
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    I suspect report's of Twitter's death are exaggerated. But in case it is dying, maybe even if it's not, I am probably going to take it as an opportunity to spend less time on social media. I reserve the right to change my mind, but you probably won't find me on Mastadon.
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    If I quit my job and trained for six straight months, I would still not even touch the ball.
    One in eight men (12%) say they could win a point in a game of tennis against 23 time grand slam winner Serena Williams yougov.co.uk/opi/surveys/re…
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    Best CPAC graphic of the year I think
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    I remain on vacation, but I’m thinking of the reporters who are working right now. If every cabinet minister in the country could tweet a picture of them, clearly in Canada, holding a copy of today’s newspaper they’d be saving everyone a lot of time and effort.
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    Prime Minister announces Judge Michelle O’Bonsawin will be appointed to the Supreme Court. She is a Ontario Superior court justice currently, and will be the first Indigenous person to sit on the Supreme Court
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    Pierre Poilievre opens QP as leader of his majesty’s opposition asking if the government will cancel coming carbon tax increases and higher EI premiums
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    I think we have a new contender for peak Ottawa
    Ottawa Bylaw says it received "many noise complaints" about generators running, as tens of thousands of Ottawa residents spent the night in the dark. ottawa.ctvnews.ca/noisy-generato…
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    Great news for the two men and their families and for Canada, but their release immediately after Meng underscores this was a state sanctioned hostage taking.
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    Lots of Ottawans here, including about 120 kids, waiting to catch a glimpse of Malala Yousafzai.
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    Pfizer is moving into phase three or final phase trials with its vaccine. And hopes to seek regulatory approval in October, with the vaccines ready early in 2021.
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    Excited to announce the other part of my professional news. Starting next week, I’m joining the Toronto Star’s excellent Parliament Hill bureau. For the rest of this week, I’ll be taking assignments solely from my tiny human, but will be back on the hill next week
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    So the "tripartate table" the government announced Monday to deal with the Ottawa protest has only had two legs for its first few days, because the Ontario government hasn't sent anyone.
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    If you’ve emailed or called and I didn’t respond lately, it’s because I’m under new management. I’ll be back at work later this month.
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    Metro Ottawa’s last editorial meeting.