Does Mark Carney know where the Walter Baker Centre is or who it’s named after? Or about the history of the Nepean bell or Ken Ross Park? These are questions I would have asked him, given the chance.

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Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney was in Ottawa over the weekend, but the local news media had very little luck covering his campaign. Locations of his events were kept secret, access to local journalists was denied, and no questions answered from reporters.

This is not only a rebuff of the free press, but an insult to Nepean residents, who want to hear from the man whose name will be on the ballot in their riding.

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It all began on Saturday when local journalists — including myself — were told we could not cover Carney’s campaign launch in Nepean. No reason was given, though the party later called and apologized, saying it was a........

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