/Users/andrea/_magisterarbeit/korpus/clean/trainkorpus/9/file_173n.html NN ----------------------------------------- : From IN the DT Left NP The DT 1998 CD Guelph NP Tribune NP columns NNS May NP 06 CD , , 1998 CD Bob NP Runciman NP , , the DT Solicitor NP General NP of IN Ontario NP , , resigned VVD after IN a DT section NN of IN the DT provincial JJ Throne NP Speech NN was VBD found VVN to TO be VB in IN violation NN of IN a DT federal JJ law NN . SENT About IN a DT week NN earlier RBR , , Dan NP Schnurr NP threatened VVD to TO resign VV from IN city NN council NN after IN his PP$ influence NN on IN the DT finance NN and CC administration NN committee NN was VBD curtailed VVN . SENT Unfortunately RB , , he PP didn't VVD . SENT The DT two CD incidents NNS , , though RB , , are VBP connected VVN . SENT Taken VVN together RB , , they PP provide VVP evidence NN that WDT should MD give VV us PP all DT reason NN to TO worry VV about IN the DT judgment NN and CC credibility NN of IN right JJ wing NN municipal JJ and CC provincial JJ politicians NNS . SENT The DT Schnurr NP episode NN was VBD particularly RB troubling JJ because IN it PP erupted VVD in IN the DT middle NN of IN an DT extremely RB emotional JJ situation NN . SENT Schnurr's NNS two CD political JJ allies NNS on IN the DT finance NN committee NN , , Linda NP Prior RB and CC Phil NP Cumming NP , , had VHD just RB been VBN given VVN the DT heave NN . SENT Schnurr NP himself PP had VHD been VBN removed VVN as IN chair NN of IN the DT committee NN . SENT The DT three CD of IN them PP had VHD the DT smell NN of IN sour JJ grapes NNS on IN their PP$ breath NN as IN hot JJ words NNS flew VVD out RP of IN their PP$ mouths NNS . SENT One CD of IN the DT tests NNS against IN which WDT any DT politician NN should MD be VB judged VVN is VBZ the DT ability NN to TO stand VV up RP to TO a DT crisis NN , , to TO weather VV a DT storm NN . SENT Regardless RB of IN political JJ persuasion NN , , they PP need VVP to TO know VV how WRB to TO accept VV political JJ defeats NNS when WRB they PP happen VVP , , and CC how WRB to TO move VV on IN to TO fight VV again RB . SENT Maturity NN and CC honesty NN are VBP important JJ to TO the DT democratic JJ political JJ process NN . SENT When WRB they PP are VBP absent JJ , , the DT public's JJ cynicism NN about IN politics NNS increases NNS . SENT These DT three CD failed VVD the DT test NN . SENT They PP had VHD no DT one NN to TO blame VV but CC themselves PP for IN their PP$ political JJ rout NN . SENT The DT three CD of IN them PP had VHD consistently RB disrupted VVN the DT budget NN process NN , , to TO the DT point NN where WRB council NN as IN a DT whole NN finally RB had VHD to TO take VV it PP over RP . SENT Instead RB of IN learning VVG a DT lesson NN , , the DT trio NN immediately RB turned VVD their PP$ sour JJ grapes NNS into IN whine NN . SENT Schnurr NP threatened VVD to TO do VV us PP all PDT a DT favour NN and CC resign VV his PP$ seat NN . SENT One CD of IN the DT three CD , , we'll RB probably RB never RB know VV who WP , , then RB proceeded VVD to TO make VV up RP a DT story NN that IN maligned VVN one NN of IN the DT more JJR sensible JJ members NNS of IN council NN . SENT Whoever WP it PP was VBD should MD now RB do VV the DT decent JJ thing NN and CC offer VV Cathy NP Downer NP , , and CC all PDT the DT citizens NNS of IN Guelph NP , , a DT public JJ apology NN . SENT Then RB he PP or CC she PP should MD resign VV from IN council NN . SENT Blame VV for IN the DT Runciman NP affair NN should MD rest VV with IN Mike NP Harris NP . SENT The DT Throne NP Speech NN is VBZ written VVN in IN the DT Premier's NP office NN , , and CC everything NN in IN it PP is VBZ checked VVN and CC approved VVN by IN him PP and CC his PP$ top JJ aides NNS . SENT They PP decided VVD they PP could MD score VVP some DT political JJ points NNS by IN pointing VVG to TO ordinary JJ Ontarians NNS who WP allegedly RB support VVP what WP they PP have VHP done VVN . SENT In IN trying VVG to TO portray VV themselves PP as IN a DT kinder JJR , , gentler JJR version NN of IN the DT people NNS who WP brought VVD in IN boot NN camps NNS for IN young JJ people NNS , , they PP violated VVD the DT Young NP Offenders NNS Act NP . SENT The DT Solicitor NP General's NP office NN supplied VVD the DT name NN of IN a DT young JJ offender NN , , and CC the DT Premier's NP office NN identified VVD the DT individual NN in IN the DT speech NN . 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