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Tourist calls Ottawa "tawdry", threatens to never come back

Here’s a letter to the editor from today’s Citizen (thanks to Matthew Pearson for pointing it out).  Rundown, unfriendly and mean, I can take.  But _ tawdry _ ?  That really crosses the line.

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** See also: ** Ottawa Newspapers Guide