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  "path": "/opinion/columnists/vaughn-palmer-ndp-merit-commissioner-not-needed-despsite-hiring-abuses",
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  "textContent": "VICTORIA — Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says the independent merit commissioner's office should be abolished because it is not finding any abuses in government hiring. Read More",
  "title": "Vaughn Palmer: NDP says merit commissioner not needed. Yet report found hiring abuses are increasing",
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