"We’re talking about a functionally permanent giveaway of public land to a private operator on terms that offer the slimmest of returns to the taxpayer and still rely on overly optimistic projections of success." — John Michael McGrath #onpoli tvo.org/article/opinio…

Regional sprawl is at the heart of Toronto congestion. This is why new highways - which will just funnel more cars into Toronto - is a terrible idea in the absence of a congestion charge. Torontonians can walk, cycle and take transit (like we do) until we are blue in the face

Seen any good Holloween decorating in #Ottawa? Send it my way and I'll retweet it.

Overheard the most #Autowa conversation this evening: “I looked and saw that the bus was going to take over an hour and I thought screw that I can drive there in fifteen minutes.” This is why there’s more traffic in #Ottawa because transit is so unreliable. We deserve better.

Hi #ottbike - our orange Yuba electric cargo bike was stolen from our building in Mechanicsville yesterday evening. The air tag on it was discarded in Chinatown by Bruyere medical clinic. Please keep an eye out! project529.com/flats-bottle-h…

Nearly 70% of Gaza war dead are women and children, UN says bbc.in/4fH3RfP

“Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke previously defended his e-commerce platform’s tolerance to hateful organizations on the basis that 'products are speech' and Shopify is 'pro-free speech.'"

Preliminary estimates show that near 2M electors voted last Friday on the first day of advance polls. A record number! To all the electors who had to wait in line, thank you for your patience! We’re going to continue to adjust over the next few days to handle the high traffic!

Mark Sutcliffe Yay, a surface parking lot in our downtown! That property paid just $156-thousand in property taxes in 2024 while the property across the street paid $3.9-million.

Good morning Ottawa Bonjour Ottawa Mark Sutcliffe City of Ottawa Moodie @ Corkstown Pedestrian crossing signal buttons are all blocked off due to LRT construction. Seeing people are crossing Moodie on red light risking their lives because there’s no way to activate signal.

"Do you believe it's fair or unfair that Air Canada flight attendants are only paid for work when the plane is in the air?" Unfair: 84% Fair: 8% Angus Reid / Aug 15, 2025 / n=1507 / Online

A very frustrating read: councillors are treating transit issues as though it's an impossible puzzle to solve - literally just fund it more and dont cut service. They are willing to raise taxes by 7% for cops but for transit it's somehow rocket science. cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Better idea — scrap the Catholic, separate system once and for all.

An expensive audit of election spending by City Councillor Menard concludes he undervalued the use of old campaign signs and wooden stakes by $300. Seriously? And oh yeah, audit triggered by complaint from Taggart executive and his Bay Street lawyer.

Ten-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank bbc.in/46WL4eN

This morning, Mayor Sutcliffe held a press conference outlining the modified Lansdowne 2.0 recommendations before city councillors or the public had access to them. That’s unacceptable. Transparency and respect for Council should come before media rollouts.

Julie K. Brown is a global hero when it comes to reporting on Jeffrey Epstein. One of the few things I can do is to let people know of her Substack and suggest people support her work.

Good morning, Sutcliffe’s Ottawa.

It's been over 4 days since I reported more than a dozen needles in Chamberlain Park, and they're still there. Thank you for managing my tax dollars responsibly. /s