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#OttCity
is in the process of making some major changes to zoning.
Here's a breakdown of the proposal and how you can engage with the process:
We're calling on
@OttawaPolice
to cease providing logistical support to far-right linked "Rolling Thunder" convoy coming to
#Ottawa
next weekend and for
@ottawacity
council to take leadership and condemn this action.
Join us and sign on to our petiton:
More banners popping up downtown this time on the Laurier Bridge sending a clear message to "Rolling Thunder" participants that they are not welcome in
#Ottawa
.
We must and always will continue to build towards a more inclusive city, free of hate.
Students being arrested now by
@ottawapolice
for protesting discriminatory dress code violations.
This is not what community safety looks like.
No cops in school. Not now. Not ever.
Spotted on the bridge over Vanier Parkway and Riverside a message to far right "Rolling Thunder" participants rolling into
#Ottawa
.
Disabled lives are not disposable.
Rally getting started up right now!
Lots of folks here in support of our community downtown and across
#Ottawa
!
There are more of us than there are of them!
Solidarity with all the workers of the Rideau Centre who have already lost income for not having worked for three weeks during the
#OttawaOccupation
who now have to deal with even more threats of violence.
We need to support Ottawa's workers now more than ever.
Whose streets? Our streets!
Let's keep organizing actions like this but also mutual aid like safe walks, protecting and checking in on our nieghbours and financial support for workers and businesses.
We are stronger than the
#OttawaOccupation
.
We joined
#CommunitySolidarityOttawa
in condemning the upcoming "Rolling Thunder" convoy and demanding
@OttawaPolice
withdraw logistical support of the action.
Ottawa residents have been clear when it comes to another occupation: Never again.
While you wait for the
@ottawacity
council meeting to come back, here again is
@cmckenney
showing true leadership, joining today's
#ottcity
city council meeting live from streets clogged up with convoy protestors to show just how bad the
#OttawaOccupation
has gotten.
We received this email from an employee at the St. Laurent Mall.
The people who the February convoy and "Rolling Thunder" convoy claim to support are the exact people they are hurting.
This weekend we need to support and protect front line workers like those at St Laurent Mall.
Today we are proud to announce that after a vote of our membership, Horizon Ottawa is endorsing
@cmckenney
to be the next Mayor of Ottawa.
Since becoming a councillor in 2014, Catherine has been one of the most consistently progressive voices at
#ottcity
Hall. 1/8
As a result of the undemocratic cancellation of the
@OttawaPolice
Board meeting by Board Chair
@Eli_ElChantiry
, we will be hosting our own space tomorrow at 5PM, co-moderated by
@wickdchiq
to talk about different ways we can hold
@ottawacity
acountable:
In a callous, undemocratic move,
@Eli_ElChantiry
and the new
@OttawaPolice
Board have cancelled the Board meeting for Monday February 28th in replacement of one on the 24th with NO DELEGATIONS.
This is a breach of local democracy. More detailed comments to follow.
Lots of folks have messaged/emailed us about how they're disappointed with the
@OttawaPolice
response during the convoy, telling us they believe now more than ever that funds must be re-allocated.
We encourage you all to sign up for the Police Board Meeting on Feb 28th. 1/2
We had at least 40 residents email us telling us that they had signed up to speak at the
@OttawaPolice
Services Board, in canceling this month's meeting
@Eli_ElChantiry
is denying residents answers they sorely need around accountability of police and our city. Shame.
Trans kids need our support!
Come out to the OCDSB meeting tonight at 133 Greenbank Road to stand in opposition to anti-trans disruptors. Space will be limited, so we recommend showing up early!
Unhoused people in
#Ottawa
will be violently displaced by
@OttawaPolice
for having a temporary tent while far right protesters can build actual wooden structures whereever they want.
Protesters at Confederation park, right across from City Hall and beside the NAC and Rideaul Canal, appear to be building some type of wooden structure. They've also collected a stockpile of propane tanks and diesel fuel.
@CTVNews
We are aware of several anti-trans candidates running in the
#Ottawa
municipal election at the schoolboard level under the
@OCDSB
.
Anti-trans candidates and the increasingly hateful rhetoric towards trans people have no place at either the school board or council level. 1/2
We sent a letter to
@OttawaHealth
Chief Medical Officer, Vera Etches and
#ottcity
council to formally demand she use her Section 22 Order which would allow for the closure of hotels where mass public health breaches are taking place.
Read our letter here:
Can we all just take a moment to acknowledge how absolutely dead silent
@JimWatsonOttawa
has been throughout the whole St. Brigid's ordeal.
We have literally not heard one word from him. He is and never was fit to be mayor.
Looking forward to new leadership in October.
Question from
@CBCNews
reporter to
@JimWatsonOttawa
asking: "How will you restore civic trust that is been so broken in your city?"
Watson's response: "My focus is not there."
Where is it then?
#ResignWatson
All three provincial appointees to the
@ottawapolice
service board have resigned, according to the Solicitor-General's office. This after
@QPbriefing
reported that member Robert Swaita attended the truck protest in Ottawa. This is a mess.
#OttNews
Not only did
@JimWatsonOttawa
chastise those fighting back against the occupiers on national television tonight but he's also agreed to "cede land" to the convoy instead of actually showing any leadership at all. Typical.
BREAKING: Ottawa mayor Jim Watson just released a letter -- which he says has been agreed to by convoy protest organizer Tamara Lich -- for the demonstrators to leave "residential" areas by tomorrow.
Our city gave
@OttawaPolice
$400 million this year instead of putting more funds towards social supports and they can't even do what we are supposedly paying them to do.
@judyatrinh
My 16-yr-old works at
@TimHortons
at Bank and Cooper. When he told a patron he must wear a mask to be served, the guy threatened to stab him (but didn’t brandish weapon). Supervisor called police and guy fled. OPS said they wouldn’t follow up on complaint bc assailant was gone.
We'll be joining other local labour unions, community organizations and residents in a Community Solidarity Rally and March this Saturday at 1PM starting at Lansdowne to stand up for all those negatively affected by the
#OttawaOccupation
.
More info here:
Hundreds of supporters out to counter anti-trans hate, the other side has about 20 ppl right now.
There is more of than there are of them.
#ProtectTransKids
#Solidarity
It's come to our attention that far-right convoy leader Pat King is staying at the
@ArcTheHotel
in
#Ottawa
.
Not only that but the "war room" is stationed there.
This is unacceptable. The Arc Hotel needs to do the right thing and
#EvictPatKing
.
The
@OttawaPolice
right now showing their true colours.
The instant residents start talking about potential organizing, police are quick to say there will be consequences but for the past five days nothing similar has been announced.
Please stay safe folks.
We want to be very clear, both for the current demonstrations and any planned demonstrations--illegal activity will not be tolerated.
There will be consequences for anyone contravening City By-laws, Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code legislation.
@ottawacity
@OttawaBylaw
The
#Ottawa
Trans Library, a lending library and community space for trans and gender non-conforming folks is now open!
You can find them at 1104 Somerset Street West in Hintonburg.
Give them a follow on Twitter at
@TransOttawa
!
The community showed up!
Hundreds of Ottawans came out today to demonstrate against anti-2SLGBTQIA+ hate!
We showed the far-right once again that solidarity is stronger than fear.
#OttawaPrideDefence
About 200 supporters out today to support trans kids and drag story time here at the NAC, only about 15-20 on the other side.
#Ottawa
showing once again that the community shows up for trans rights.
Thanks to
@_MarkSutcliffe
for making this the biggest critical mass ride to date!
Over 300 cyclists out to support safe bike infrastructure and protect our active parkway!
#ottbike
#QED
No income support for workers who lost wages, no relief for tenants who weren't able to pay rent and no measures to improve access to public health or COVID testing/support.
Why is free parking being put ahead of crucial supports for working class residents?
At Council on Wednesday, we will be bringing forward a package of support measures to help our businesses most affected by the occupation. See my email to Council:
The LRT has been limited since problems began Wednesday.
@_MarkSutcliffe
STILL hasn't shown any real leadership on this and has barely communicated with the public despite campaigning on a more accountable approach to LRT issues.
That's why today we're asking:
#WheresSutcliffe
The March 9th
#ottcity
council meeting has been canceled.
No reason has been given for its cancellation.
We suspect canceled meetings with no notice will continue to be a trend under
@JimWatsonOttawa
until the council Summer break.
We desperately need to elect better people.
"I would take five mental health workers in this ward over an NRT (Police Neighbourhood Response Team) any day"
Thank you Councilor
@cmckenney
for your leadership on this issue.
We must stop criminalizing poverty and invest in public health especially during a global pandemic.
For those who have inquired, here are a few data points from the new City of Ottawa study along with previously published information that I shared in my video yesterday. It shows that the existing pathways along the Rideau Canal could accommodate the relatively small number of
A message from residents this morning spotted on the Mackenzie King Bridge in
#Ottawa
.
We continue to join others in calling on our governments to value the lives of those most affected by
#COVID19
and to maintain and implement measures crucial to their safety.
The insinuation by the
@_MarkSutcliffe
campaign that we have "contributed to McKenney's campaign" in any way is not based on any fact or evidence and is being used to distract from real issues that matter to
#Ottawa
residents like accountability and transparency at City Hall. 1/5
Does
@_MarkSutcliffe
know he's the Mayor of
#Ottawa
and doesn't have to run 42.2 km to put more money towards ensuring more money goes towards ending the housing crisis in our city?
One of our greatest priorities in Ottawa is affordable and supportive housing. That's why I'm running the marathon at
@OttawaRaceWknd
to raise money for Ottawa Salus.
Half an hour ago
#ottcity
Council's most powerful committees, the Finance and Economic Development Committee met for just seven minutes, not once discussing how to take accountability for the mess in our city or how to keep residents safe.
They've abdicated their leadership.
A resident in
@AltaVistaWard18
who sent out our email zap to to support hard-hit workers and small businesses as a result of the
#OttawaOccupation
among other things received this response from their Councillor, Jean Cloutier.
Time to elect a real progressive in Alta Vista Ward.
BREAKING: Report reveals Sutcliffe raiding city reserves to pay for costly property tax cuts
Despite claims from
@_MarkSutcliffe
that "finding efficiencies" has led to big savings, the truth is that money is coming from seldom-used reserves.
Read more:
Just so everyone knows -
@ottawacity
is spending $200 million on a new police station no one needs and $400 million on widening a road - that's $600 million that could go could towards easily saving our transit system multiple times over.
Mrak saying that they want the Porsche dealership can be a place that people can essentially congregate and go into and have an experience.
Why don't they build a community centre then? That's not what a Porsche dealership is for.
PSAC workers are out in the cold today picketing for their right to a fair deal. Give them a boost of energy by sending a pizza to a picket line today!
Use the tool at to find a picket near you and comment below where you're sending it!
#PSACStrike
.
@OPSChiefSloly
's inaction was a significant factor around the
#OttawaOccupation
but not the only factor.
For this reason we are calling for defunding and de-tasking of the
@OttawaPolice
and the resignations of key officials in this inaction 1/3
.
@OPSChiefSloly
, the
@OttawaPolice
and
@dianedeans
have failed our city.
The events surrounding the convoy should confirm to residents of
#Ottawa
now more than ever that police DO NOT stop crime and why funding should be shifted away from police towards REAL community safety.
Trans kids need your support at upcoming OCDSB meetings!
Anti-trans groups are planning to disrupt meetings with hateful rhetoric. Come out to show support for the LGBTQIA+ community!
.
@_MarkSutcliffe
just announced an endorsement from MPP Lisa MacLeod.
McLeod's egregious record of cutting programs for families and low-income people and refugees should tell you everything you need to know about the type of mayor Sutcliffe will be.
Breaking: Mayor Watson will meet with Convoy Organizer Tamara Lich on the “conditions for them to exit residential neighbourhoods.” Watson wants evidence of this before noon February 14. This agreement “was reached through backchannel negotiations.” See correspondence below 👇
We joined
#CommunitySolidarityOttawa
this morning in condemning the upcoming far-right protests coming next weekend and calling on
@ottawacity
and other officials to take more action in fighting the rise of far-right hate and White supremacy.
Read more:
Great enthusiasm on the Hill and around downtown
#Ottawa
with thousands of striking public servants who could use some solidarity!
Use
@psac_afpc
's online tool go find a picket near you:
Solidarity with
@psac_afpc
who have just announced that they are on strike.
We will be there tomorrow and in the coming days and however long it takes to support you! ✊
ON STRIKE
Treasury Board and CRA members are on strike effective tomorrow at 12:01 AM ET April 19.
Please make plans to attend your closest picket line as early as you can:
Today, we released a report along with a searchable database revealing the extent developer money plays in city politics.
In
#Ottawa
2018 municipal elxn, those connected to development industry contributed nearly 1/2 of all donations to those elected 1/3
Our transit system is less than ideal, our roads are less than ideal, our public services are less than ideal but sure spending hundreds of millions of dollars subsidizing private corporations is a priority.
Our
@PWHL_Ottawa
team is playing in less than ideal conditions in an arena that's almost 60 years old. C'est pourquoi nous devons continuer à faire avancer ce projet extraordinaire et à construire un Lansdowne encore meilleur. Let’s keep building an even better Lansdowne.
A year ago today,
#Ottawa
residents came together to
#ProtectTransKids
and staged a successful counter-protest against anti-trans activists.
Today, we joined community organizations from across
#ottcity
asking residents to the same on October 24th:
I don't normally comment on stories like this, but the headline, the article, and the study itself are misleading and also missing the point. I've heard from a number of people in Ottawa who share my view. So I feel compelled to come to the defence of our city. 1/
We're continuing to monitor the situation here like everyone else but according to media, it seems like the "United People of Canada" are currently being evicted from St. Brigid's Church.
We'll keep folks updated as we find out more.
A Mainstreet Poll released yesterday, showed that a massive majority, 80% of
#Ottawa
voters want to prioritize the building of public transit and active transportation infrastructure over roads and highways.
Maybe it's time our city budget actually represents what people want?
.
@OttawaPolice
are saying they need more resources because 911 calls were up in the first quarter of 2022...
We wonder why that is? Does anyone remember what happened this Winter??
These
#ottcity
councillors took MOST of their campaign dollars from real estate developer-connected contributors in their last election.
We need to ensure we elect a city council accountable to the people of
#Ottawa
not the development industry.
Join us:
Last week,
#ottcity
councilors voted on the 2021
#ottbudget
.
Here is councilor
@cmckenney
on why they voted against the budget:
"I will continue to take your ridicule Mr. Mayor but I won't stop. This isn't the last time I will come here and ask for us to do the right thing."
The
@OttawaPolice
"plan" proves once again that police are not interested in protecting residents of
#Ottawa
.
Our communities are not parking lots for the far-right. People live here.
@ottawacity
needs to step up.
Our release:
Last night's
#ottcity
council meeting was an embarrassing display by
@JimWatsonOttawa
and his
#WatsonClub
disciples and amounted to little less than a power grab during an ongoing crisis.
Residents want stability not political theatre. Watson must resign.
.
@JimWatsonOttawa
is out as Mayor, time to organize and build the city we know we all deserve.
If you're running for council or Mayor and want to push for a progressive agenda, let us know.
We're going to change this city.
Before the 2023 budget was passed we urged
#ottcity
councillors to vote against the line item that took 117 "retired buses" out of service for an exact situation such as this.
Instead
@_MarkSutcliffe
's austerity budget prevailed.
We need to continue to fight back transit cuts.
200+ people waiting at Parliament station for a replacement R1 bus and they send a packed short bus as the first
@OC_TranspoHelps
sends in 20minutes.
@_MarkSutcliffe
BREAKING:
#Ottcity
Council votes against tax break for multi-million dollar luxury hotel company.
Big shoutout to all 1100 residents who sent emails and a clear message to councillors that they wont accept using public funds to subsidize corporate profit!
Last night, as part of
@JimWatsonOttawa
's shameless power grab, he wanted to appoint Jan Harder as part of the
@OttawaPolice
Board.
Councillor
@ShawnMenard1
questioned the appointment because of problematic remarks she had made in the past, Harder's response was to scold him:
Yesterday, speaking to Ottawans,
@OPSChiefSloly
tried to use police mismanagement of this crisis as a shameless opportunity to increase the police budget.
Its become clear police are not interested in protecting our communities.
Speak up at the next
@OttawaPolice
Board meeting:
@OttawaHealth
Ottawans are demanding that you take action and not capitulate to the
@fordnation
government.
Do what's right and stand up for the health and safety of the residents in our city.
Along with
@djnontario
we're calling on
#Ottawa
Chief Medical Officer,
@VeraEtches
to do what's right and stand up to
@fordnation
's dangerous negligence and use the powers of her office to maintain life-saving
#COVID19
health measures.
Read more here:
.
@_MarkSutcliffe
just said this morning that he never said he wanted to build a new
@OttawaPolice
Station in the Market.
This is quite literally exactly what he said.
@ctvottawa
article from September 1st:
We're proud to present HorizonFest, a free, one-day music festival, bringing together
#Ottawa
's music scene, local community orgs and residents with the purpose of showcasing organizing work and promoting our movement for a progressive city council ahead of Octobers election. 1/5
Swaita, as a member of the
@OttawaPolice
Services Board was privy to confidential information around the action of the Police Services Board during the
#OttawaOccupation
.
This shouldn't be taken lightly.
NEW: Lucille Collard, the Liberal MPP for Ottawa-Vanier, is calling for Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones to rescind Robert Swaita's appointment to the Ottawa Police Services Board, after
@QPbriefing
confirmed he attended the Ottawa protests. (🧵)
This is a good first step but doesn't let the
@OttawaPolice
off the hook.
There needs to be a FULL inquiry into the
#OttawaPolice
to find out why and how everything transpired the way it did.
And others need to be held accountable too like our mayor and Chair of the OPS Board.
🏗️Our developer donations database for the 2022 election is now live!
Among many other findings, the research concluded that despite having committed to not accepting any developer donations,
@_MarkSutcliffe
accepted over $100,000 from the industry. 1/10
Media outlets are calling the mayoral race in favour of
@_MarkSutcliffe
.
@cmckenney
has been a fantastic progressive councillor for Ward 14. We thank Catherine for all of their hard work over the last term and for running a great campaign.
If every member of the
@OttawaPolice
Board resigning wasn't evidence enough of how deep the rot goes, a recent report showed several OPS officers donated to support the
#OttawaOccupation
.
Every day it becomes clearer that police have never been interested in keeping us safe.
This isn't okay.
It shouldn't be this hostile and dangerous to support trans people in our city.
@OCDSB
what is being done to address this threat and ensure that the meeting (if it goes ahead tonight) will be safe for everyone?
TRIGGER WARNING. I just received this death threat. THIS HAS TO STOP. I will not resign. I will not be intimidated into silence. Whether the sender is in Ottawa or elsewhere, threats like this interfere with democracy.
Spotted this morning on the
#LaurierBridge
in
#Ottawa
.
We have been fighting for almost a year so that workers get the protections they need from the
@fordnation
government who has consistently failed them.
This is unacceptable.
#PaidSickDaysNow
.
@_MarkSutcliffe
's private $1200/person fundraiser hosted by Redblacks owner, Jeff Hunt in his multi-million dollar condo reminds us of the undue influence of big money in our city politics.
We need real campaign finance reform.
Read more:
Along with
@djnontario
we're calling on
#Ottawa
Chief Medical Officer,
@VeraEtches
to do what's right and stand up to
@fordnation
's dangerous negligence and use the powers of her office to maintain life-saving
#COVID19
health measures.
Read more here:
We will continue to work and organize with our members and community members to ensure these folks don't get elected.
We also demand that the
@OCDSB
take a clear stance and position on this matter in favour of trans rights and against transphobia
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
2/2
.
@maryktaggart
is the wife of Chris Taggart, President of Tamarack Developments which is connected to the Taggart Group.
In 2018, executives from Taggart and their families gave $71950 overall to candidates, the most of any developer.
Before tomorrow's march we want to share with you some important points from our safety plan worked on with our safety team and many different organizations in this graphics thread below.🧵
You can also find this information at:
"How can any politician keep a straight face while saying that a big part of democracy involves thousands of dollars being paid for VIP access to private cocktail receptions?"
-
@_MarkSutcliffe
, 2016
On September 20th, anti-2SLGBTQIA+ activists plan to rally on Parliament Hill for a so-called “Million Person March.”
We’ve beaten the far right before and we can do so again - join us,
@CommunitySolid2
and many others to stand up to anti-trans hate this Wednesday!