This actually seems like a good idea …

The usual excellent City Hall political insight by ⁦@KatePorter613⁩ on whether the mayor’s recent announcements are pre-campaigning. (She doesn’t say … but the answer is yes! Also, great commentary by ⁦@gmacofglebe⁩.) #ottnews

Okay, I’ll just say one thing: the city’s own reporting shows that the ANCHOR program - which responds to calls about folks in crisis on our streets - attended almost 4500 calls in its first year, without police assistance in 92% of the time. That’s more than 4100 calls that

The argument from this dubiously behaving councillor that crime is higher in inner-city wards because the councillors there often vote against police budget increases is so nonsensical that it barely merits getting riled up over. #ottcity

Getting trucks out of downtown tops list of benefits for Kettle Island bridge, NCC report finds https://t.co/lJbgZ0WUP9 via @ottawacitizen

Weird to be on the other end of a news byline - also, I only dream of looking this young, lol! Former Ottawa Citizen journalist Joanne Chianello running for city council https://t.co/nffPTY4AIx via @ottawacitizen

Nobody campaigned on letting #rewardpoints expire. Nobody is asking for it. It won’t protect #Ontario against tariffs. So why is @fordnation taking the protections out of the law? #consumerprotection #loyaltyprogram #loyaltyrewards #onpoli

If you raise your hand & say you’re going net zero, you need to do the work: short-term targets, credible transition plan, real emissions going down, money going from fossil fuels to clean, no new investment in fossil fuel infrastructure. Integrity Matters

1/8 #ottawa Election 2026: My new column explores the 11 lessons of Mamdani's winning campaign for @LeiperOttawa @JCHIANELLO @Alex_S_Cullen What Jeff Leiper and Ottawa’s Other “Pragmatic Progressives” Can Learn from Zohran Mamdani’s Big Apple Playbook https://t.co/90kA92eRJa

So, I'm running for council in 2026 ...

I'm baffled how Ottawa thinks it can keep a PWHL team by building a new stadium that's 30% smaller than the 25 year old facility my hometown London Knights play in.

Yes, we called the pod “Trash Talk”, but what else CAN you call it when you’re discussing a huge dump deal for taxpayers?

Why we should put @bdeachman in charge of #ottcity's bicentennial celebrations: https://t.co/JvauntWSFH via @ottawacitizen

Just got on the Bloor Subway line in Toronto - $3.30 single fare with my Presto card. We need to make @OC_Transpo more affordable! #ottnews

Something incredibly strange happened at Toronto City Council last night....& late, after most of the media left. A very late motion was put forward to dissolve (as in fire the members) of the Toronto Parking Authority Board. The TPA is the most rare of birds - it makes $. Lots

Last week, Council voted 15 - 10 in support of Lansdowne 2.0. Today, I joined Rebecca Zandbergen on @CBCOttawa Morning to discuss my concerns about the finances of the deal.

The Better Ottawa Municipal Panel weighs in on #Lansdowne2.0 for one final time. Hats off to Neil Saravanamutto for the city-wide conversation he led on this file! https://t.co/Z0XKb2rVBf #ottnews

River Ward loves trivia and I am hosting a special Christmas Trivia Event on Friday December 5. Organize teams of 4 5:15pm, doors open for pizza/salad 6pm, trivia starts Hunt Club Riverside Park Community Centre Questions and/or register: abbie.simpson@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2486