Ramadan mubarak to our Muslim neighbours here in #OttawaCentre!

Happy Year of the Horse! 🧧🐴

Love was in the air today at 613flea 💕💕

News from Tumbler Ridge and, this morning, from Kitigan Zibi, is horrifying. Our city's relationship with Kitigan Zibi is a close one. Gun violence involving children has resulted in overwhelming tragedy in the past 24 hours. There's immediate help available for those who want to talk (1/2).

A big thank you to friends at John Howard Society Ottawa for showing me around your new home in #OttawaCentre, and for filling me in on all the incredible work your team is doing!

Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day Celebration - 865 Gladstone. It is a great event with our wonderful older adults! @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @glengower.ca @och-lco.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @catmckenney.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social

What a pleasure to join neighbours at 865 Gladstone for their Lunar New Year and Valentine's Day celebration today! Happy Year of The Horse 🧧🐴

On Wednesday evening, hundreds of people packed into Knox Presbyterian Church for a conversation on homelessness, organized by the Centretown Community Association, the Centretown Community Health Centre, and dozens of community partners.

Last summer I took a ride with the folks at ATU279 doing their best to keep Ottawa moving. A federal government cutting $5 billion for transit and a province that won't pay their fair share — transit workers are doing their best, but chronic underfunding is hurting public transit in Ottawa.

It was a pleasure to visit the Glebe Centre last week for a tour of their facilities and programming. Thank you for welcoming me to your space, and for all your important work!

You're Invited: Stop the Takeovers, Fund Education 🗓️ Monday, Feb 9th ⏱️ 7:00 - 8:00 PM 🔗 Zoom RSVP Link: www.ontariondp.ca/fund-educati... Join us for a province-wide virtual town hall to break down what’s happening, why it matters, and what comes next.

Here's a visualization of how Watson and Sutcliffe's austerity impacted our bus fleet since 2010. This was never a sustainable path and now we're left with too few buses on the best of days, let alone enough to cover for an LRT service disruption.

A great day to celebrate the Mechanicsville Community Association’s winter carnival on a sleigh ride with @catmckenney.bsky.social!

So glad to be at the Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa breakfast panel, hosted by @caradrianh.bsky.social, one of my favorite Ottawa journalists. The Alliance’s Katie Burkholder-Harris is a true leader on homelessness, as are my table mates @jleiper.bsky.social and @catmckenney.bsky.social.

Very happy on this cold morning to join @catmckenney.bsky.social, many of my colleagues and MPs and MPPs at a special Alliance to End Homelessness event.

Knowing who to call during an extreme weather emergency could save a life. Stay vigilant, and keep an eye on your neighbours #OttawaCentre!

Stay warm out there Ottawa!

It was so nice to see so many friends and neighbours at @catmckenney.bsky.social’s New Year’s Levee. Wonderful to see amazing organizations like the Carleton University Students’ Association and ANCHOR honored as well. Great to see you, @jleiper.bsky.social and @riverwardriley.bsky.social!

Honouring Paul Dewar legacy by renaming Van Lang Field House to Paul Dewar Field House in his memory - heartwarming . @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @jleiper.bsky.social @och-lco.bsky.social

Join me tomorrow, January 11th, at the Ottawa South Community Centre to ring in 2026 with some community appreciation and light refreshments. Drop-in anytime between 1:00PM - 4:00PM to participate in the festivities!

Le conseil municipal votera prochainement sur un nouveau règlement de zonage qui autorise une plus grande densité et met l'accent sur les quartiers où tout est accessible en moins de 15 minutes à Ottawa.

Besides Council colleagues and our usual seatmate friends, great to see @catmckenney.bsky.social at the @pwhlcharge.bsky.social game!

It was a pleasure to drop by Centre 507 today with @arieltroster.com . Thanks to Richard and the whole 507 team for all their hard work supporting our neighbours.

The vile antisemitic terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach that took the lives of 11 people was an unspeakable act of hate and violence. To target people gathered in faith and joy is hate in its most violent form.

Make your voice heard on #Budget2026! The Ontario Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs is holding a pre-budget consultation in Ottawa on January 14th - participate in the consultation process and make your voice heard on the issues that matter most to you.

Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion - Ottawa Citizen Or is he a ‘Yes Man’? No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic. This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas

The Globe and Mail has a very succinct but comprehensive editorial outlining the foolery of Lansdowne 2.0. Well worth the read. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/416c9c5...

Today I rose at Queen's Park to congratulate Suzanne Obiorah on receiving the Order of Ottawa. I have known Suzanne for over a decade and throughout that time I've witnessed her unwavering commitment to our community. Thank you Suzanne for your service to Ottawa Centre, and the entire city.

Jellybean and I had a blast on Saturday at the Parkdale Market tree lighting in Hintonburg! Tis the season to visit your local community craft and holiday markets ☃️🌲❄️

The Hintonburg Craft Fair is on till 4 today! Always happy to see @catmckenney.bsky.social and @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social. Big thanks to association volunteers for keeping Paulette’s chili a part of the day!

Bill 60 is a reflection of the cruel politics of this government. Tenants in Ontario deserve better.

Today Doug Ford and his government passed Bill 60: a vindictive attack that puts renters at greater risk and deepens Ontario’s housing crisis. They also voted against my motion to strengthen tenant protections and bring back real rent control.

Wearing #RedForEd today with ONDP colleagues as we prepare for the final debate and vote on Bill 33. There's still time for you to contact your MPP and ask them to oppose this attack on education. Send an email here: ontariondp.ca/stop-the-att...

This is urgent and I need your help. Doug Ford is rushing Bill 33 and Bill 60 through — they're just one vote away from becoming law. Bill 33 silences parents and cuts student services. Bill 60 makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants and raise rents, and opens the door to privatizing water.

A big crew out today in Little Italy and Chinatown talking to neighbours about #Bill60 and Doug Ford's attack on tenant rights. Help us send a message to Doug Ford by signing the petition in my bio 🏘️🔗

Honoured to join community members at the Westboro Cenotaph for their Remembrance Day ceremony today. Lest we forget.

This is my neighborhood & it is home to a great diversity of people The consumption site was chosen based on evidence - the 2nd highest rate of overdoses in the city The closure of the site has caused chaos and destruction for residents-including those who live with addictions - and businesses

Proud to join renters and activists as we fight back against Ford's attack on tenant rights. Bill 60 would: 🚨 Make it easier for tenants to be evicted 🚨 Make it harder to fight back against bad landlords 🚨 Limit appeals against evictions

« Que penseriez-vous si je vous disais qu’à Ottawa, entre 2017 et 2020, 95 personnes sont mortes dans des ascenseurs ? Que ferions-nous ici à l’Assemblée législative ? » @cmckenney.bsky.social à propos de l’interdiction du contrôle automatisé de la vitesse.

“What would you think if I told you that in Ottawa, between 2017 and 2020, 95 people died in elevators? What would we be doing here in the Legislature?” @cmckenney.bsky.social on banning automated speed enforcement.

Bill 60 guts tenant protections and opens the door to ending rent control. We’ll fight alongside renters, housing advocates, and everyone who believes a home should be a human right—not a playground for profit. Sign the petition in my bio to fight back against Doug Ford's attack on tenants 🔗🏠

In 2018 Doug Ford promised he wouldn't touch rent control. He lied. Now he has the audacity to blame renters for his failure to build housing and make life affordable for the people of Ontario.

Now more than ever, we need rent control. Sign the petition in my bio if you agree we need real rent control NOW 🔗🏡

When will the Premier stop his vindictive attack on the tenants of this Province, and start showing some compassion to the people he was elected to represent? Sign the petition in my bio to fight back against Doug Ford's attack on tenants 🔗🏡

📣 Tenants are under attack by Doug Ford and his corporate landlord buddies - we need to fight back. 🪧 Join us at our Protecting Renters Townhall to learn about your rights, how you can exercise those rights, and how you can get organized. 🔗 RSVP at www.catherinemckenney.com/renters! #onpoli

A church, a night club, a dentist's office. What do they all have in common? They all got the friends and family special from the government

You won't find the answer to the homelessness crisis in more prison beds or $10,000 fines. The answer is housing. #onpoli

Above Guideline Rent Increases (AGIs) are being consistently exploited by corporate landlords to raise rents for tenants in rent-controlled units. It's time we ban them. Click here if you agree: www.catherinemckenney.com/ban_agis

Back at Queen's Park today joining students, parents and advocates fighting back against Bill 33 and Doug Ford's attack on our education system.