@david--p.bsky.social it may be. It was based on a reasonable guess that @jchianello.bsky.social would likely run

1/8 11 Lessons for @jleiper.bsky.social from Zohran Mamdani's campaign. #ottawa @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @clarkekelly.bsky.social @catherinekitts.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/what-jeff-...

1/2 Osgoode Landfill: great deep-dive reporting by CBC's Kate Porter. Important to know who is lobbying whom on this file. Jennifer Stewart from Syntax approached @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social office. She is? @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

@mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social posting very campaign-like videos on X in which delivers 'low tax' message. His team says this gets him a second term. @neilsara.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social

1/5 As #Ottawa activist groups mobilize to change Council, I highlight PR lessons from Lansdowne 2.0. @kengray20.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social PR Lessons of Lansdowne 2.0 for Ottawa’s Activist Civil Society open.substack.com/pub/cityofot...

Canadian electoral campaigns can copy Mamdani campaign but, in the end, most campaign managers will opt for the safe conventional. @jleiper.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social Zohran Mamdani's campaign proved that design can win the ground game, and an election open.substack.com/pub/ericblai...

And the #Lansdowne winners are.... See analysis of what this means for mayoral campaigns @jleiper.bsky.social and @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @stephanieplante.bsky.social @arieltroster.com cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/and-the-la...

What do these two individuals have in common? One has just won; the other is about to win. Mamdani Lessons for @jleiper.bsky.social * free buses *universal city childcare *90,000 volunteers * 3M doors knocked @neilsara.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social

1/2 Great turnout at last night’s @BetterOttawa #Lansdowne event in #Barrhaven. Turns out #ottawas suburbs do care about Lansdowne. My view @shawnmenard.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social substack.com/@evanhpotter...

How @jleiper.bsky.social handles #Lansdowne in next 8 days shows if he’s ready to be mayor. As #ottcity Council’s Opposition Leader, all eyes on how he answers Sutcliffe’s turn to negative campaigning. @seandevine9.bsky.social @timabray.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social

Why is @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social , who has the votes to approve #lansdowne 2.0, accusing community groups, members of Council & experts of spreading 'misinformation'? This seems very off-brand. @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social

1/5 @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social has votes for #Lansdowne 2.0. Why sudden flurry of pressers & slogans? My latest Substack column: @jleiper.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/a-very-cur...

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.

1/2 @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social won't need victory lap at #lansdowne update Insiders say it will be approved on Nov. 7 by 14 to 11 or 15 to 10. @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social Lansdowne 2.0: The Rhetorical Bridge That Needs to be Bombed open.substack.com/pub/cityofot...

#BetterOttawa takes on #Lansdowne 2.0 @neilsara.bsky.social video challenges pro #lansdowne Councilors like @timtierney.ca & Cathy Curry @kanatanorth.bsky.social A model for how @jleiper.bsky.social can talk to Ottawa @seandevine9.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social substack.com/@neilsara/no...

@shawnmenard.bsky.social has had enough. Read his sobering words to City Council in transcript of #Tewin debate. @neilsara.bsky.social @brigittepellerin.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social Tewin Debate Was Not A Waste: POTTER bulldogottawa.com/tewin-debate...

#ottcity Election Watch 2026: Campaigns & aligned citizens groups must keep eye on financial reporting. Third parties will use any financial irregularities to create 'chill effect'. @kengray20.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social #ottawa www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

1/6--5 hrs, 12 councillors, one motion, one reminder: #ottcity Planning & Housing Committee is a house divided. My latest column #ottawa @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @timtierney.ca @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/councillor...

1/3 Favourite #ottcity strategic coms tradition: dropping #Lansdowne 2.0 news release at 4:15 p.m. on Friday before Thanksgiving. Quelle surprise. @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social City Puts Out Lansdowne Trash Late Friday bulldogottawa.com/city-puts-ou...

1/7 In my latest column I call on @seandevine9.bsky.social & following Councilors to stand their ground: @rawlson.bsky.social @riverwardriley.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @arieltroster.com cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/lansdowne-...

🧵1/4 Ontario seals #Lansdowne 2.0 deal for @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social even if Mayor doesn’t need new $ to get #Lansdowne approved. It’s political icing on cake. @kengray20.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

1/6 Wilson Lo isn’t your average #ottawa councillor. Former OC Transpo bus driver. But on Lansdowne 2.0 He’s starting to look less like a maverick. @neilsara.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/the-unbear...

#ottawa residents deserve a competitive mayoral race. @jleiper.bsky.social is Council's "Leader of the Official Opposition" and taking his message to all wards. Here's his possible path. cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/along-a-na... @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social

Check out weekly BetterOttawa with @neilsara.bsky.social Municipal Panel podcast. It's first-class. Panel discusses timing of Back-to-Office and Lansdowne votes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3WH... @jleiper.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social substack.com/@evanhpotter...

1/3 Mayor's newsletter: "I had a chance to take ... Doug Ford on a tour of Lansdowne Park and show him our exciting plans for Lansdowne 2.0." My comments follow: #ottawa #ottpoli @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @rawlson.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social

🧵1/8 Ben asks if #Lansdowne 2.0 is litmus test for 2026 election. Major test for Sutcliffe & @jleiper.bsky.social Mayor already has 12 Yes votes to win. Unintended effects? @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social Lansdowne’s The Big Mayoral Test: BENN bulldogottawa.com/lansdownes-t...

1/5 Mike Patton says that Mayor Sutcliffe is on cusp of having his 12 Lansdowne votes. I argue that he already has them. @seandevine9.bsky.social @riverwardriley.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/lansdowne-... Lansdowne 2.0 Is On The Cusp: PATTON bulldogottawa.com/lansdowne-2-...

This short speech may mark the 'official' beginning of @jleiper.bsky.social campaign in the pre-campaign period. @seandevine9.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @riverwardriley.bsky.social @arieltroster.com Leiper Campaign Speech No. 1? POTTER bulldogottawa.com/leiper-campa...

Today, @jleiper.bsky.social sounded like he was giving his first campaign speech. He's laying ground for his 'Mayor-for-all-of-Ottawa vision. He must prosecute his case in suburbs with this intensity to reduce Mayor's margins. @arieltroster.com @seandevine9.bsky.social @riverwardriley.bsky.social

@kanatanorth.bsky.social Curry check-mated @jleiper.bsky.social on 5-day-office-policy. Didn't Leiper see this coming? I think HR is purview of City Manager, but politically Leiper had to win. @kengray20.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

1/5 Mayor Sutcliffe has the votes for #Lansdowne 2.0. It’s all over but the counting. Or is it? Real drama starting for '26 election. @neilsara.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @jleiper.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/lansdowne-...

@fiverdrive.bsky.social Thanks for heads up. I've changed it.

1/6 @jleiper.bsky.social can defeat Mark Sutcliffe. It's a narrow path. See how he can do it. @kengray20.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social Along a Narrow Third Path: How Jeff Leiper Becomes Ottawa's Next Mayor open.substack.com/pub/cityofot...

@brucegarrioch.bsky.social says good chance City will find way to lend hand to @senators.bsky.social for $1 billion+ arena. On zoning: Yes. Use #Ottawa tax base as developer bank. Given #Lansdowne: No way. @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @arieltroster.com

1/4 We're what 6 weeks from #Lansdowne vote & @senators.bsky.social CEO Leeder talking P3 arena deal? Dear Sir.... @shawnmenard.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social Ottawa Senators’ Cyril Leeder admits urgency drove LeBreton Flats deal ottawasun.com/ottawa-senat...

While @stephanieplante.bsky.social won't suffer any political repercussions in her ward from this episode, she was rebuked by the Mayor in his official response. @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social Plante Is Never Having To Say You’re Sorry: BENN bulldogottawa.com/plante-is-ne...

Council spoke, Councilor Plante spoke, & so did Integrity Commissioner (IC) Shepherd. Fair question about whether the IC's sanction was 'proportionate'. Still, the IC sent a message to Councilors. @seandevine9.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social @jleiper.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

1/6 L'Affaire Plante: @kengray20.bsky.social & I agree on sanctity of free speech for @stephanieplante.bsky.social & other Council members but we have differences. @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social Case Against Plante Should Be Rejected: GRAY bulldogottawa.com/case-against...

Defending Coun. Stephanie Plante @stephanieplante.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @kanatanorth.bsky.social @clarkekelly.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @lainejohnson.bsky.social @riverwardriley.bsky.social @glengower.ca @timtierney.ca @shawnmenard.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/cityofot...

Good piece by Charlie Senack in the Ottawa Outlook. We'll find out on Wed, Aug. 27 where Council stands on the Integrity Commissioner's findings and recommendations with regard to @stephanieplante.bsky.social online conduct. @seandevine9.bsky.social www.ottawalookout.com/p/integrity-...

1/2 City of Ottawa Integrity Commish's report on @stephanieplante.bsky.social social media comments Goes to Council vote Aug 27. @kengray20.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @shawnmenard.bsky.social ottawacitizen.com/news/integri...

Clive Doucet reacts to discussion between @JCHIANELLO & John Willing Doucet reminds us that #Lansdowe approval process was highly managed by #ottcity from Day 1. Why? Cui Bono? Who really gains? @shawnmenard.bsky.social Lansdowne Took Meanest Approval Route bulldogottawa.com/lansdowne-to...

A sobering analysis on why #ottcity cannot ignore the warning lights on #lansdowne 2.0. Big red light is downtown Sens arena that effectively torpedoes the Lansdowne revenue model. Councilors see that, right? @kanatanorth.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social glebereport.ca/articles/lan...

What's happened to local reporting on #Ottawa City Hall? There's much less of it, says @kengray20.bsky.social We're less informed today on local issues despite being drowned in info @seandevine9.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @horizonottawa.bsky.social open.substack.com/chat/posts/3...

1/7 #Ottawa votes for Council in 14 months— practically tomorrow in town where approving a patio takes longer than signing peace treaty. City of Ottawa Politics puts spotlight on 2026 election. @kengray20.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/ottawa-cit...

1/7 @senators.bsky.social and Claridge (Malhotra family) just inked deal for LeBreton Flats. In 2031/2032, puck drops — and Lansdowne retail business model drops with it. Ottawa Council and City Hall have some serious thinking ahead... @neilsara.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social

Welcome to my new City of Ottawa Politics page on substack. Let's decode #ottawa City Hall and Council in next 14 months before the votes are cast on 24 October 2026. @jleiper.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @neilsara.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/cityofot...

#ottawa Mayor's Race Excellent scene-setting profiles of @jleiper.bsky.social and Mark Sutcliffe Leiper, who grew up in Orleans, must project clear contrasting agenda that resonates with suburban voters. @seandevine9.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social kitchissippi.com/kitchissippi...

#ottawa youth lose free transit. Recall how Council rejected 120% fare increase for seniors. Now Youth face some of the highest fares of a major Canadian cities. @seandevine9.bsky.social made statement. We hope to hear from @jleiper.bsky.social ottawasun.com/news/oc-tran...

1/3 Can @senators.bsky.social and #lansdowne 2.0 co-exist. Yes. But can #ottawa taxpayers afford Lansdowne business model? @lainejohnson.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @jleiper.bsky.social @rawlson.bsky.social @kengray20.bsky.social www.ottawalookout.com/p/lebreton-l...