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Stop Building New Shelters, City Hall! There is a Better and Cheaper Way to House Newcomers
City Hall appears set to build two Sprung shelters to house asylum seekers. Using a former convent, along with scattered communal homes, would be a…
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What Lansdowne 2.0 is Really About, Explained in One Chart
Bailing out OSEG through a 1% tax increase and the chance to build luxury condos on prime public land.
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August 2024

Taxpayers Deserve a Say on Big Ticket Items Like Lansdowne
Step 2 of our campaign for a referendum on Lansdowne involves 5 action items to take us to 5,000 signatures.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo
What We are Not Being Told About Ottawa's Finances
Part 3: Three last points on Ottawa's fiscal situation, as Mark Sutcliffe continues his call for the federal and provincial governments to bail out the…
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THIS is the Petition You Want to Sign, Calling for a Referendum on $493m for Lansdowne
Demand the City of Ottawa hold a binding city-wide referendum on whether we spend half a billion tax dollars on a sports stadium.
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The Real Reason for Ottawa's Fiscal Crisis
Part 2: The Mayor's recent Special Announcement failed to acknowledge that our finances are in bad shape because of how the City has chosen to grow.
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Take Responsibility for Your Actions, Mr Mayor
Part 1: Yes, other levels of government could do more. But the City of Ottawa is the main author of this fiscal mess.
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Self-Driving Cars Are Coming Sooner Than We Think
Cities everywhere should be figuring out now what it means for transportation and land use.
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Summer of Free Ice Cream
And an update on the Ottawa Community Land Trust.
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July 2024

Coolest Street in the World (part 2)
Less than a 2 hour drive from the nation's capital.
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Coolest Street in the World
Ottawa Councillors, BIAs and the NCC should take a field trip to Montréal's rue Wellington
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How We Build Places for People in Ottawa
Can I get your help with two things please? (Especially if you like ice cream or have a cargo bike.)
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