“I sense a tension during this campaign between the two status quo candidates and candidates who want change. Larry O’Brien and Jim Watson have both held positions in Ottawa before, so they represent the status quo.”

“The type of change that I’m interested in seeing has to do with sustainability issues. I am a Green Party member, I believe in environmental sustainability. If a given policy is not sustainable long-term, then it’s not a good policy. While I don’t have the name recognition of some of the other candidates, I feel that I’m playing a valuable role by simply talking about issues than nobody else is talking about.”

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“The first debate, on Sept. 12, will connect youth in person and through social media with three of the city’s top mayoral candidates — Larry O’Brien, Jim Watson and Clive Doucet.”

“Topics for the debate — one that’s meant to attract, but is not limited to, youth — will be transit, environment and governance.”

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“Lawn signs are visual pollution, said Bellemare, who is running for re-election in Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward. “People expect to see them during an election campaign, but they get tired of looking at them over a long period of time.”

“He said he hasn’t decided when his election signs will go up, but it certainly won’t be two months before the (municipal) election.”

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“The voters of Bay ward should think twice before they mark an X beside Cullen’s name. You’ve got to really wonder if Cullen is serious about the important issues to folks in the ward.  Let’s face it. He’s looking for a job wherever he can find it.”

“And there’s still a possibility he’ll jump ship — should he be re-elected there — and run for the NDP in the next provincial election.”

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“O’Brien announced on Twitter Thursday morning that he “just got a letter from (Ottawa West-Nepean MPP Bob Chiarelli) granting us approval for $600M for LRT project. O’Brien called it a ‘great day’.”

“The federal government, like the provincial government, committed $600 million toward the cost of the city’s planned $2.1-billion light-rail project, which includes a 3.2-kilometre tunnel through downtown as part of a 12-kilometre line from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Station.”

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Related: LRT Provincial Funding Confirmed at $600 Million (Ottawa Sun)

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“Ever cognizant that his wants and needs are the only ones that count the current representative on Ottawa City Council from Bay Ward, what’s his name, decided to run for mayor of your capital and then when he realized he was going to get beaten like a rented mule moved back to his old stomping grounds and became one of a dozen or so candidates in that precinct.”

“But he really wants to be the NDP candidate and, then, of course, MPP for Ottawa Centre so even if he wins Bay Ward he is going to desert his constituents sometime in the new year for the bigger prize.”

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“Cullen has stopped short of endorsing other Mayoral candidates, but did say while O’Brien is a ‘charming’ person, the Mayor represents a ‘certain constituency” he doesn’t share.”

“Cullen notes fellow Councillor Clive Doucet shares the same values and Jim Watson is a “very capable candidate.”

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“There’s a very high level of dissatisfaction with Mr. O’Brien’s performance over the last four years, Watson said.”

“There is a level of dissatisfaction and anger, and that’s translated into a large number of people running for office.”

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Related: O’Brien Applauds Abundance of Candidates For Council (Ottawa Citizen)

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“I’m still a great fan of Declan and he still supports the campaign, said Doucet, adding that Hill, who took on corruption in soccer in a recent book, is frequently travelling.”

 “It was just too much of a stress for him to be travelling and trying to run a really big campaign at the same time.”

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Related: Doucet’s Campaign Manager Quits (Ottawa Sun)

Doucet’s Manager Bails (David Reevely)

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“Cullen has his work cut out for him. When he announced his candidacy for mayor back in January, he assured reporters he was in the mayor’s race for the long haul — and would be in it on election day.  Pressured by reporters, he admitted: I don’t want to be the councillor for Bay ward.”

“And there’s the rub.  Now he’ll have to attempt to continue to convince both pundits and the public that Bay ward is really where he wants to be.”

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Related: Cullen Eyes Old Stomping Grounds (Sue Sherring)

Cullen Quits Race For Mayor, Joins Race For Ward Seat (Ottawa Citizen)

Cullen Opts To Run In Bay Ward (Metro Ottawa)

Bay Rivals Slam Cullen’s ‘Self Serving Move‘ (Ottawa Sun)

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