All Entries Tagged With: "2010 municipal election"
A Political Seduction
Citizen Columnist Ken Gray openly wonders why Sean Little would want to re-enter a profession/life which is constantly under the public microscope: “Little has name recognition going for him in Bay ward and many candidates in the fray. In the municipal realm, some politicians have so little profile that if Bullwinkle J. Moose’s name were [...]
Speculation Has Shawn Little Announcing Candidacy in Bay Ward
Thanks to Ken Gray for this one: Ottawa City Hall is alive with speculation that controversial former Kitchissippi councillor Shawn Little will announce shortly that he will be a candidate in Bay ward. That councillor post became vacant when Alex Cullen decided to run for mayor. Click here for Ken Gray’s blog. Related: Former Ottawa [...]
Former Regional Chair Running For Council
Former Regional Chair Peter Clark registers to run for Ottawa City Council in Rideau-Rockliffe Ward: “Clark was regional chair from 1991 to 1997, eventually losing to Bob Chiarelli.” “Known for his no-nonsense style of governing, Clark isn’t the first former regional chair to vie for a spot on council.” Click here for more on this [...]
Candidates Face Big Questions
Election 2010, according to the Sun’s Walter Robinson, is about what type of community we want and how we will pay for it: “To a point, I strongly agree with my friends on the political left that our development community — both commercial and residential — needs to do a better job of giving us [...]
Council Race Fill Up, But School Is Out
With a month left to register for election, the majority of school board zones have two or less candidates: “In fact, if the deadline were today, eight of the 10 zones in the Ottawa Catholic School Board would be acclaimed.” “The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has a few more races. Four out of 12 zones [...]
Record Number of New Candidates Running For City Council
Will this fall’s municipal election result in real change in Ottawa City Hall, or will a repeat of incumbent heaven once again occur once the ballot boxes are counted: “With about three months to polling day and one month until nominations close, 82 new candidates, the highest number ever, are running for municipal office.” “Of [...]
Cutting Government Is Hard
Will Alex Cullen’s Mayoral Race result in the election of small “c: conservative Councillor in Bay Ward? This race is going to be very, very interesting: “On fiscal responsibility, Hagenaars has several ideas, starting with reigning in city spending and cutting down the number of councillors from 23 to 12. Stopping pet projects like the [...]
Advocacy Group Pushes For City To Adopt ‘Living Wage’ Policy
Controvercial advocacy group ACORN calls on Ottawa electoral candidates to support a “living wage” policy, increased affordable housing, stronger tenant protection and geared-to-income transit fares: Members of Ottawa ACORN (the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) on Tuesday released a list of issues they want hopefuls to support during the election campaign, including a “living wage” [...]
Wage Advocate Runs For Council
Former Saskatchewan NDP candidate and ACORN member Nadia Willard files papers to run for City Council in River Ward: “Willard said the city needs to examine the services it should offer and ways, other than tax or fee increases, to fund those services.” “The ward’s current councillor, Maria McRae, is not registered but is expected [...]
Hot Election Topics Start With 3 Ts
Sun Columnist Sue Sherring believes the 2010 municipal election in Ottawa will be dominated by the issues of transit, taxes and trash. Have a look at Sue’s list and tell OEN what you think: “During the last municipal election, there was already a contract signed for a north-south light-rail route. But transit became the hot [...]
