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Local issues examined in depth through interviews and with our municipal panel.https://betterottawa.ca/panel/ the613.substack.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "New Candidates for Mayor and Orleans-East" (23 January 2026, 38 minutes), "Our 2026 Outlook" (19 January 2026, 52 minutes), and "Train to Somewhere" (15 January 2026, 33 minutes).
Better Ottawa publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 38 episodes.
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<p>It was a surprisingly busy week in Ottawa city politics.</p><p>The Panel covers:</p><p>* Orleans-East Cumberland Councillor Matt Luloff’s trail on charges of driving under the influence (1:10)</p><p>* a new...
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<p>The Municipal Panel is back to talk about the year ahead. RogersTV hosted us in their studios for this special episode.</p><p>2026 is a municipal election year, and we talked about:</p><p>* Who on Council is planning...
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<p>I sat down with Gio Petti, the local filmmaker behind the recent YouTube documentary on OC Transpo, Train to Nowhere — Gio’s follow up to the 2024 release Dude, Where’s My Bus?</p><p>Gio and I talk about the history...
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<p>As 2025 comes to an end, the Municipal Panel did a special year in review episode. RogersTV hosted up in their studios for this special episode.</p><p>We each picked:</p><p>* One big theme for Ottawa City Hall in...
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<p>With the approval of the 2026 city budget, we are unofficially into campaign mode for the 2026 municipal elections.</p><p>This week the Municipal Panel covers:</p><p>* Council approves the 2026 budget</p><p>* Tim...
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<p>Budget season continues at the City of Ottawa.</p><p>This week the Municipal Panel covers the Finance and Corporate Services Committee:</p><p>* $156 million more for new (and old) LRT construction (1:00)</p><p>* The...
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<p>It’s budget season at the City of Ottawa.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>* whether City Council agreed to have staff buy us a new landfill</p><p>* how every year the transit budget is pumped up with phantom...
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<p>We’re coming to you a few days later than usual, as there was an important discussion at Ottawa City Hall this past Friday.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><p>* how much the police budget is actually increasing...
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<p>The City released its draft 2026 budget this week. </p><p>We cover:</p><p>* Headlines from the Budget</p><p>* What strong mayor powers mean for budgeting</p><p>* The Mayor’s explanation for why Ottawa tax increases...
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<p>Late last week, City Council approved Lansdowne 2.0.</p><p>The panel talks about that decision, as well as the related Audit Committee meeting and Lansdowne 2.0 Public Forum earlier in the week.</p><p>Let us know...
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<p>Our extended Lansdowne coverage continues!</p><p>We recap the 2-day Committee meeting that sent Lansdowne to a final vote at Council on Friday, November 7.</p><p>The episode covers:</p><p>* The PWHL comes to...
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<p>For the next few weeks, it’s going to be all Lansdowne all the time! </p><p>There was a big announcement from the PWHL right after we finished recording. We’ll talk about that next week.</p><p>Here’s what we covered...
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<p>See my latest Lansdowne YouTube video: This Time is Different</p><p>This week, we cover one and only one issue: Tewin, the controversial development project in south-east Ottawa.</p><p>It was a long discussion. But a...
<p>It was a fairly quiet week at Ottawa City Hall moving into the Thanksgiving Break. </p><p>This week’s Municipal Panel covers:</p><p>* The Housing Acceleration Plan gets approved by Council (4:53)</p><p>* Ottawa takes...
<p>It was another busy week at Ottawa City Hall! In this episode, we cover:</p><p>* The Housing Acceleration Plan goes to Committee (0:13)</p><p>* Should there be bus lanes on Bank Street? (19:07)</p><p>* NCC plans for...
<p>It was a busy week at Ottawa City Hall, and the Municipal Panel has thoughts.In this episode, we cover:</p><p>* the Return to Office debate goes to Council (0:42)</p><p>* Doug Ford plans to outlaw speed cameras...
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<p>The Municipal Panel took a week off, and boy, was there a lot to cover when we got back. </p><p>In this extended issue, we discuss: </p><p>* the Mayor’s pledge to end youth homelessness by 2030 (2:58)</p><p>* the...
<p>Ottawa City Council is back in full swing, which means the Municipal Panel is here to provide our colour commentary.This week we cover:</p><p>* the Integrity Commissioner’s report on Councillor Plante’s social media...
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<p>Break’s over, and the Better Ottawa Municipal Panel is back!</p><p>If you appreciate the work of the Panel, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.</p><p>This week, Joanne, Jon and Neil cover:</p><p>* What to...
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<p>We did an extended summer recording all about Lansdowne 2.0. The local RogersTV station filmed us on location at the Great Lawn.</p><p>We talk about finances, benefits and risks, but perhaps most importantly, our...
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