Matt Luloff stepped down from running for the Conservatives federally, so what makes him think he should be able to run again for city council?
Orléans deserves better.
Add your name today and help us organize for change: www.horizonottawa.ca/orleans_dese...
Every councillor who supported Few Ways to Bus, LRT service cuts, and budget austerity shares a part of the blame for the suffering of this individual, and should apologize.
Service cuts have a compounding effect for multi-stage routes, risking riders' health and safety.
There’s an important City meeting tonight. Here’s why you should consider participating:
One of the complaints I hear about the most is that the City doesn’t really care about people’s opinions. That City surveys don’t ask the right questions, or that the answers will be ignored.
Great piece from @brigittepellerin.bsky.social on why Sutcliffe needs to take accountability and halt fare collection until transit is fixed.
"Until we rebuild the system and deliver better service, we can’t expect users to pay higher fares."
- Sutcliffe, 2022
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We are extremely saddened to learn about the numerous children who lost their lives to gun violence in Tumbler Ridge and Kitigan Zibi.
Our deepest condolences to those mourning in B.C. and in the Anishinaabe Nation.
Being forced to commute while Ottawa's transit is worse than ever just causes problems for everyone.
Thanks to years of backwards thinking on transit where we match service to existing ridership numbers, we're in a situation where the system just can't handle federal RTO.
The feds' RTO policy is an insult to public servants.
Our gov't is capitulating to the antiquated mindset of "WFH=laziness" despite knowing better, and they don't seem to care how it affects workers.
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The buses on order are meant to replace around half of our existing fleet, not add additional capacity.
O-train does take some of the need away, but can't fully compensate for this loss and still requires R1 replacement buses during service disruptions.
These are the total fleet size, and for some years it is an estimation since there isn't a lot of information available.
The maintenance backlog could have absolutely been avoided by procuring buses at a sustainable rate over the past 15 years.
We already suspected that the 350 electric buses already ordered by the city were not going to contribute to any fleet growth – this was confirmed by Troy Charter from OC Transpo, who told CBC these will replace around half of existing buses.
Sign our petition to demand better!
Chart showing Ottawa's bus fleet size decline since 2010, while the population increases
Here's a visualization of how Watson and Sutcliffe's austerity impacted our bus fleet since 2010.
This was never a sustainable path and now we're left with too few buses on the best of days, let alone enough to cover for an LRT service disruption.
OC Transpo's bus fleet has shrunk from over 1000 to less than 800 under the past two mayors, and enough is enough!
We just launched a petition calling on the city to reverse course and restore our once-strong fleet. Add your signature today: www.horizonottawa.ca/save_our_fleet
Heated Rivalry Screenshot Meme Shane: Will you come to my pub night this Saturday? Don't do to Russia. Come to pub night. We'll have so much fun." Ilya: "I'm coming to pub night"
Horizon Ottawa Pub Night Royal Oak - Kent & Slater Sat. January 24th, 7:00PM
This Saturday, don't go to Russia – come to the Horizon Ottawa pub night!
Join us at the Royal Oak on Kent St. at 7PM and enjoy the company of your fellow Ottawa progressives.
R.S.V.P. today: www.horizonottawa.ca/jan24_horizo...
Take note of the Watson/Sutcliffe council for 2026:
Most of the incumbents who voted for starving Transit and infrastructure renewal in favour of Tewin and OSEG handouts are running again.
Consider donating to @strongtownsottawa.ca @horizonottawa.bsky.social to hold those voting records account.
In Ottawa, we don't have nearly as many homes in the $3-20M range that Chow is targeting with this proposal.
However, we can still implement a more progressive property tax system so we aren't charging the same % for $5M and $500K homes.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The cost of living crisis has many of us barely scraping by, so Mayor Chow in Toronto is taking action by raising property taxes for the top 0.5%.
Let's be honest, those living in a $3M+ home can afford to contribute more than the rest of us.
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You can also speak out as a public delegate at the Police Services Board budget tabling meeting on Dec. 5th @ 9:30 AM.
OPSB rules are more strict than other committees — send your full written comments to ottawapoliceboard@ottawa.ca before noon on Dec. 4th.
The Ottawa Police are getting an 8.7% budget hike ($31.5M) including $5.4M pulled from reserves.
The issues we're facing demand mental health supports, housing, and community services, not more police.
Tell Council to fund mental health, not more cops: www.horizonottawa.ca/no_police_hike
Doug Ford's Bill 60 doesn't only attack tenant rights, it also stops cities from doing anything that removes vehicle lanes. The vote is on Monday, so we need to act now.
Join the 12 orgs and 650+ individuals who have signed on to our email campaign: www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford
Join us on Tuesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 at 464 Metcalfe St. for our City Budget 101 event!
We'll be diving into the details of the budget, and discussing how we can organize to demand better, together.
Learn more and RSVP today: www.horizonottawa.ca/budget_101
Lansdowne 2.0 vote is in. How did your Councillor vote?
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Map showing results of the Lansdowne 2.0 vote, with "no" votes concentrated around the urban core. Yes: Brown, Hubley, Skalski, Dudas, Hill, Desroches, Kelly, Plante, Carr, Curry, Gower, Tierney, Kitts, Luloff, Sutcliffe No: Johnson, Devine, Leiper, King, Kavanagh, Troster, Bradley, Menard, Brockington, Lo
Lansdowne 2.0 was just approved by Council 15-10, and it's definitely worth taking note of the geographical imbalance on the vote.
The two out-of-place "yes" votes are Marty Carr (Alta Vista) and Stéphanie Plante (Rideau-Vanier):
Premier Ford and Minister Calandra's appointed supervisor for the OCDSB has been avoiding questions from parents and says speaking to the media "isn't his mandate".
If Plamondon is going to get a $350k salary, we need to know what he's actually doing.
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Just now - Councillor @shawnmenard.bsky.social
is interrupted by Councillor @timtierney.ca while asking questions on Lansdowne.
Menard pushes back, then Tierney calls him an "asshole". This behaviour is unbefitting of a councillor, and demands an integrity complaint.
➡️ integrity@ottawa.ca
This Friday is our LAST CHANCE to call on Mayor Sutcliffe and councillors to vote against the final Lansdowne 2.0 approval!
Come rally with our coalition of advocacy orgs at City Hall this Friday at 8:30 a.m. before council their decision: www.horizonottawa.ca/lansdowne_ra...
Just because the committee approved it today, doesn't mean Lansdowne 2.0 is a done deal.
We encourage everyone to write to their councillor and tell them to vote NO on November 7th.
Here's a tool for you to easily send a pre-written email: www.horizonottawa.ca/stop_lansdowne
Lansdowne 2.0 Approval Finance & Corporate Services Committee October 30, 2025 No: Rawlson King Jeff Leiper Shawn Menard Yes: Matthew Luloff Laura Dudas Cathy Curry Glen Gower Tim Tierney Catherine Kitts David Brown Mark Sutcliffe
FINCO heard dozens of delegates express their concerns about Lansdowne 2.0 through the 2-day long meeting, yet a majority of members still approved the deal, sending it to council for final approval.
This result speaks to the lack of urban representation on this committee:
Why I'm voting against Lansdowne 2.0
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Ford’s new “Fighting Delays” bill would ban new bike lanes and let the province block anything that “interferes” with cars including bus lanes and safety projects.
This is a war on bikes, transit, and local democracy.
Send an email to Ford and your MPP: www.horizonottawa.ca/back_off_ford
Bottom line: The updated financial picture is only marginally better, and key risks flagged by the Auditor General still exist.
Sutcliffe claims critics are spreading misinformation but ironically, that’s exactly how many would describe this week’s announcement.
