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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 4d

L’événement Right to Food du Parkdale Food Centre a été un autre grand succès aujourd’hui – et tant de mes personnes préférées !

Jeff, Joanne and Tina pose for a picture at the event / Jeff, Joanne et Tina posent pour une photo lors de l'événement

Donations jars full of donations / Des pots de dons remplis de dons

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 8d

📍Nepean – Oct 22, Barley Mow Merivale
📍Orléans – Oct 23, Café Amore

And on Oct 26, join us at Beyond the Pale, one year out from Ottawa’s election day. Together, let’s build a city that works.

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 8d

I’m launching a listening tour to hear directly from residents. First stops:
📍Kanata – Oct 7, Three Brewers
📍Hunt Club – Oct 14, Moose McGuire
📍Bells Corners – Oct 15, Kichesippi Beer Co

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 8d

Across Ottawa, from fairs and markets to townhalls and meetings, I’ve been hearing the same thing: people are frustrated and want a new direction for our city. We need a city that works, with reliable transit, strong services, repaired roads and community centres.

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 12d

Speed enforcement cameras work to keep neighbourhoods safe by reducing dangerous speeding. I and @catmckenney.bsky.social ask you to write to your MPP and Premier Ford to oppose legislation that would ban their use in Ontario cities.

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 13d

On Oct. 9, join me for Designing a Better City, an exciting lunch & learn on design vision & leadership. A rare opportunity to hear some of Canada's most exciting voices on architecture & public policy, in a panel discussion with Ottawa's new Chief Planner! www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 13d

In 2017, Catherine McKenney and I traveled to Queen's Park to fight for safer streets in Ottawa-Centre. The government listened to residents. Now, Premier Ford is proposing to make our streets more dangerous. It's the wrong move for intensifying neighbourhoods. www.ola.org/sites/defaul...

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · 13d

The decision to remove speed cameras from Ontario streets is unbelievably irresponsible and flies in the face of clear evidence … even police chiefs are against this populist move. It’s disgraceful.

Ford government says it will ban speed cameras across Ontario | CBC News

Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the traffic enforcement tool a "cash grab" at a news conference in Vaughan Thursday. He said his government will introduce new legislation to ban speed cameras.

www.cbc.ca

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · 20d

The engagement efforts by the city on this plan have been a big improvement over the last “refresh.” Always grateful to my Councillor @jleiper.bsky.social for his commitment to making our city better. Next up: Tunney’s Pasture development update, Monday at 6:30 at HCC! See you all there

Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · 20d

The second night of public engagement on the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan was well-attended. Very glad to get caught up with @jchianello.bsky.social and Kaite Burkholder Harris. It's a critical discussion for this City, and I'm grateful we have the benefit of their perspectives.

Joanne Chianello and Kaite Burkholder Harris at a public engagement session in a community hall / Joanne Chianello et Kaite Burkholder Harris lors d'une séance d'engagement public dans une salle communautaire

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Sep 2

Getting together with my friends and neighbours - and Councillor! - before school
starts has been a cherished tradition on Patricia Ave N for more than 20 years!

Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Sep 1

This summer has been busy with block parties all over Kitchissippi! This afternoon I was happy to pop by Patricia Ave's and say hi to neighbours and to @jchianello.bsky.social who has been doing some exciting things in Champlain Park this year.

Joanne and Jeff at the Patricia Ave street party.

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Sep 1

This summer has been busy with block parties all over Kitchissippi! This afternoon I was happy to pop by Patricia Ave's and say hi to neighbours and to @jchianello.bsky.social who has been doing some exciting things in Champlain Park this year.

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Aug 28

The biggest change from the second to third drafts of the zoning by-law is the proposed height increase to 11m in the lowest-density zones in the urban area. I provided some comments to CBC today in support of that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Zoning update would allow 3-storey homes in Ottawa's 'bungalow belt' | CBC News

An update to proposed zoning rules in Ottawa could allow three-storey buildings in essentially every neighbourhood — even in suburban areas now dominated by single-family bungalows.

www.cbc.ca

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Aug 26

I want to express my profound disappointment today that the City has ordered its workers back into the office five days a week. It is a short-sighted decision that serves no one well in either the short or long term. (1/6)

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.com · Aug 26

Brutal. I testified at the Bill 9 hearings. The submissions were nearly unanimous, saying that the threshold of 100% of councillors needing to vote someone w/ serious integrity violations out of office made the process impossible. All it will take is one buddy of an abuser to obstruct the process.

JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Aug 26

I don't know why the PC Ford government bothered to travel Bill 9, hear from dozens of residents, experts and municipal organizations, simply to ignore the overwhelming feedback from these folks. A waste of time and money. Worse, it further diminishes our belief in the democratic process.

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Aug 26

I don't know why the PC Ford government bothered to travel Bill 9, hear from dozens of residents, experts and municipal organizations, simply to ignore the overwhelming feedback from these folks. A waste of time and money. Worse, it further diminishes our belief in the democratic process.

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ottawa's local MPPs Stephen Blais and @catmckenney.bsky.social were excellent during today's line-by-line reading of Bill 9, proposing dozens of amendments that would make the bill effective in dealing with abusive behaviour by council members. The PC MPPs voted every single one of them down.

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Aug 26

After a summer break, our crew talks budget directions, the evergreen issue of extending lifeguard season, why the LTFP is MIA and the NCC-Sens decision. It's feeling like back to school season! #ottnews
Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?
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Muni Panel: Is the City Breaking the Law?

Insights, opinions and arguments on the latest Ottawa city issues.

open.substack.com

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Jul 18

Intensification and transit-oriented development are an existential imperative for North American cites, but who's thinking about the strip malls?! As it turns out, Toronto city planners are. Read my latest post here: kitchissippiward.ca/2025/07/18/t...

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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · Jul 22

OC Transpo's regular and "help" accounts have both joined Bluesky!

OC Transpo @octranspo.com · Jul 22

🚀 We’re officially live on Bluesky!

We’re excited to be part of the conversation and connect with you in new ways.🥳

Follow us for transit updates, news, and helpful info about our services. Need support? We’re just a post away. 🤝

Laptop and cell phone displaying OC Transpo's Bluesky social media page on a bright blue background with announcement text.

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Jeff Leiper 🛴🚲🚇♻️🚌📊 @jleiper.bsky.social · Jul 22

I'm looking forward to attending tonight's Ottawa Youth Council policy forum open mic. Organizers have published a look at its genesis and aims below. Learn more about the event here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/youth-poli....

Youth Policy: Ryan & Meghan | Empower Hour

YouTube video by Youth Ottawa

www.youtube.com

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Jul 22

An on-location of the Better Ottawa Muni Panel: Hot (in fact, sweltering) Takes on Lansdowne #ottnews open.substack.com/pub/the613/p...

Muni Panel: Hot Takes on Lansdowne

An extended discussion on one of the biggest decisions facing Ottawa Council.

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bellscorners @bellscorners.bsky.social · Jul 20

firing bad politicians: gut-wrenching testimony at Bill 9 hearings 😲 bellscorners.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/f... #bellscorners @jchianello.bsky.social @tylerwatt.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @seandevine9.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Jul 8

Bill 9 claims to offer a process to remove council members who've seriously contravened the code of conduct -- have harassed and harmed others. But the process is so convoluted and politicized, that removal will be all but impossible. My @ottawacitizen.com op-ed: ottawacitizen.com/opinion/fire...

Chianello: How to fire bad councillors — Ontario isn't getting it right

A bill to hold local politicians accountable for their behaviour looks like a procedural shield, not a real reform, says Joanne Chianello.

ottawacitizen.com

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Jul 6

If you care about changing provincial law so that a councillor, like Rick Chiarelli, found to have committed "incomprehensible incidents of harassment," then you need to sign up to speak to law-makers by July 9! substack.com/@neilsara/no...

Neil Saravanamuttoo on Substack

Joanne has a PSA for Ottawa folks to speak in person to Ontario Bill 9 (Municipal Councillor Accountability) on July 17. SIGN UP BY JULY 9 at link on this page: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/b...

substack.com

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JChianello @jchianello.bsky.social · Jul 3

If it wasn't for the (consistently excellent) reporting of CBC Ottawa's Kate Porter we would never know that the city had to return MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in application fees. This council's conscious choice to discuss stuff in secret is not acceptable. #ottnews

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