Indeed.

Yes, but they couldn’t iron the tie? It looks like they just unfolded it 5 minutes before Zohran put it on.

We didn’t use BlueSky or Twitter or Facebook since I’m pretty sure that most of my “followers” on those platforms are not Ward 9 residents, whereas the vast majority of newsletter subscribers are.

We just used our newsletter. And it was just the online survey questionnaire. I think we advertised (in the newsletter) that we’d be doing it a few issues prior to its release. And the survey itself was running for 2 - 3 weeks, I think. We got 665 responses, and compiled the data based on that.

Dude, chill. I can’t make a comment on something as politically shocking as that? Shouldn’t I be cognizant of the neighbouring political sphere? Is it wrong if I utter anything outside my job as councillor? Because my next post was going to be about a recipe for scalloped potatoes. That okay?

Your 12 years in service continues to be an inspiring model for me, though I don’t know if I’d last that long, given the opportunity by the voters. You were wise to run as a long-distance marathon runner, not as a sprinter. Glad to always have your sage advice at the ready!

As you know well, residents benefit from the scale of your involvement, in direct correlation. Days that start at 7:30am and end at 11:30pm are not at all abnormal. It helps to love doing it (as you did) to prevent fatigue from becoming complacency, or lack of care. 3/

I remember hearing you say after you ceased being in public office that you were looking forward to cooking again. While I still cook (it’s something I enjoy) I still find all the things I don’t have time for: paying with my band, going out to a movie. The job takes a lot of time. 2/

I hear ya! But what’s also true, and this is why you did it for as long as you did (12 years!!!!) is that the work is so rewarding. 1/

I thought that was about me?

Sure, that option wouldn't lead to profitability for OSEG, but OSEG's profitability is not the City's concern. This needs to become an election issue.

There was a feasible alternative, and one that the PWHL Charge confirmed to me would keep them in Ottawa and at Lansdowne. That option was to leave the arena as it is with repairs and upgrades. That was always an option for the City, and one that should've been thoroughly assessed. 3/

Mayor Sutcliffe, the City Manager and Councillors routinely stated that Ottawa only had one choice: Lansdowne 2.0 or economic ruin. They also falsely suggested that the only option that would meet the Charge's needs was to build an even larger arena for $100 million more. 2/

Although the survey is now closed, it's still visible. It used a seven-point Likert Scale, with each one based (consistently) on positive value statements. We collected and reported on 665 responses, providing responses based on age demographic.

I doubt that my suburban Council colleagues did as I did, which was to survey my residents and ask if their position on Lansdowne. Because my colleagues who supported it would then have to acknowledge how they went against the vast majority of their residents’ wishes.