Meaghan Burden

Let the manufacturing consent begin

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: horizonottawa.ca/budget_101

For two years, @HorizonOttawa was put through an unnecessary and audit because some developer was allowed to abuse the system. Community orgs shouldnt be intimidated using tools that are meant to safeguard the process. From me in the @leveller_ottawa: leveller.ca/election-audit…

💰 Ottawa's draft 2026 budget gives police their largest increase in 10+ yrs while hiking already-high transit fares burdening everyday residents. We're calling on City Hall to stop blank-cheque policing & invest in real affordability. Read our release: horizonottawa.ca/press_release_…

.@ottawacity is dropping the 2026 budget RIGHT NOW. Already some troubling signs with a 5% increase to the @OttawaPolice budget or a $26.1 million increase, their largest in decades. We will have more analysis later. You can watch below: youtube.com/live/gn25z-tjO…

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. leveller.ca/2025/10/conser…

🧵- There are 88 delegates signed up to speak at this morning's FINCO meeting, the final committee meeting on Lansdowne 2.0 before it goes to Council for approval. Follow along with this thread for updates, and watch on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=asifIB…

Threatening to remove rent control that will affect nearly 30% of #Ontario households during an economic and employment crisis shows a shocking lack of empathy and leadership. #Onpoli

🧵 - Mayor Sutcliffe gave an update on Lansdowne 2.0 earlier this week, claiming he wanted to counter the “misinformation” being spread by those who have concerns about the project. Here’s what has changed, what’s confirmed, and what still needs answers ⤵️

“Any taxpayer should be outraged that almost half a million dollars was spent on three audits that were not in the public interest." Read more about our thoughts on the recent decision around 2022 election audits that cost the city $500k: ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new…

Walking the line today with @OPSEU 415 Algonquin College workers picketing for better pay and working conditions and to demand Ford stop cutting our education services! Find a picket near you: tinyurl.com/ymed87xt

There is a story like this about the @OttawaPolice multiple times a week yet @_MarkSutcliffe thinks they deserve their largest raise in the last 15 years while our transit system crumbles into oblivion and hundreds of people sleep on the street every night in Ottawa.

We're supporting @PolicingFreeSch this morning on Parliament Hill to say no to Bill 33 and to demand that @fordnation fund our schools not policing in schools!

Council is meeting today to vote on @_MarkSutcliffe's budget directions which is another attempt to cut services while keeping property taxes arbitrarily low. You can watch below: youtube.com/live/xQk83LZV3…

The city has launched a survey looking for feedback on a bubble by-law, something that would be disastrous for protest rights in Ottawa. We've heard a lot of complaints about the questions they're asking, so we've put together some analysis: horizonottawa.ca/bubble_survey

Implementing a bubble by-law would be disastrous for protest rights in our city and give the cops even more power to shut down dissent they don't like. Fill out the survey from Engage Ottawa and tell them how dangerous this is: engage.ottawa.ca/vulnerable-soc…

Mayor @_MarkSutcliffe's decision to force all city staff back to the office will worsen congestion, burden workers, and waste taxpayer money. Ottawa should be embracing remote work, not fighting it. Read our full statement: horizonottawa.ca/returntooffice…

Mayor @_MarkSutcliffe announced today that he plans to increase the police budget by 6.5% in 2026, the most in 15 years, while neglecting improvements to services people actually rely on. Read our full comments in our press release: horizonottawa.ca/2026budgetdire…

Suburban transit riders have had to face some of the worst consequences of New Ways to Bus, yet every councillor in Barrhaven, Kanata, and Orleans voted to approve these cuts (3.5% of total service). Something to remember for the 2026 election...

At City Council this morning, a motion by Brown and Skalski was carried directing staff to look for opportunities to use private service providers to improve transit. We need to focus on improving public transit, NOT looking to the private sector to fill in the gaps.