# Catherine Mckenney

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Episode 1 - Catherine McKenney

 For the first episode of the Ottawa Lookout Pod, mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney sits down with managing editor Robert Hiltz. They talk transit, cycling, what to do with the police budget, and whether they really would forego strong mayor powers if things got tough. We’ve asked all the major …

Your Big Municipal Concerns / McKenney's Stunt At Inquiry / Schools As Polling Stations - Lowell Green Oct 18, 2022

Lowell is away today, with his blessing John filled in for the first time. Today's topics... What are YOUR big municipal concerns as we get ready to vote for a new mayor and council on Monday?   Roads?  Bike lanes?  The LRT?   We hear from you! Plus... You weigh in on Catherine McKenney's encoura…

S03E41 Three Narratives Collapse

Kevin updates John on hearings at the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa over the last week. Three key government/mainstream media narratives have bit the dust. They are: 1) Negotiations were impossible and/or failed. 2) The convoy was seeking to overthrown the government. 3) Ottawa police…

Redesigning streets to make them safe for bikes, e-scooters, and pedestrians

The use of electric scooters (e-scooters) has witnessed a substantial surge globally. However, the presence of these motorized vehicles on sidewalks poses a significant risk to pedestrians. A recent practice paper published in CMAJ describes the case of a 68-year-old woman who suffered serious inju…

Your kid wants an e-scooter: Are you saying yes or no?

New data from SickKids and CHEO points to a rise in e-scooter injuries in children -- even though kids under 16 are banned from using them under an e-scooter pilot project in Ontario. We speak to Pamela Fuselli, President and C-E-O of Parachute, a national charity focused on injury prevention. We a…

What I wish I'd known before running for mayor

After eight years as an Ottawa city councillor, Catherine McKenney decided to run for mayor. They lost to Mark Sutcliffe. In the final part of our series In Hindsight, McKenney reflects on the campaign, bridging the city’s urban/rural divide and the moment in a pub when they realized they should ha…

A reverse Bernie Sanders?

This week: Signs Go Up, a Poll Goes Missing, and Lawson Pulls From Both Edges Here is the piece Evan wrote about Alex Lawson. Fact check: Near the end of the episode Evan said something about fundraising in the last election that neither he nor I were fully certain about. I went digging and it tur…

Seven polls, two realities, and a surprise that better be monumental

Let’s have beer! Evan and I will be at Big Rig in Gloucester Centre Friday October 2, from 6-6:30 pm (traffic depending). Come see us! CRIC database that lists polling firms, as we discuss in the first few minutes. Below is the image the Leiper campaign has of where people have requested lawn sig…

The Eight-Day Delay

Timing note: Between recording the podcast and broadcasting it, this poll came out. TL;DR: plus full transcript below. * The flood delay: the province says the mayor’s office took 8 days to request assistance after the July 1 flood. Leiper’s campaign wants the paper trail — potential October surp…

Forget the bloody polls

I wish all candidates had this level of transparency. I do this work as an independent journalist. You, my readers, are the ones funding it through paid subscriptions. Help me dig into stories that matter to you by becoming a paid subscriber or, if Substack isn’t your thing, by making a one-time o…