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Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe sits down with us to discuss his first four years in office as the race for City Hall heats up ahead of the October 26 municipal election.
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In this bonus episode, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe sits down with us to discuss his first four years in office as the race for City Hall heats up ahead of the October 26 municipal election. The conversation explores some of Ottawa’s biggest issues, including public transit, housing affordability, public safety and Sutcliffe’s vision for another term as mayor. The incumbent mayor also discusses negotiations to upload responsibility for the city’s LRT to the Ontario government, his approach to property taxes, and the thinking behind the Lansdowne 2.0 decision.
Chapters
00:00:00 Reflecting on Challenges and Progress as Mayor
00:02:54 Addressing Ottawa’s Public Transit
00:05:08 Securing LRT Upload and Metrolinx Partnership Advantages
00:07:11 Building Strong Ties with Federal and Provincial Governments
00:09:17 Sutcliffe’s Property Tax Strategy
00:13:54 Tackling Housing Affordability and Development Charges
00:17:47 Managing Return to Office and Commuting Infrastructure
00:21:59 Sutcliffe on Lansdowne 2.0
00:26:43 Enhancing Public Safety and Policing in Ottawa
00:29:04 Programs for Homelessness and Mental Health
00:32:04 Addressing the Drug Crisis with Compassionate Intervention
No Talking Points is iPolitics’ signature weekly podcast, hosted by Editor-in-Chief Marco Vigliotti and Publisher Brian Storseth. The show features candid, in-depth conversations with a rotating panel of guests on the latest developments in Canadian politics and global affairs.
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