Media

Municipal Budget 2017

2016-11-10 CBC Ottawa: Long-term, predictable funding is missing piece in city's budget
2016-11-10 The Charlatan: Ottawa approves low-income transit pass in 2017 budget
(French only) 2016-11-09 CBC Radio Canada: Budget d'Ottawa : hausse proposée des dépenses de 3 %, mais des impôts fonciers de 2 %
2016-11-09 Ottawa Citizen: A boring Jim Watson budget? The mayor wouldn't have it any other way
2016-11-09 CFRA: 2% TAX HIKE, LOW INCOME TRANSIT PASS PART OF OTTAWA DRAFT BUDGET
2016-11-09 Ottawa Start: 2017 Ottawa draft budget includes low-income transit pass
2016-11-09 Ottawa Citizen Editorial: Draft budget offers more for Ottawa's vulnerable
2016-11-09 Ottawa Citizen: Voices from the city budget
2016-11-09 Ottawa Citizen: Everything you need to know about the City of Ottawa's 2017 draft budget
2016-11-09 Ottawa Community News: Healthy transportation coalition calls ‘EquiPass’ a positive first step
2016-11-09 Metro Ottawa: Ottawa budget imposes two-per-cent tax increase
2016-11-09 CTV News Ottawa: 2% tax hike, low income transit pass part of Ottawa draft budget
2016-11-09 Ottawa Sun: City of Ottawa tables 2017 draft budget: Social agencies get surprise boost, property taxes increase 2%
2016-11-09 CBC Ottawa: Ottawa budget has good news, bad news for anti-poverty advocates
2016-11-09 CBC Ottawa: A few questions to be answered today in City of Ottawa's 2017 budget
2016-11-06 Ottawa Sun: City's 2017 draft budget will draw attention to city's poor
2016-10-24 CBC Ottawa: 'Drained' social service agencies ask city for extra help
2016-10-11 Metro Ottawa: Low-income transit pass: Where there's a will, there's a way
(French only) 2016-10-09 CBC Radio Canada : La Ville d'Ottawa songe à un tarif spécial pour les usagers du transport en commun à faible revenu
2016-10-06 The Windsor Square: Ottawa Budgets For Low Income Transit Users
2016-10-05 Ottawa Community News: Coalition applauds announcement of low-income bus pass
2016-10-05 CBC News Ottawa: The politics behind Ottawa's proposed low-income transit pass
(French only) 2016-10-04 CBC Radio Canada: Un laissez-passer abordable pour les personnes à faible revenu à Ottawa
2016-10-04 Ottawa Citizen: 'This makes a big difference': Proposed low-income OC Transpo pass coming in 2017
2016-10-04 Low income transit pass to be introduced in 2017 budget
2016-10-04 Ottawa Start: Low income transit pass to be introduced in 2017 budget
2016-10-04 CTV News Ottawa: City to offer a low-income transit pass
2016-10-04 Orléans Star: Low income transit pass coming to Ottawa
2016-09-14 CBC News Ottawa: City spending less per capita on social services, Carleton researchers find
2016-09-13 Ottawa Citizen: City balancing budget on the backs of the poor, researchers claim
2016-09-13 Metro: City budget shirking social service spending, study finds

Municipal Budget 2016

2016-06-16 Low-income transit pass not included as commission approves new fare structure
2016-06-15 Advocates argue new OC Transpo fare structure leaves low income residents behind
2016-06-15 Better consultation needed on new fare structure, advocates say
2016-06-15 Low-income transit users fail in bid for deep-discounted pass
2016-06-15 CBC News Ottawa (Late Night) at 11pm (clip at time signature 9:05-11:49)
2016-06-15 CBC News Ottawa at 6pm (clip at time signature 13:11-16:16)
2016-06-14 Ottawa Mother and Refugee Advocates Want Community to Stand Up for Low-Income Transit Pass
2016-06-14 Simplicity is key for low-income pass, advocates say
2016-06-08 Leiper 'doing the math' on Ottawa's low-income transit pass options
2016-05-09 Radio Canada: La Ville d'Ottawa songe à un tarif spécial pour les usagers du transport en commun à faible revenu (French)
2016-05-09 CTV Ottawa: Low income OC Transpo passes? The latest debate at City Hall
2016-05-09 Ottawa CBC News: Transit commission to seek $3.3M from province for low-income bus pass
2016-05-08 Metro: Ottawa needs a low-income transit pass: Advocates
2016-05-05 Ottawa Community News: Coalition urges transit commission to approve low-income pass
2016-05-05 Ottawa Citizen: Advocates try to convince OC Transpo to create a low-income pass
Council Member Inquiry Form: Low Income Transit Access (LITA)
Eastender: City budget and failure to address social services and infrastructure
Ottawa Citizen: Board of Health oks Hookah Ban Plan
CFRA News: Market Mobile and Good Food Markets
Ottawa Sun: Healthy Food Markets ask for City Cash
Metro News: Two Affordable Food Markets at Risk of Closing
Ottawa Morning: Audio Clip of Stephen Blais on Transit Fare Hike
CTV News Ottawa: Nov 30 2015
CBC News: Ottawa Dec 9 2015 -City Budget 2016 Results
Le Droit Article about City Budget and Status Quo (French)
CBC Radio - Transit Budget
CBC Radio Canada (French) Une quarantaine d'organismes d'Ottawa crient à l'aide
City Budget 2016: Metroland – Childcare, Social infrastructure funding needed (en anglais)
Metro Ottawa - Tight budget leaves Ottawa community groups empty-handed
Ottawa Sun - Committee okays $1.2B budget for Community and Protective Services
Ottawa Citizen - After a marathon meeting, community and protective services committee passes draft budget
Ottawa Community News – Childcare and Social Infrastructure

Federal Election 2015

Election 2015: Courting the votes of new Canadians (Disponible en anglais seulement)
Resource centre looks for residents to take part in voting workshops
Maclean's National Leaders Debate 2015
Poverty debate heats up final council meeting Jul 8, 2015

Municipal Election 2014

Program aims to educate voters; Group brings social issues front and centre October 23, 2014
Representatives from community organizations present the campaign Making Votes Count Rogers TV October 23, 2014
Make Ottawa more welcoming for immigrants United Way Ottawa October 15, 2014
Letter: Make Ottawa more welcoming for immigrants Ottawa Citizen October 10, 2014
Shift the Conversation: Democratic Engagement - Making Votes Count Where We Live Community Health and Wellbeing - Shift the Conversation
Activists highlight poverty as election issue at City Hall Metro September 29, 2014
Residents, stakeholders join forces to make votes count Ottawacomunitynews.com September 25, 2014
Every Vote Counts Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre July 2, 2014
Making votes count where we live - Centretown Buzz June 13, 2014
Making Votes Count - The results of the neighbourhood survey are in!
Let's connect - Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre Winter 2014