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3/ This is not just an Alberta issue. This is a who-we-are-as-Canadians issue.
We need more NDP MPs ready to defend Medicare and build the healthcare system we deserve.
We inherited this legacy. And alongside the people, we’ll fight for a fair and caring future for us all.
We need more NDP MPs ready to defend Medicare and build the healthcare system we deserve.
We inherited this legacy. And alongside the people, we’ll fight for a fair and caring future for us all.
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
3/ This is not just an Alberta issue. This is a who-we-are-as-Canadians issue.
We need more NDP MPs ready to defend Medicare and build the healthcare system we deserve.
We inherited this legacy. And alongside the people, we’ll fight for a fair and caring future for us all.
We need more NDP MPs ready to defend Medicare and build the healthcare system we deserve.
We inherited this legacy. And alongside the people, we’ll fight for a fair and caring future for us all.
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2/ I'm running to lead the NDP so we can finish what Tommy started. That means enforcing the Canada Health Act. Expanding Medicare to cover pharmacare, dental, and mental health. And never backing down to privatizers like Danielle Smith.
December 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
2/ I'm running to lead the NDP so we can finish what Tommy started. That means enforcing the Canada Health Act. Expanding Medicare to cover pharmacare, dental, and mental health. And never backing down to privatizers like Danielle Smith.
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Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.
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It’s past 8pm, and the 2026 draft budget has officially passed. But this year, I voted no. Throughout the last several months, I’ve spoken about the importance of building a budget that works for all of Ottawa.
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s past 8pm, and the 2026 draft budget has officially passed. But this year, I voted no. Throughout the last several months, I’ve spoken about the importance of building a budget that works for all of Ottawa.
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We did it- 18 and Under Youth Pass is coming to #Ottawa as of July 1st, 2026. It will bring free transit for youth on weekends, holidays, after 5pm on weekdays and all day every day in the summer (July and August)!
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We did it- 18 and Under Youth Pass is coming to #Ottawa as of July 1st, 2026. It will bring free transit for youth on weekends, holidays, after 5pm on weekdays and all day every day in the summer (July and August)!
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A bright spot today
We did it- 18 and Under Youth Pass is coming to #Ottawa as of July 1st, 2026. It will bring free transit for youth on weekends, holidays, after 5pm on weekdays and all day every day in the summer (July and August)!
December 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
A bright spot today
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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According to the official ANCHOR Year One Update:
ANCHOR responded to 4,464 calls in its first year.
-Over 92% of people in crisis contacted ANCHOR directly, not police.
-92.47% of dispatched ANCHOR calls did not require police involvement. 11/
ANCHOR responded to 4,464 calls in its first year.
-Over 92% of people in crisis contacted ANCHOR directly, not police.
-92.47% of dispatched ANCHOR calls did not require police involvement. 11/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
According to the official ANCHOR Year One Update:
ANCHOR responded to 4,464 calls in its first year.
-Over 92% of people in crisis contacted ANCHOR directly, not police.
-92.47% of dispatched ANCHOR calls did not require police involvement. 11/
ANCHOR responded to 4,464 calls in its first year.
-Over 92% of people in crisis contacted ANCHOR directly, not police.
-92.47% of dispatched ANCHOR calls did not require police involvement. 11/
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But ANCHOR is working. We’ve seen it. They regularly deliver calm, trauma-informed support which then frees up police time. If Tierney genuinely wants officers available for criminal investigations, he should understand the simplest operational truth: 9/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
But ANCHOR is working. We’ve seen it. They regularly deliver calm, trauma-informed support which then frees up police time. If Tierney genuinely wants officers available for criminal investigations, he should understand the simplest operational truth: 9/21
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collapsing, and the toxic drug supply keeps killing people. Rising need reflects the scale of the emergency, not the failure of the response. By Tierney’s logic, policing itself “doesn’t work” every time crime rises. 8/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
collapsing, and the toxic drug supply keeps killing people. Rising need reflects the scale of the emergency, not the failure of the response. By Tierney’s logic, policing itself “doesn’t work” every time crime rises. 8/
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Then there’s his most simplistic piece of logic: the idea that because the city is facing more challenges, that somehow means programs like ANCHOR “don’t work.” No, Tim. The problems are getting worse because the housing crisis is worsening, mental health supports are 7/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Then there’s his most simplistic piece of logic: the idea that because the city is facing more challenges, that somehow means programs like ANCHOR “don’t work.” No, Tim. The problems are getting worse because the housing crisis is worsening, mental health supports are 7/
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These aren’t side issues, they are the root causes of the disorder and suffering we’re all witnessing. After all these years on Council, Tierney should understand that his ward is not the same as the inner-urban core, and that policing does not and cannot solve 5/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
These aren’t side issues, they are the root causes of the disorder and suffering we’re all witnessing. After all these years on Council, Tierney should understand that his ward is not the same as the inner-urban core, and that policing does not and cannot solve 5/
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What’s most striking in his piece is what he doesn’t mention even once:
-our city’s housing emergency,
-the growing mental health crisis, and
-the poison drug epidemic devastating families and neighbourhoods. 4/21
-our city’s housing emergency,
-the growing mental health crisis, and
-the poison drug epidemic devastating families and neighbourhoods. 4/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
What’s most striking in his piece is what he doesn’t mention even once:
-our city’s housing emergency,
-the growing mental health crisis, and
-the poison drug epidemic devastating families and neighbourhoods. 4/21
-our city’s housing emergency,
-the growing mental health crisis, and
-the poison drug epidemic devastating families and neighbourhoods. 4/21
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Especially when it involves increasing police spending. For fifteen years he has consistently voted the way whichever mayor of the moment has told him to. That is not leadership. That is not independent judgment. 2/
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Especially when it involves increasing police spending. For fifteen years he has consistently voted the way whichever mayor of the moment has told him to. That is not leadership. That is not independent judgment. 2/
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Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Councillor Tim Tierney is wrong about ‘Chronic No-Voters’ in his Ottawa Citizen Op/Ed on Saturday.
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
His opinion would be easier to take seriously if the comments weren’t coming from someone with a 15-year track record of being a reliable yes-man for every budget. 1/21
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
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The City of #Ottawa is so close to establishing a Youth Pass for 18 and under residents, free at the point of service transit every day after 5pm, weekends, holidays and summers. It would begin July 1st 2026. Tomorrow, it can become a reality in this city for our youth. #Ottnews
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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I’m looking to seeing this motion and working with my colleagues to support Councillor Menard’s efforts. Maintain and incentivizing youth ridership is essential to the future of Ottawa transit.
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I’m looking to seeing this motion and working with my colleagues to support Councillor Menard’s efforts. Maintain and incentivizing youth ridership is essential to the future of Ottawa transit.
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Council is set to pass a cobbled-together status quo budget that fails to coherently address the challenges our city faces. We can be more ambitious, to build a city that works for everyone.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Councillors spar over spending as city budget heads to final vote | CBC News
City councillors are divided over funding for police, transit and infrastructure as they prepare to vote on Ottawa's last budget before next year’s municipal election.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Council is set to pass a cobbled-together status quo budget that fails to coherently address the challenges our city faces. We can be more ambitious, to build a city that works for everyone.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I would never publicly call into question another's vote, on budget or anything. I was disappointed to see this approach in the paper this weekend. We need to work together & I must trust that each of us should be held to the same standard of personal & professional accountability to our residents.
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I would never publicly call into question another's vote, on budget or anything. I was disappointed to see this approach in the paper this weekend. We need to work together & I must trust that each of us should be held to the same standard of personal & professional accountability to our residents.
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How the City of Ottawa plans to spend your money in the new year in charts ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
How the City of Ottawa plans to spend your money in the new year in charts ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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Final vote on the city budget is tomorrow. Here is where my thinking is at.
Does increasing police budgets reduce crime? The answer may surprise you.
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Final vote on the city budget is tomorrow. Here is where my thinking is at.
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Does increasing police budgets reduce crime? The answer may surprise you.
December 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Does increasing police budgets reduce crime? The answer may surprise you.
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In the @ottawacitizen.com today Cllr Tim Tierney scolds progressives for opposing four years of shitty budgets under Mark Sutcliffe.
Tierney's history of corruption scandals, gaffes and accepting developer money should tell you exactly whose side hes on.
Tierney's history of corruption scandals, gaffes and accepting developer money should tell you exactly whose side hes on.
Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion
Tim Tierney: Ottawa has traded safety and security for policing alternatives – experiments that have repeatedly failed. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In the @ottawacitizen.com today Cllr Tim Tierney scolds progressives for opposing four years of shitty budgets under Mark Sutcliffe.
Tierney's history of corruption scandals, gaffes and accepting developer money should tell you exactly whose side hes on.
Tierney's history of corruption scandals, gaffes and accepting developer money should tell you exactly whose side hes on.