John Langstone
@johnlangstone.bsky.social
Ottawa Ontario Canada
Don’t be fooled by the Marksplaining - this time Mark Sutcliffe selling his version of municipal savings. Creative accounting 101.
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Marksplaining Explained: Savings Or Not? - THE BULLDOG
Don’t be fooled by the Marksplaining.
bulldogottawa.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Don’t be fooled by the Marksplaining - this time Mark Sutcliffe selling his version of municipal savings. Creative accounting 101.
bulldogottawa.com/marksplainin...
bulldogottawa.com/marksplainin...
Mark Sutcliffe in full campaign mode after getting the Lansdowne 2.0 debacle through council.
If he couldn't report the seating capacity for the new event centre right, can this be remotely believable?
Perhaps with some details, not just words?
twitter.com/i/status/199...
If he couldn't report the seating capacity for the new event centre right, can this be remotely believable?
Perhaps with some details, not just words?
twitter.com/i/status/199...
twitter.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Mark Sutcliffe in full campaign mode after getting the Lansdowne 2.0 debacle through council.
If he couldn't report the seating capacity for the new event centre right, can this be remotely believable?
Perhaps with some details, not just words?
twitter.com/i/status/199...
If he couldn't report the seating capacity for the new event centre right, can this be remotely believable?
Perhaps with some details, not just words?
twitter.com/i/status/199...
This is an interesting take on the MOU.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is an interesting take on the MOU.
Not sure the Charge agree with Jeff Hunt here. Are we to believe fewer spectators leads to financial success? Is that the kind of thinking that gave us the financial performance of Lansdowne 1.0? Just asking.
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PWHL, Ottawa Charge take note: Smaller venue is better, says former OSEG co-owner Jeff Hunt
'You don't build an (NHL) arena with a championship final in mind. You build it for the 42 home games a year.'
ottawacitizen.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Not sure the Charge agree with Jeff Hunt here. Are we to believe fewer spectators leads to financial success? Is that the kind of thinking that gave us the financial performance of Lansdowne 1.0? Just asking.
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ottawacitizen.com/sports/pwhl-...
"As a rule in this city, we don’t know how to discuss important issues well. Or at all."
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Maybe it's just as well the Ottawa Charge leave | Opinion
Lansdowne. 2.0 is jeopardizing one of the best things to happen to professional sports in Ottawa in the past two decades. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"As a rule in this city, we don’t know how to discuss important issues well. Or at all."
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Reposted by John Langstone
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
No kings Doug?
Doug Ford *falsely claiming* he has the power to audit his enemies when he doesn’t actually have that power is still a news story
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
But it’s kind of a different story than one uncritically accepting the premise that the Premier of Ontario can order the federal government to audit his enemies
It would have been nice if someone asked Doug Ford to explain how he plans to order these charity audits given charities are overseen federally by Canada Revenue Agency
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
No kings Doug?
Something seen at the Ottawa Charge game last night.
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Something seen at the Ottawa Charge game last night.
A sobering look at how many companies we perhaps identify as Canadian which in fact are not. And the money left behind in the local economy in many instances the salaries from low paying jobs. Profit going elsewhere.
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Elbows Up: Keep Canadian Firms Canadian - THE BULLDOG
On your way home, you picked up a case of Labatt Blue, a bag of Miss Vickie’s jalapeno chips (objectively the best flavour) and kicked back to enjoy the game,
bulldogottawa.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A sobering look at how many companies we perhaps identify as Canadian which in fact are not. And the money left behind in the local economy in many instances the salaries from low paying jobs. Profit going elsewhere.
bulldogottawa.com/elbows-up-ke...
bulldogottawa.com/elbows-up-ke...
Didn't the city put the offending post where it was? Would some strategically placed hay bales be a good solution? No, let's spend $3 million, and adventurous skiers can slalom through the new trees. Money well spent indeed.
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Squirrels Show More Sense Than City Hall: BENN - THE BULLDOG
We live in a community where squirrels are demonstrating more sense than Ottawa City Hall.
bulldogottawa.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Didn't the city put the offending post where it was? Would some strategically placed hay bales be a good solution? No, let's spend $3 million, and adventurous skiers can slalom through the new trees. Money well spent indeed.
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"The mayor found it necessary to do some form of video release criticizing those who dared to challenge staff’s estimates as dealing in misinformation. The essence of that video release was to accuse the city’s AG of dealing in misinformation. Astounding."
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Lansdowne Is About Profit: BENN - THE BULLDOG
At a city level, this is not limited to Lansdowne. It was reported that then-mayor Jim Watson acknowledged his back of the napkin doodlings that the proposed
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November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"The mayor found it necessary to do some form of video release criticizing those who dared to challenge staff’s estimates as dealing in misinformation. The essence of that video release was to accuse the city’s AG of dealing in misinformation. Astounding."
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.....the infrastructure gap the Mayor doesn’t want to deal with and complicated by the approval of Lansdowne 2.0.
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Ottawa's 2026 City Budget is a Ticking Time Bomb
Enough with the spin. It's time for an honest discussion about how we fill our gaping infrastructure gap.
the613.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
.....the infrastructure gap the Mayor doesn’t want to deal with and complicated by the approval of Lansdowne 2.0.
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But approving a residential development under the flight path of one runway at the airport is a good idea.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
‘I’ll shut down if I have to;’ Miller’s Farm denied bylaw amendment to maintain trucking operations
A popular farm in Manotick known for its pumpkin patch and family fun in the fall, says they may shut down operations after being denied a bylaw amendment by the City of Ottawa.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
But approving a residential development under the flight path of one runway at the airport is a good idea.
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
The Sutcliffe - OSEG partnership now unfolding. Show me something positive about the rushed Lansdowne 2.0 approval.
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Arrogance Puts PWHL Team In Jeopardy - THE BULLDOG
That's what arrogance gets you. Read the room.
bulldogottawa.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Sutcliffe - OSEG partnership now unfolding. Show me something positive about the rushed Lansdowne 2.0 approval.
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Five clear, teachable PR lessons from Ottawa Council’s 15–10 vote to approve Lansdowne 2.0.
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PR Lessons of Lansdowne 2.0 for Ottawa’s Activist Civil Society
Hard PR truths will make Ottawa's civil society stronger in the electoral campaign.
cityofottawapolitics.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Five clear, teachable PR lessons from Ottawa Council’s 15–10 vote to approve Lansdowne 2.0.
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An invitation to the Horizon Ottawa Elections Committee Meeting to discuss which wards to prioritize, hear from some special guests and hear from participants about the overall strategy for the next municipal election in 2026.
www.horizonottawa.ca/nov20_electi...?
www.horizonottawa.ca/nov20_electi...?
November Elections Committee: Winning the City
www.horizonottawa.ca
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
An invitation to the Horizon Ottawa Elections Committee Meeting to discuss which wards to prioritize, hear from some special guests and hear from participants about the overall strategy for the next municipal election in 2026.
www.horizonottawa.ca/nov20_electi...?
www.horizonottawa.ca/nov20_electi...?
"The cost of repaying that debt and related interest will come out of future operating budgets."
"That is something that Sutcliffe’s pre-budget debate press release artfully avoids. That is something that the residents of Ottawa should contemplate."
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"That is something that Sutcliffe’s pre-budget debate press release artfully avoids. That is something that the residents of Ottawa should contemplate."
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Debt's The Monster Behind Budget: BENN - THE BULLDOG
That Yule-time ritual is upon us. Not Christmas. No, it’s time for the city budget.
bulldogottawa.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"The cost of repaying that debt and related interest will come out of future operating budgets."
"That is something that Sutcliffe’s pre-budget debate press release artfully avoids. That is something that the residents of Ottawa should contemplate."
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"That is something that Sutcliffe’s pre-budget debate press release artfully avoids. That is something that the residents of Ottawa should contemplate."
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Saying no to Lansdowne 2.0 whopper,
"It simply means that we lose that opportunity for the revenue that will be generated through that partnership (with OSEG).”
Barrhaven West Councillor David Hill
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(this may be behind a paywall now)
"It simply means that we lose that opportunity for the revenue that will be generated through that partnership (with OSEG).”
Barrhaven West Councillor David Hill
bulldogottawa.com/a-long-shot-...
(this may be behind a paywall now)
A Long-Shot Bet On The Future: WHOPPER WATCH - THE BULLDOG
Get that? You know, $11 billion. Best you buy a Hummer to navigate city roads in the future.
bulldogottawa.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Saying no to Lansdowne 2.0 whopper,
"It simply means that we lose that opportunity for the revenue that will be generated through that partnership (with OSEG).”
Barrhaven West Councillor David Hill
bulldogottawa.com/a-long-shot-...
(this may be behind a paywall now)
"It simply means that we lose that opportunity for the revenue that will be generated through that partnership (with OSEG).”
Barrhaven West Councillor David Hill
bulldogottawa.com/a-long-shot-...
(this may be behind a paywall now)
This is a really interesting podcast by Robyn Bresnahan on the Lansdowne 2.0 decision and the dynamics surrounding it. Interestingly, a decision almost totally driven by yes votes from suburban councillors. The suburbs deciding the fate of urban wards.
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Lansdowne 2.0 is a go. Now what? | This is Ottawa | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Ottawa City Council has greenlit a project that’s been red hot with pushback. So now that Lansdowne 2.0 is a go, what does it mean for residents, visitors, festivals, sports teams - and the city’s fin...
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is a really interesting podcast by Robyn Bresnahan on the Lansdowne 2.0 decision and the dynamics surrounding it. Interestingly, a decision almost totally driven by yes votes from suburban councillors. The suburbs deciding the fate of urban wards.
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
So suburban councillors decided an important urban Ottawa issue. Would de amalgamation restore democracy to the urban area of Ottawa?
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So suburban councillors decided an important urban Ottawa issue. Would de amalgamation restore democracy to the urban area of Ottawa?
Council appears set to disregard informed public opinion today, so OSEG will be the winner here. Question now is whether there will be any political fallout next year.
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And the Lansdowne 2.0 Winners are… Mark Sutcliffe and Roger Greenberg, with a 15–10 (+/– 1) Final Vote
Fifteen Council votes for Yes. One Nanos Report for No.
cityofottawapolitics.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Council appears set to disregard informed public opinion today, so OSEG will be the winner here. Question now is whether there will be any political fallout next year.
cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/and-the-la...
cityofottawapolitics.substack.com/p/and-the-la...