City of Ottawa Politics with Evan H. Potter
Evan Harold PotterWhat's really going on at Council? I decode City of Ottawa politics in the lead up to the 2026 municipal election. I'll dig into issues that matter to all residents--development, taxes, transit, and sustainable communities--through a political lens.
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Mark Sutcliffe Owns Ottawa’s Attention Economy
An ad placed by the Mayor’s Office in the May 2026 edition of the Oscar community newspaper. (The OSCAR)
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe’s campaign launch last week was a little wobbly. Fine. Municipal campaigns are long. There is no prize for...
Balloons, a Clown and a Crowd: Alex Lawson’s Campaign Lifts Off
A clown with balloons at the campaign launch. Photo credit: author.
Alex Lawson launched his mayoral campaign on Saturday.
There were balloons. There was a clown. There was a crowd.
At last, Ottawa municipal politics has given me...
Will Ottawa’s Election Be a Referendum on Transit?
Generally speaking, do you think traffic congestion in Ottawa has gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed about the same over the past year?
Capital Traffic poll by Liaison Strategies for Ottawa Compass, May 2026.
Let me share a litt...
New Poll: Leiper Moves. Lawson Positions. Saravanamuttoo Exists. Tim Tierney Hovers.
What is the most important issue facing Ottawa? Traffic and Transit.
From Liaison Strategies’ Capital Tracker poll, May 2026.
I don’t want to bury the lede. Actually, there are two.
First, David Valentin’s latest Capital Tracker po...
Campaign By Design: Andy Burnham Meets Jeff Leiper Meets Alex Lawson Meets Neil Saravanamuttoo
Greater Manchester (UK) Mayor Andy Burnham’s iconic poster and my AI-enabled Jeff Leiper version (he was wearing a suit when he filed his nomination papers).
Ottawa’s mayoral candidates are getting the hang of using design to set a p...
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Assoc Professor of Communication at the University of Ottawa. Keen observer of City Hall. I write on City of Ottawa politics & on strategic coms in Canadian public admin, cultural statecraft, foreign policy & national security.
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