The Mayor Comes Out Swinging on Lansdowne

For the next few weeks, it’s going to be all Lansdowne all the time!


There was a big announcement (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...) from the PWHL right after we finished recording. We’ll talk about that next week.


Here’s what we covered this week:


Vibe check! What Lansdowne 2.0 is really all about.


The Mayor’s unusual Monday press conference.


Council says no to extending the decision date.


What the report says and what the Mayor didn’t tell us.


And we referenced a couple of very useful backgrounders. For more in-depth analysis on the Lansdowne finances:


Listen to Kate Porter on CBC Morning (https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/...) , 22 October.


See my quick summary analysis (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U...) of the Lansdowne.


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