Politics

WEST CARLETON – The latest proposal for the new federal electoral boundary map will see West Carleton split in to two ridings, with a huge chunk of the rural community joining Conservative leader MP Pierre Poilievre’s south Ottawa riding.

KANATA – Beaches-East York MP Nate Erskine-Smith dropped by the Kanata-Carleton riding yesterday (Feb. 15) testing the waters on a provincial Liberal leadership bid.

KINBURN – The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) had some political power at their regular monthly meeting last night (Feb. 13).

WEST CARLETON – The recently released City of Ottawa 2023 draft budget has more than $13.4 million in spending targeted in Ward 5.

KANATA-CARLETON – Kanata-Carleton Member of Parliament Jenna Sudds has boiled down 2022 and shared a snapshot of the last year in numerical data.

KINBURN – During the just-past 2018 to 2022 City of Ottawa term of council, politicians would lead you to believe there was a great divide between the rural, suburban and urban wards.

CITY HALL – Andrew S. Hayden Hall was filled with pomp and pageantry and everything you would expect from the new council’s swearing in ceremony, except for new councillor West Carleton-March Coun. Clarke Kelly.

CITY HALL – Ward 5 Coun. Eli El-Chantiry’s last official act at city hall was not some final words, but a walkout to prevent another councillor from having his final words.