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"Creating affordable housing was found to be the most important issue facing Ottawa, with a strong majority saying that housing was not affordable." |
Ottawa Citizen: I’m running for mayor because I want to make Ottawa the greenest, healthiest, most connected city in Canada
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"In my many years of service to this city and the people who call it home, I’ve learned that I have a unique ability to work with people to solve problems. Right now, our city needs change. I’m running for mayor because I know I can make it happen, and build a city we can all be proud of." |
Ottawa life: Ottawa’s “boots on the ground” councillor runs for mayor
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"It’s the only way I understand how to do my job—that is to be out there with people, talking to people, focusing on solutions, and making them happen." |
CityNews: McKenney discussing priorities with Ottawa residents after announcing 2022 mayoral campaign
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"I have seen how the city functions, and what changes can be made and how we budget and what those priorities look like from both sides of city hall. When I think about budgeting—and people ask me, how will we afford the things that we need to do—and I always say, our budgets are about our priorities. The funding is there, it's what we do with it." |
Ottawa Citizen: A few planet-saving priorities for Ottawa's next mayor
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"McKenney has a lot of the qualities I look for in a leader, including that they have been an indefatigable defender of queer youth in our city and beyond." |
CBC News: Police, transit and climate take centre stage at 2022 marathon city budget debate
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"We want to see equity, we want to see people put first," said Coun. Catherine McKenney, who described the 2022 budget as the worst one since they were elected in 2014." |
CTV News: Councillors launch petition opposing $2.9-million tax break for Porsche dealership
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"Trickle-down economics thinking that supports a $2.9 million tax break to a Porsche dealership will not advantage the residents of Vanier or the city at large, nor will it spur the economic activity that small businesses need today." |