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Jeff Leiper unveils plan to make ByWard Market busier and safer | CBC News

16 days ago by quanin to c/ottawa

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Ottawa mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper has promised to triple funding for night ambassadors and safety outreach, fill empty commercial spaces and create a dedicated area for festivals to improve the ByWard Market if elected later this month.

But he still won't tell us how he plans to pay for this stuff. Like... I would love to vote for this guy. But work with me here.

sbv 4 points 16 days ago

"Families in Kanata, in Barrhaven, Orléans, they want to visit this treasure in our city, but they don't feel safe," Leiper said at a media conference on Thursday.

No we don't. We want our local communities to be vibrant and have local events and activities.

We want events where we can meet our neighbours and friends and have a good time. Not another commute.

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quanin 3 points 16 days ago

Wo. Hey now. You can't be getting all logical and factual in an online Ottawa community. That's against at least 4 different rules.

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LibraryAndTea 2 points 16 days ago

@sbv @quanin can we not have both? I’d love to visit the market more. It’s not that I don’t feel safe though. It’s because compared to other capital cities around the world, Ottawa is very dull. Be it downtown or out here in the suburbs. When the car is king, everything else just becomes hard to get to or not very interesting.

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sbv 1 point 16 days ago

With a finite budget, I'd prefer my (entertainment) taxes be spent closer to me.

When the car is king, everything else just becomes hard to get to or not very interesting.

Even if the train came out near me, I still would prefer not to commute 20k for an entertainment experience. Expecting me to leave my neighbourhood to do stuff weakens my neighbourhood.

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twopi 1 point 7 days ago

No commuting 7 days a week to go to a downtown eatry that closes at 2pm makes a good economy.

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sbv 2 points 6 days ago

the tar sands need us

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