All three provincial appointees to the @OttawaPolice service board have resigned, according to the Solicitor-General's office. This after @QPBriefing reported that member Robert Swaita attended the truck protest in Ottawa. This is a mess. #OttNews
JOANNE CHIANELLO
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JOANNE CHIANELLO
@JCHIANELLO
I'm running to be the next Ottawa city councillor for the fabulous ward of Kitchissippi in the Oct. 26, 2026 municipal election!
Ottawa, Ontario
Joined February 2009
- There is $3B available to bribe us with our own money, but not to open more hospital beds or train more doctors? Great priorities.NEW: Premier Doug Ford unveils his cheque rebate plan: $200 tax-free rebate to “all eligible Ontario taxpayers” with an extra $200 for each child. Total cost: $3Billion #onpoli
- NEW from City Hall: @dianedeans was called into Mayor @JimWatsonOttawa's office and asked to step down from the police services board. She said no. Mayor is looking to oust her. Board member Sandy Smallwood has tendered his resignation in protest. #OttNews
- I have never seen so much vitriol at city council in the 12 years I've been covering it. Several councillors have told Mayor @JimWatsonOttawa they've lost confidence in this. Also the word "disgusted" is being thrown around a lot. #OttNews
- Pierre Poilievre just doubled down: "We will defund CBC." I left journalism two years ago, but the work I was proud to do with my CBC colleagues brought crucial information about our municipality to citizens of Ottawa that they would never have learned otherwise. That matters.
- I started covering City Hall when Larry O'Brien was mayor. And I've never seen a dumpster-fire of council meeting like this. Check it out for yourself: youtube.com/watch?v=UCpkA_… #OttNews
- This seems clearly untrue, as is evidenced by the parked semis in the downtown. #OttNewsWe want to be very clear, both for the current demonstrations and any planned demonstrations--illegal activity will not be tolerated. There will be consequences for anyone contravening City By-laws, Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code legislation. @ottawacity @OttawaBylaw
- .@OPSChiefSloly says some bridges and highway bridges will be closed as need to limit trucks into the core. The question is, of course, why was this not done last weekend? We’ve heard this week that was not possible…yet here we are. #OttNews
- BREAKING: It's official. @ottawapolice have charged convoy organizer Chris Barber has been charged with counselling to commit the offence of mischief, counselling to commit the offence of disobey court order and counselling to commit the offence of obstruct police. #OttNews
- Pedestrian blockade of truck convoy at w/b Riverside still going strong with hundreds here. (And lots of honks-in-support from bystanders.) #OttNews
- Mayoral candidate @cmckenney would keep all Ottawa public libraries open on Sundays, and keep beaches and pools open longer in the summer if elected. #ottnews #ottpoli
- BREAKING: @OttawaPolice will deploy 150 additional officers into Centretown, Sandy Hill, Lowertown and ByWard Market effective immediately. #OttNews
- Back in March, I wrote that SNC-Lavalin didn't meet the 70% minimum technical score, but still won the $1.6-billion contract. Today, documents confirm that is true. Here's our breaking story: cbc.ca/news/canada/ot… #ottnews
