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Our new GM: a brief history of Rick Leary

Ten months after the departure of former general manager Renée Amilcar, OC Transpo has a new head: Rick Leary. You can watch the city's press conference introducing him here. Mr. Leary has held executive positions in Boston, York Region, and Toronto. According to the memo City Manager Wendy

Budget Holes and Money Pits

The draft 2026 budget has finally been released, after Mayor Mark Sutcliffe bragged about it being the most transparent budget in the history of the city. It's true - hot air is transparent, and it creates mirages of fiscal responsibility and responsible governance. The mayor's press statements

Improving Bus Service Reliability Report (Transit Committee) - 11 September, 2025

As part of Transit Committee's motion requesting a plan to achieve reliable service by the end of 2027, staff presented a report on improving bus service reliability at Transit Committee on 11 September. The relevant document is the report, linked in PDF form. OC Transpo defines reliability with

Renee Amilcar leaves OC Transpo, path forward is unclear

Introduction Renée Amilcar announced early this month that she would resign from her position as General Manager at OC Transpo, and move to Montreal as head of Mobilé Infra Québec. This has both written annd unwritten implications for the future of OC Transpo. This indicates problems bubbling beneath the surface,

Transportation Master Plan: failure at City Hall, Pt. III

Introduction On the first of April, the city released its Transportation Master Plan update. This is the third and final article in a three-part series on this joke. The first, link here, covers the contents of the plan. The second, link here, is a detailed rant on why this

Transportation Master Plan: failure at City Hall, Pt. II

Introduction On the first of April, the City released its draft Transportation Master Plan, or TMP, and befitting this date, it's a complete joke. The TMP is a document that guides city planning on all transportation matters; this one is intended to go through 2046, though the document

Transportation Master Plan: failure at City Hall, Pt. I

Introduction The City's new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) for transit and roads came out on the first of April after a last-minute delay from the day before. That the TMP was hastily pushed for a release on April Fool's is a level of symbolism that

LRT Sub-Committee disbands; the City of Ottawa must create a transparency culture

Introduction The LRT Sub-Committee formed in February 2023, following the release of the province's Ottawa Light Rail Transit Inquiry, which among other things, found that City Council's oversight of Phase One was inadequate, partly blocked by the Mayor for political reasons. According to the City,

City Council: 11th December, 2024

Introduction On the 25th of November, Transit Commission met to discuss its budget. You can find my summary of that meeting here. On the 11th December, City Council met to discuss and approve the overall city budget, including the transit portions. This article will summarize the portions relating to OC