Why Lansdowne Petition Gets No Traction: Prof

06/11/2025

Lansdowne activist and uOttawa professor Evan Potter tells us why the big Lansdowne petition gets no reaction:

From X. Sorry about the two No. 3’s below. It’s a Twitter wonk:

1/4 Here are 3 reasons why @_MarkSutcliffe doesn’t care what 5,000 #Ottawa residents think on a petition for a referendum on #lansdowne ?@KenGray @ShawnMenard1 @JCHIANELLO @JLeiper @KatePorter613
Lansdowne: Who Cares What Councillors Want: MULVIHILL https://t.co/iVBs19CxuO
— Evan H. Potter ?? ?? (@EvanHPotter) June 11, 2025

3/4 Reason #2#ottawa based legacy media do poor job investigating #lansdowne deal for public interest. Sure, they report ‘on it’ but they don’t ever really dissect it, leaving this to community & concerned citizens. There are exceptions such as @KatePorter613
#ottnews
— Evan H. Potter ?? ?? (@EvanHPotter) June 11, 2025

4/4 Reason #3 that @_MarkSutcliffe doesn’t have to care about #lansdowne referendum
The power of incumbency immunizes Mayor & his Councilor allies from any public pressure to review #lansdowne. They know that they won’t lose their seats over their Yes vote in October 2025.
— Evan H. Potter ?? ?? (@EvanHPotter) June 11, 2025