Friday September 17, 2021

Stats – 17 September 2021

Weather: ?️ 30 per cent chance of showers. High of 27°, low of 17°

Number: 4th and 6th. Places that two Ottawa ridings find themselves on a list of the ten most requested mail-in ballots. 8,800 voters in Ottawa Centre requested mail-in ballots, 8,100 voters in Orléans requested their. [CTV]

Ottawan of the Day: Gabriela Dabrowski. The tennis player was honoured with Gaby Dabrowski in the City of Ottawa by Mayor Jim Watson, yesterday. [Ottawa Book Awards]

Quote: ‘This particular election, for young LGBTQ2S+ people, is an election for us to send a message: keep your promises, consult us, fund us. Otherwise, we’re going to look elsewhere’ – Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, executive director of the Ottawa-based Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. [Xtra]


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