Time matters, and right now, Ottawa is wasting people’s time every single day.

What’s happened over the last four years in Ottawa?

Traffic is worse.

Roads are worse.

Transit is worse.

And somehow, after years of spending and planning, we’re still stuck in gridlock.

I hear it everywhere I go. Workers stuck sitting in traffic instead of getting paid. Parents stuck waiting for buses that don’t show up. Small businesses losing customers because people don’t want to fight the traffic to get across town. This isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s about quality of life. It’s about our economy. It’s about the environment. It’s about not robbing people of their lives by leaving them stuck in traffic.

On the worksite, if something doesn’t work, you don’t double down and call it progress. You step back, figure out what isn’t working, and make some changes.

Ottawa has spent years talking about getting things done while everything has gotten worse. City Hall is spending big money and the results suck. We’ve got potholes, road closures, cancelled bus routes, and where’s the accountability?

Roads matter. Traffic matters. Public transportation matters.

We need to time construction so it doesn’t choke entire corridors for months at a time. Does it cost more to hire more workers? Yeah, it sure does. But stealing time away from our families with gridlock costs more.

We need transit that shows up when it’s supposed to, not press releases about future improvements. We need politicians that understand working people don’t have flexible schedules or endless patience. Does your boss care if you’re late because of the bus?

If you’re late, does your boss care that it was because of the bus?

I’ve put my own house up for mortgage to make payroll. I know what responsibility feels like. When you screw up, you own it. You don’t blame “complexity.” You fix it.

Ottawa deserves a mayor who treats traffic and transit like essential infrastructure, not a talking point. Someone who measures success by whether people actually get where they’re going. On time.

The last few years have been full of plans, consultations, and announcements. But the city feels slower, more frustrating, and harder to navigate than ever.

We can do better. And we will—if we stop talking and start fixing.