Knowledge is power. Read up!

• The City of Ottawa Mid-Term Governance Review A Discussion Paper by: People for a Better Ottawa (PBO) February 24, 2009[PDF 284kb]
• Quality of Life in the Crosshairs: How the 2009 City Budget Target Quality of Life [PDF 284kb]
• Budgets are about choices: Ottwa Draft Budget 2009 [PDF 31kb]
• Another city budget, another crisis. Why? [PDF 66kb]
• Let's Make Ottawa Better [PDF 910kb]
• Leave the Cuts Behind: A Review of the 2007 City of Ottawa Draft Budget [PDF 469kb]
• Where Ottawa Stands A comparison of municipal spending levels across Ontario [PDF 1.40mb]
• Dollars and Sense: A look inside Ottawa’s 2004 Draft Budget [PDF 360kb]

Links

Ottawa City Hall:

• City of Ottawa
• City of Ottawa - Councillors
• City of Ottawa - Find your Ward and Councillor

Ottawa groups:

• City for All Women Initiative - Initiative; une ville pour toutes les femmes
• Ecology Ottawa
• Friends of Lansdowne Park is a group of Ottawa residents who want to see the revitalization of Lansdowne Park based upon a fair and open design competition and meaningful public consultation.
• Imagine Ottawa

And check out what other cities are doing:

• Toronto (Fair Deal for Our City Coalition)
• Fair Deal for Our City Coalition PDF brochure
• London, England (London Citizens)