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Mark Sutcliffe
Publishing · On our record since 2008
Where this writer stands
Housing2 pieces
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“Prevention, diversion, and long-term housing are the key to breaking the cycle of homelessness before it begins.” Read the piece
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“We're already making big investments in affordable housing. We're on track to surpass $100 million in funding for affordable housing this term of council, more than double what was invested in the previous four years.” Read the piece
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“We're hiring more police officers to improve safety, and we're investing $1 million over two years to enhance private security in the area.” Read the piece
Only opinion columns and editorials are scored. Each piece is read twice by a language model, which records the author's own stance on a policy topic only where the piece argues one, with a quote that must appear in the piece. An author's position on a topic is the average of their pieces, weighted by the model's confidence. News reporting is listed but never scored.
Recent work
- Mark Sutcliffe: My plan for an affordable city if I'm re-elected | OpinionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 7, 2026
- Let's make a ByWard Market we can be proud of | OpinionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 13, 2026
- Sutcliffe: Young people shouldn't be homeless in Ottawa. Let's fix thisOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 26, 2025
- Sutcliffe: We need to build homes faster in Ottawa. Here's howOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 21, 2025
- Sutcliffe: Why I went to Washington last weekOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 2, 2025
- Sutcliffe: Fairness demands more federal, provincial funding for OttawaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 17, 2024
- Opinion: People in politics shouldn’t have to accept that abuse is just part of their jobsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 10, 2024
- Sutcliffe and Carr: Ottawa needs permanent solutions to address homelessness, lack of affordable housingOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Aug 26, 2023
- Sutcliffe: Closing the Queen Elizabeth Driveway should be a cost/benefit decisionOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 17, 2023
- Sutcliffe: A month (and a bit) as Ottawa's mayorOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 21, 2022
- Sutcliffe: My plan for Ottawa builds on compassion and fiscal responsibilityOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 20, 2022
- Sutcliffe: I'm running for mayor to make Ottawa a safe, affordable and reliable city for allOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 21, 2022
- Sutcliffe: Ottawa business owners — it's time to reach out, not hunker downOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 1, 2022
- Sutcliffe: MaxSys CEO Bryan Brulotte considers run for mayor of OttawaOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 21, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Let's channel gripes about Ottawa into planning a positive futureOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 7, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Ottawa needs a plan to solve shortage of talented workersOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 22, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Ontario's reopening plans are sound, but won't solve all business problemsOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 26, 2021
- Sutcliffe: More and more of us are vaccinated. For Ottawa businesses, now comes the hard partOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 18, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Why I support renaming the Sir John A. Macdonald ParkwayOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 24, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Conflict of interest rules apply to everyone, even Ottawa Coun. Jan HarderOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 21, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Ontario needs to treat Ottawa-Gatineau like the interwoven metropolis it isOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 21, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Recruiting skilled workers in Ottawa looks completely different today than it did before the pandemicOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 29, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Stronger, savvier, more confident – Ottawa's entrepreneurs brave an extraordinary yearOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 15, 2021
- Sutcliffe: Shopify shutters Elgin offices but Ottawa will copeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 3, 2020
- Sutcliffe: Shopify shutters Elgin offices but Ottawa will copeOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 3, 2020
- Sutcliffe: In the new decade, Ottawa needs a new attitude toward businessOpinion · Vancouver Sun · Dec 26, 2019
- Sutcliffe: In the new decade, Ottawa needs a new attitude toward businessOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Dec 26, 2019
- Sutcliffe: In the new decade, Ottawa needs a new attitude toward businessOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 26, 2019
- ARMCHAIR MAYOR: Bring more transparency to light railOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 16, 2018
- Sutcliffe: The Canada 150 party is ending. What does our city have to show for it?Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 2, 2017
- Sutcliffe: Gord Downie and the Hip, Canada's secret mirrorOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 17, 2017
- Sutcliffe: Gord Downie and the Hip, Canada's secret mirrorOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 17, 2017
- Sutcliffe: Vigilantism isn't the answer to distracted driversOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 7, 2016
- Sutcliffe: How often do police shoot people in America? Government doesn't knowOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Jul 6, 2016
- Sutcliffe: Uber was inevitable. And more tech will challenge us soon.Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 13, 2016
- Opinion: A new generation is leading Canada, the boomers have had their dayOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Oct 31, 2015
- Sutcliffe: Memorial issue a test for Pierre PoilievreOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jul 1, 2015
- Sutcliffe: Voting system alternatives are not created equalOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Jun 17, 2015
- Sutcliffe: Security agents face terrible choicesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 17, 2014
- Sutcliffe: Governments shouldn't micromanage the marketOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 10, 2014
- Sutcliffe: A chance to fix at least two of Ottawa's mistakesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 10, 2014
- Hudak struggles against Ontario’s voting historyOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 22, 2014
- Ottawa and Gatineau need not be two solitudesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Apr 8, 2014
- Straw men don’t stand a chance against HarperOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Oct 15, 2013
- Looking for answers after a bus-train crashOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 22, 2013
- Edmonton JournalOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Jan 22, 2012
- Edmonton JournalOpinion · Edmonton Journal · Oct 5, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 11, 2011
- Ottawa CitizenOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 5, 2010
- Test your recession worthinessOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Dec 4, 2008