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Mayor Whitton on Housing, 1954

Mayor Whitton opens the front door to one of the Mooretown units. Image: City of Ottawa Archives MG393-NP-38484-001.

By 1954, her third full year as mayor, Charlotte Whitton had found her stride as the Housing Mayor.

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Mayor Whitton on Housing, 1952

In her 1952 inaugural address, Mayor Whitton tried to spark Council into action. Image: Ottawa Journal / LAC Accession 1979-203 NPC Box 04438.

Coming only four months after her Fall inaugural address, Mayor Whitton spared her Council colleagues by delivering a much shorter address¹By her standards. It was still much longer than those delivered by her predecessors. that focused on developing a sense of urgency and the setting aside of small differences. The Mayor’s address listed 10 points, with housing placed right at the top.

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↥1	By her standards. It was still much longer than those delivered by her predecessors.