City Hall Watcher

City Hall Watcher

Quantifying Council’s chatterboxes — and quietest members

City Hall Watcher #402: On a lark, I analyzed 392 hours of Council speech and can now tell you definitively which councillors like to talk. Also: Candidate Chaos, a campaign fact check, and more!

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Matt Elliott
Sep 21, 2026
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Happy Monday. There are 35 days left until election day.

While we wait, City Hall Watcher has yet another bit of nerdy data analysis for you. Did you ever wonder which councillors speak the most…

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