Patricia Marilyn Nicol (née Ready; born 1936) is a former Canadian politician, developer, television commentator and newspaper columnist. She served as an alderman on Ottawa City Council from 1975 to 1976 on the Ottawa Board of Control from 1977 to 1978. Considered to be on the "extreme right end" of the political spectrum at city hall, she was known for her "fiery speaking style" and her divisiveness led her to stand "alone... against the rest of city council on big issues". She was also known for her political rivalry with Ottawa's left leaning mayor, Marion Dewar, whom she ran against twice for Ottawa's top job.