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2022 Ottawa municipal election

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2022 Ottawa municipal election
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The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school boards and the English and French Catholic school boards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[2]

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Incumbent Mayor Jim Watson did not run for re-election, citing his age as the reason behind his decision.[3] This election was the first since the 1997 municipal election that an incumbent mayor or its equivalent[a] did not run for re-election. The mayoral election was won by businessman and former journalist Mark Sutcliffe.[4]

Candidate nominations opened on May 2 and closed on August 19.[5] The election was held on the same day as the 2022 Ontario municipal elections.

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Background

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The outgoing city council was marred by a split between supporters of Mayor Jim Watson, known by detractors as the "Watson club",[6] who represented mostly suburban wards, and opponents of the mayor's agenda, who mostly represent more urban wards. Some of Watson's more vocal critics on council have included Jeff Leiper, Catherine McKenney, Shawn Menard,[7][8] Carol Anne Meehan[9] and Diane Deans.[10] This divide on council has shown up on a number of key issues during the term, such as a fight over who should chair the transportation committee, the Ottawa Police Services budget, a tax break for a proposed Porsche dealership in Vanier, whether to call for a judicial inquiry into the beleaguered Ottawa light rail system,[11] how to deal with the Freedom Convoy occupation of the downtown core,[10] and a vote on an unpopular addition to the Chateau Laurier.[12]

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Mayoral candidates

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Registered candidates

Brandon Bay

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Brandon Bay, 34,[23] is a software developer.

Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022[24]
Campaign website: www.brandonbay.ca
Campaign slogan: Working Together.
Campaign slogan (French): Travaillons ensemble.
Policies: Build smart, affordable housing, invest in businesses and the future, market Ottawa to itself and the world

Zed Chebib

Zed Chebib, 67[23] is a Lebanese-born Canadian limousine driver and police reform advocate who is most known for being deported from Australia despite having resided in the country with his family for over a decade.[25]

Candidacy registered: August 10, 2022[26]

Bob Chiarelli

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Bob Chiarelli, 81, is the former Mayor (2001–2006) and Regional Chair (1997–2001), a former provincial cabinet minister under Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, and the former MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean (2010–2018) and Ottawa West (1987–1997). He is the second cousin of outgoing city councillor for College Ward Rick Chiarelli.

Candidacy announced: December 10, 2021[27]
Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022[24]
Campaign website: bobchiarelli.ca
Campaign slogan: Moving Ottawa Forward
Campaign slogan (French): Faire progresser la ville d'Ottawa
Policies: Repairing a 'fractured, toxic city council'; "instilling leadership" through hearing and responding to the needs of its citizens, getting the right people in the same room at the same time, assisting councillors in reaching their constituents’ goals, respecting all councillors regardless of their views, working in partnership with councillors, special interest groups; Getting value for tax dollars.[28]

Bernard Couchman

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Bernard Couchman, 43,[23] is a businessman and perennial candidate. He ran for mayor in the 2014 and 2018 elections.

Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.bernardcouchman.ca
Campaign slogan: It's about you and I.
Campaign slogan (French): Il s'agit de toi et de moi.

Celine Debassige

Celine Debassige, 22,[23] is an Indigenous activist and poet. She is Ojibwe and Dene, and described herself as a "radical socialist".[29]

Candidacy registered: July 15, 2022[26]

Gregory "Jreg" Guevara

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Gregory "Jreg" Guevara, 25, is a YouTuber and journalist who goes under the pseudonym Jreg (also JrEg) online. He writes for Capital Current, and formerly for The Charlatan and Apartment613. Guevara denied that his campaign is a joke, instead referring to it as post ironic.[30][31] He stated that he is simultaneously a libertarian and a socialist, and describes his political beliefs as anti-centrist.[29]

Candidacy registered: July 22, 2022[26]
Candidacy announced: August 9, 2022[32]
Campaign website: greg.guevara.angelfire.com[26]
Campaign slogan: OttaWall for all!!!

Nour Kadri

Nour Kadri, 48,[23] is a professor and an expert-on-call at the University of Ottawa, president & CEO of Skyline Health Systems, and president of the Canadian Arab Federation.

Candidacy registered: August 2, 2022[26]
Campaign website: kadri.ca
Campaign slogan: Leadership that Works for You
Campaign slogan (French): Un leadership à votre service

Graham MacDonald

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Graham Macdonald, 39,[23] is a businessman and the founder & former CEO of Ottawa Mortuary Services. He previously served as the president of the Ottawa District Funeral Service Association.[33]

Candidacy registered: May 3, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.macdonald4mayor.com
Campaign slogan: Accountability

Mike Maguire

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Mike Maguire, 61,[29] is an independent management consultant and a former public servant. He was the mayoral runner-up in the 2014 and a candidate in 2010. He considers himself to on the right wing of the political spectrum.[29]

Candidacy registered: June 29, 2022[26]
Campaign website: mikeforottawa.ca
Campaign slogan: Responsibility, Integrity, Leadership
Campaign slogan (French): Responsabilité, Intégrité, Leadership

Catherine McKenney

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Catherine McKenney, 61, is the city councillor for Somerset Ward since 2014. Prior to being elected to city council, McKenney was a political staffer to councillors Alex Munter and Diane Holmes, and MPs Ed Broadbent and Paul Dewar.[34]

Candidacy announced: December 10, 2021[20]
Candidacy registered: May 3, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.mckenney2022.ca
Campaign slogan: Let's build a city that works for all of us
Campaign slogan (French): Bâtissons une ville inclusive!
Policies: More trees and greenspace, putting climate action at the centre of all the City's decisions, reinvesting in social services and supports for Ottawa's most vulnerable, investing in active transportation and recreation, make bussing and the LRT easier and more convenient, make transit as affordable as possible to reduce congestion, restore trust, transparency and accountability at city hall, grow arts, entertainment and culture sector.[35]

Ade Olumide

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Ade Olumide, 51,[23] is a taxpayer rights advocate and former president of the Municipal Taxpayer Advocacy Group. He sought the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Kanata—Carleton for the 2015 Canadian federal election, but was disqualified with no reason provided. Olumide later challenged the decision in court, citing his ethnic origin as the reason for his disqualification.[36][37][38]

Candidacy registered: May 10, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.adeolumide.ca
Campaign slogan: Competence and Ethics
Campaign slogan (French): Compétence et éthique
Policies: Develop a Police Complaints Bill of Rights for victims which include the general public & police officers; maximize the ratio of sworn vs unsworn police through attrition to reduce the impact of $151,000 annual compensation per person; appoint an Ottawa Ombudsman to review complaints about the Integrity Commissioner, Auditor General, Board or City Manager decisions in accordance with an Ottawa Civil & Property Bill of Rights; end home construction policies that disadvantage new home buyers; manage the city through an Income Equity Lens and place a 1% cap on taxes increases; invest approximately $63 million towards free transit for low-income residents, a rural home to shuttle LRT, and increase road maintenance through a 4-year hiring freeze on city employees and hire contractors to fill any gaps that may arise; end landfill methane emissions by building an ethanol zero-waste recycling center for weekly collection of organics, recycling, garbage, construction, electronics; and develop a bylaw regarding windmills.[39]

Param Singh

Paramjit Singh, 46,[23] is a police officer with the Ottawa Police Service. Singh is fluent in three languages: English, French, and Punjabi.[36][40]

Candidacy registered: May 16, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.voteparam.com
Campaign slogan: A Vision for a Better Future
Campaign slogan (French): Une Vision pour un avenir meilleur

Jacob Solomon

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Jacob Solomon, 19, is a student at the University of Ottawa studying political science.

Candidacy registered: August 19, 2022[26]
Campaign website: www.jacobsolomon.ca
Campaign slogan: I will fix this city

Mark Sutcliffe

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Mark Sutcliffe, 54,[41][42] is an entrepreneur & business consultant, and a former local radio, print, & television media personality.[43]

Candidacy announced: June 29, 2022[43]
Candidacy registered: June 29, 2022[26]
Campaign website: marksutcliffe.ca
Campaign slogan: Leadership for a safe, reliable, and affordable Ottawa.
Campaign slogan (French): Leadership pour une Ottawa sécuritaire, fiable, et abordable.
Policies: Funding police, fire and paramedic services, being tough on the causes of crime, restore confidence in public transit, improve roads, keep taxes, recreation fees and other costs as low as possible.

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Polls

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City Council

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Map of Ottawa's 24 new wards used in this election.
1. Orléans East-Cumberland Ward
2. Orléans West-Innes Ward
3. Barrhaven West Ward
4. Kanata North Ward
5. West Carleton-March Ward
6. Stittsville Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. College Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward
19. Orléans South-Navan Ward
20. Osgoode Ward
21. Rideau-Jock Ward
22. Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward
23. Kanata South Ward.
24. Barrhaven East Ward.

Ward results

Orléans East-Cumberland Ward

Incumbent city councillor Matthew Luloff was elected in 2018 with 23.76% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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  • Rosemee Cantave, research coordinator[26]
  • Tessa Franklin, former concert promoter[26]
  • Matthew Luloff, incumbent city councillor[26]
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Orléans West-Innes Ward

Incumbent city councillor Laura Dudas was elected in 2018 with 41.37% of the vote. She ran again and was re-elected.

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Barrhaven West Ward

Incumbent city councillor Jan Harder was re-elected in 2018 with 74.27% of the vote. She did not seek re-election.[19]

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Kanata North Ward

Incumbent city councillor Cathy Curry was appointed to the seat on November 10, 2021, after her predecessor, Jenna Sudds, was elected as Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton on September 20, 2021.[128] She ran again seeking a full-term and was re-elected.[129]

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West Carleton-March Ward

Incumbent city councillor Eli El-Chantiry was re-elected in 2018 with 65.90% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.[13]

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Stittsville Ward

Incumbent city councillor Glen Gower was elected in 2018 with 57.86% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected with a slight gain in vote share.

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Bay Ward

Incumbent city councillor Theresa Kavanagh was elected in 2018 with 55.17% of the vote. She ran again and was re-elected.

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College Ward

Incumbent city councillor Rick Chiarelli was re-elected in 2018 with 46.79% of the vote. He had indicated he "expected" to run for re-election, but ultimately chose not to file.[14]

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Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

Incumbent city councillor Keith Egli was re-elected in 2018 with 63.12% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.[17]

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Gloucester-Southgate Ward

Incumbent city councillor Diane Deans was re-elected in 2018 with 56.08% of the vote. She had announced that she would not be seeking re-election in order to run for mayor, but later declared she would not run for either.[16]

Nominated candidates
  • Aria Alavi, journalist and owner of Edict Legal Services[26]
  • Jessica Bradley, executive assistant to Diane Deans[26]
  • Taylor Houstoun, project manager[26]
  • Ron Keays[26]
  • Hussein Mahmoud, business planning consultant, candidate for Alta Vista Ward in 2014[26]
  • John Redins, disability rights advocate and perennial candidate[26]
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Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward

Incumbent city councillor Tim Tierney was re-elected in 2018 with 81.34% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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Rideau-Vanier Ward

Incumbent city councillor Mathieu Fleury was re-elected in 2018 with 68.08% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.[18]

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Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

Incumbent city councillor Rawlson King was elected to the seat in a by-election on April 15, 2019, after his predecessor, Tobi Nussbaum, resigned to accept an appointment to become the CEO of the National Capital Commission on January 26, 2019.[140] He ran again and was re-elected.

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Somerset Ward

Incumbent city councillor Catherine McKenney was re-elected in 2018 with 76.66% of the vote. They did not seek re-election in order to run for mayor.[20]

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  • Stuart MacKay, co-founder of Ottawa Transit Riders and former board member of the Centretown Community Association (CCA)[26]
  • Brandon Russell, political operative and provincial Independent candidate for Kamloops-North Thompson, BC in 2020[26]
  • Ariel Troster, communications professional[26]
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Kitchissippi Ward

Incumbent city councillor Jeff Leiper was re-elected in 2018 with 85.28% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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River Ward

Incumbent city councillor Riley Brockington was re-elected in 2018 with 54.50% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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Capital Ward

Incumbent city councillor Shawn Menard was elected in 2018 with 28.12% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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Alta Vista Ward

Incumbent city councillor Jean Cloutier was re-elected in 2018 with 32.81% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.[15]

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Orléans South—Navan Ward

Incumbent city councillor Catherine Kitts was elected to the seat in a by-election on October 5, 2020, with 54.44% of the vote after her predecessor, Stephen Blais, was elected as Member of Provincial Parliament for Orléans on February 27, 2020.[143] She ran again seeking a full-term and was re-elected.

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Osgoode Ward

Incumbent city councillor George Darouze was re-elected in 2018 with 54.86% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected by a close margin.

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Rideau—Jock Ward

Incumbent city councillor Scott Moffatt was re-elected in 2018 with 55.81% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.[22]

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  • David Brown, political staffer, former assistant to incumbent councillor Scott Moffatt, former president of the Richmond Agricultural Society, and candidate for this ward in 2018[26]
  • Leigh-Andrea Brunet, businesswoman and educator[26]
  • Michael J. Nowak, President and CEO at CODE Incorporated[26]
  • Patty Searl, CEO of Clean POV Ottawa[26]
  • Kevin Setia[26]
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Riverside South—Findlay Creek Ward

Incumbent city councillor Carol Anne Meehan was elected in 2018 with 42.55% of the vote. She initially announced she was running for re-election in the new Barrhaven East Ward, but later announced she was not running for re-election.[21]

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Kanata South Ward

Incumbent city councillor Allan Hubley was re-elected in 2018 with 45.53% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.

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Barrhaven East Ward

The Barrhaven East Ward was newly created for the 2022 election following redistricting.[2] Incumbent city councillor Carol Anne Meehan initially announced she was running for re-election in the new Barrhaven East Ward, but later announced she was not running for re-election.[21]

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  • Guy Boone[26]
  • Patrick Brennan, information security specialist[26]
  • Kathleen Caught, retired financial consultant[26]
  • Richard Garrick, teacher[26]
  • Dominik Janelle, Carleton University student[26]
  • Wilson Lo, city employee and former bus operator[26]
  • Atiq Qureshi[26]
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School Board

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Ottawa Catholic School Board

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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

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Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est

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Campaign Life Coalition

The Campaign Life Coalition is a Canadian political lobbyist organization[204] that advocates for socially conservative values.[205] Campaign Life Coalition opposes abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, IVF, same-sex marriage, and transgender rights legislation.[206][207][208]

Date registered: Sept 9, 2022[26]
Organization website: https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/
Mayoral Endorsements: Mike Maguire, Ade Olumide, and Bernard Couchman[209]
City Council Endorsements:
College Ward - Vilteau Delvas[164]
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward - Joseph Ben-Ami[164]
Rideau-Vanier Ward - Tyler Cybulski[164]
Rideau-Jock Ward - Michael J. Nowak[164]
OCDSB Trustee Endorsements:
Zone 2 - Kanata North/Kanata South - Ashley Darling[194]
Zone 4 - Bay/Kitchissippi - Rasha Alnaqeeb[194]
Zone 6 - Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe - Shannon Boschy[194]
Zone 11 - River/Gloucester-Southgate - Matthew Lee & Maher Jebara[194]

Horizon Ottawa

Horizon Ottawa is a progressive community organization that advocates for progressive policies and more progressive elected representatives.[210]

Date registered: August 24, 2022[26]
Mayoral Endorsement: Catherine McKenney[211]
City Council Endorsements:
Orléans East-Cumberland Ward - Tessa Franklin[211]
Orléans West-Innes Ward - Lori Stinson[211]
Stittsville Ward - Kevin Hua[211]
College Ward - Laine Johnson[211]
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward - Sean Devine[211]
Rideau-Vanier Ward - Laura Shantz[211]
Somerset Ward - Ariel Troster[211]
Kitchissippi Ward - Jeff Leiper[211]
River Ward - Ethan Sabourin[211]
Capital Ward - Shawn Menard[211]
Orléans South-Navan Ward - Yvette Ashiri[211]
OCDSB Trustee Endorsements:
Zone 2 - Kanata North/Kanata South - Alysha Aziz[212]
Zone 3 - Barrhaven West/Barrhaven East - Patricia Kmiec[212]
Zone 4 - Bay/Kitchissippi - Suzanne Nash[212]
Zone 5 - College/Knoxdale-Merivale - Steven Warren[212]
Zone 6 - Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe - Lyra Evans[212]
Zone 9 - Capital/Alta Vista - Jessie-Lee Wallace & Nili Kaplan-Myrth[212]
Zone 10 - Somerset - Justine Bell[212]
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Notes

  1. Key:
    DV – decided voters
    AV – all voters
  2. No margin of error was applied as the results were based on answers from a survey.
  3. Couchman was later removed from the debate after refusing to apologize to Catherine McKenney for a comment made regarding their pronouns.
  4. The debate was cancelled due to Catherine McKenney pulling out as they were summoned to appear before a public inquiry into the Emergencies Act the next day, which they had said they required time to prepare for.
  5. Voters who vote in the special advance voting period can vote across the city and are thus labelled in their own category.

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