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Wilson Lo

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Wilson Lo (born November 27, 1991)[5][6] is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the city councillor for Barrhaven East Ward on Ottawa City Council, and is the first City Councillor of Chinese descent.

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Background

Lo was born in Vancouver, and grew up in Markham, Ontario to parents from Hong Kong.[7] While in Markham, he attended St. Augustine Catholic High School.[4] He moved to Ottawa in 2009[8] to attend Carleton University, where he received a degree in journalism.[2]

Prior to being elected, Lo was a customer communications officer for OC Transpo.[9] He was formerly an OC Transpo driver.[8]

Politics

Lo was elected to city council in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, becoming the first councillor elected to represent the new ward of Barrhaven East. Lo also became the city's first-ever Chinese Canadian city councillor.[4] Lo ran on a platform of widening Greenbank Road, Prince of Wales Drive, upgrading and adding pathways in the Greenbelt, restructuring transit service and making streets safer.[10] He won 37% of the vote, defeating teacher Richard Garrick, and Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee Patrick Brennan, among others.[3][11] During his campaign, he claimed to have canvassed all 17,006 homes in his ward.[2][3]

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Electoral record

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