AS part of our Municipal Election campaign, Ecology Ottawa is polling all candidates running for City Council and Mayor for their stand on key environmental issues in Ottawa. Find out how your candidates respond to our survey by clicking on your ward below. Click here to learn more about our all-candidates’ survey and the rational for each questions.

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Mayor

Questions	Candidates
	Hamid Alakozai	Bernard Couchman	Ryan Lythall	Craig MacAulay	Michael Pastien	Moises Schachtler	Jim Watson
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 1 – Orleans

Questions	Candidates
		Mireille Brownhill	Doug Feltmate	Miranda Gray	Jarrod Goldsmith	Matthew Luloff	Qamar Masood	Kevin Tetreault
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 2 – Innes

Questions	Candidates
	Laura Dudas	Donna Leith-Gudbranson	Tammy Lynch	Francois Trepanier
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 3 – Barrhaven

Questions	Candidates
	Franklin Epape	Jan Harder	Ahmad Malgarai	Atiq Qureshi
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 4 – Kanata North

Questions	Candidates
	David Gourlay	Matt Muirhead	Lorne Neufeldt	Jenna Sudds
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 5 – West Carleton-March

Questions	Candidates
	Eli El-Chantiry	James Parsons	Judi Varga-Toth
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 6 – Stittsville

Questions	Candidates
	Glen Gower	Shad Qadri
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 7 – Bay

Questions	Candidates
	Erica Dath	Don Dransfield	Theresa Kavanagh	Tricia Ross
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 8 – College

Questions	Candidates
	Emilie Coyle	Ryan Kennery
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 9 – Knoxdale-Merivale

Questions	Candidates
	Warren Arshinoff	James Dean	Keith Egli	Peter Anthony Weber
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 10 – Gloucester-Southgate

Questions	Candidates
	Diane Deans	Alek Golijanin	Lilly Obina	Sam Soucy	Robert Swaita
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 11 – Beacon Hill-Cyrville

Questions	Candidates
	Tim Tierney
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 12 – Rideau Vanier

Questions	Candidates
	Changiz	Mathieu Fleury	Thierry Harris
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 13 – Rideau-Rockliffe

Questions	Candidates
	Peter Heyck	Tobi Nussbaum
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 14 – Somerset

Questions	Candidates
	Arthur David	Jerry Kovacs	Catherine McKenney
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 15 – Kitchissippi

Questions	Candidates
	Jeff Leiper	Daniel Stringer
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 16 – River

Questions	Candidates
	Riley Brockington	Fabien Kalala Cimankinda	Hassib Reda Salhani
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 17 – Capital

Questions	Candidates
	Jide Afolabi	Anthony Carricato	David Chernushenko	Christine McAllister
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 18 – Alta Vista

Questions	Candidates
	Jean Cloutier	Kevin Kit	Raylene Lang-Dion	John Redins
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 19 – Cumberland

Questions	Candidates
	Stephen Blais	Jensen Boire	Cameron Rose Jette
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 20 – Osgoode

Questions	Candidates
	George Darouze	Mark Scharfe	Kim Sheldrick
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn

Questions	Candidates
	David Brown	Scott Moffatt
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 22 – Gloucester-South Nepean

Questions	Candidates
	Michael Qaqish
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?

Ward 23 – Kanata South

Questions	Candidates
	Steve Anderson	Mike Brown	Allan Hubley	Doug Large
Renewable City
If elected, will you make climate action a Term of Council Priority, increase funding and staffing commitments commensurate with this prioritization, and mandate a climate lens for the City’s assessment for all infrastructure investments?
If elected, will you commit to increasing the frequency of the City’s community-wide emissions reporting to at least once per year?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring the release of a Climate Adaptation Plan within the first eighteen months of the next Term of Council?
If elected, will you support and work for a revised Official Plan that makes low-carbon development a top priority, in a way that delivers healthier, safer, more liveable neighbourhoods for your constituents?
Active City
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing pedestrian, cycling and affordable public transit infrastructure over automobile infrastructure in meeting the future growth in travel demand in the urban area?
Currently, the City of Ottawa only plans for connectivity within 600 metres of transit hubs. If elected, will you commit to widening this connectivity planning radius to five kilometres?
If elected, will you commit to ensuring that complete streets and priority pedestrian and cycling projects are built in your ward (for council candidates) / city-wide (for mayoral candidates)?
If elected, will you commit to adopting a Vision Zero policy for Ottawa?
Living City
If elected, will you commit to fully implementing and fully funding the Urban Forest Management Plan?
If elected, will you work to ensure that all new streets resurfacings and new road builds integrate green infrastructure wherever possible?
If elected, will you commit to prioritizing greenspace preservation as part of the planning process?
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
Waste Management
If elected, will you support rescinding the decision to allow non-compostable plastic bag liners and dog waste in the green bin program?
If elected, will you support tripling the level of funding for promotion and education for waste prevention, recycling and green bin programs to at least $1.50 per household per year, a level closer to the average for large municipalities in Ontario?
If elected, will you support the development of a new waste management strategy and waste diversion action plan that follow best practices and set a 65% waste diversion target for Ottawa?