Ottawa Election 2022 – Candidates Reply to our Municipal Questionnaire

Updated September 12th 2022

The new school year is upon us and the Ottawa municipal election is around the corner, taking place on October 24th.  This is an important election as it will decide many aspects of our daily lives, such as how we prioritize active and healthy ways to move around our communities. That is why we sent out the School Streets Ottawa municipal questionnaire to every municipal election candidate, so you can make an informed choice in some important aspects of their platform.

A quick refresher on the questions we asked:

Question 1: Will you support wider adoption of Automated Speed Enforcement in Ottawa school zones?  

Question 2:  Will you support the city of Ottawa making a commitment to a Vision Zero, along with a clear path on how to achieve it? 

Question 3:  Will you support a pilot of a city wide School Street program in Ottawa, along with any funding required for implementation?

Question 4: What message would you like to share on encouraging students and parents on using travel modes that are active, safe, and sustainable?

Here’s how this works:

• Answers that are unequivocal in their response are stated as Yes or No in support. Candidate’s messages from Question 4 are in the long form answers below
• Answers that are nuanced and require more explanation on a candidates position are marked as Please See Answer (PSA), also shared below
• Candidates who did not respond by the start of the school year (September 6 2022) are marked as ‘-‘.

Now we want to thank every candidate who took the time to respond to our survey. We presented you with but one issue among many this municipal election, so we recognize that taking the time out of a busy campaign schedule to research and fully respond to us speaks to a level of commitment you have to your community.

You told us about the challenges to your ward and city on active transportation and you made commitments as to what you will do if elected to Council. After Oct 24 begins the hard work of shifting from the conceptual to that of policy and budget, we will both support and hold to account on your commitments.

Now let’s start with the Mayoral Candidates!

Mayoral Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Brandon Bay	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bob Chiarelli	–	–	–
Bernard Couchman	No	Yes	Yes
Graham MacDonald	Yes	Yes	Yes
Catherine McKenney	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mark Sutcliffe	–	–	–
Mike Maguire	Yes	PSA	PSA
Param Singh	PSA	PSA	PSA
Celine Debassige	–	–	–
Gregory Guevara	–	–	–

Ward 1 Orléans West-Innes

Ward 1 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Matthew Luloff	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tessa Franklin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rosemee Cantave	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 2 Orléans East-Cumberland

Ward 2 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Laura Dudas	–	–	–
Lori Stinson	–	–	–

Ward 3 Barrhaven West

Ward 3 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Taayo Simmonds	Yes	Yes	PSA
David Hill	Yes	PSA	PSA
Sadaf Ebrahim	–	–	–
Jay Chadha	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 4 Kanata North

Ward 4 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Cathy Curry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Christine Moulaison	–	–	–
Viorel Copil	–	–	–

Ward 5 West Carleton-March

Ward 5 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Clarke Kelly	–	–	–
Sasha Duguay	–	–	–
Nagmani Sharma	–	–	–
Greg Patacairk	PSA	PSA	PSA

Ward 6 Stittsville 

Ward 6 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Glen Gower	Yes	PSA	Yes
Tanya Hein	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathew Duchesne	–	–	–
Kevin Hua	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 7 Bay 

Ward 7 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Theresa Kavanagh	Yes	Yes	Yes
Robert Hill	Yes	Yes	Yes
Othman Alhusain	–	–	–

Ward 8 College

Ward 8 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Laine Johnson	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wendy Davidson	–	–	–
Pat McGarry	–	–	–
Vilteau Delvas	Yes	PSA	PSA

Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale

Ward 9 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Sean Devine	Yes	Yes	Yes
James Dean	–	–	–
Myles Egli	PSA	PSA	PSA
Joseph Ben-Ami	–	–	–
Peter Westaway	–	–	–
Peter Anthony Weber	–	–	–
Michael Wood	–	–	–

Ward 10 Gloucester-Southgate

Ward 10 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Aria Alavi	Yes	Yes	Yes
John Redins	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hussein Mahmoud	–	–	–
Jessica Bradley	–	–	–
Taylor Houstoun	–	–	–

Ward 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville

Ward 11 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Tim Tierney	–	–	–
Miranda Gray	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nicolas Castro	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier

Ward 12 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Laura Shantz	Yes	Yes	Yes
Alex Osorio	Yes	PSA	PSA
Julie Fiala	–	–	–
Patrick Auguste	–	–	–
Burthomley Douzable	–	–	–
Stéphanie Plante	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hicham Boutaleb	–	–	–

Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe

Ward 13 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Rawlson King	Yes	Yes	Yes
Peter Jan Karwacki	Yes	Yes	PSA

Ward 14 Somerset 

Ward 14 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Brandon Russell	Yes	PSA	PSA
Stuart MacKay	Yes	Yes	PSA
Ariel Troster	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 15 Kitchissippi 

Ward 15 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Jeff Leiper	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dan Stringer	–	–	–
Oonagh Fitzgerald	Yes	PSA	Yes

Ward 16 River

Ward 16 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Riley Brockington	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ethan Sabourin	–	–	–
Alex Dugal	–	–	–

Ward 17 Capital

Ward 17 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Rebecca Bromwich	Yes	PSA	Yes
Daniel Rogers	–	–	–
Shawn Menard	Yes	Yes	Yes

Ward 18 Altavista

Ward 18 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Marty Carr	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carolyn Kropp	–	–	–
Angelo Gino Scaffidi	–	–	–

Ward 19 Orléans South-Navan

Ward 19 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Catherine Kitts	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yvette Ashiri	Yes	Yes	Yes
Shamsa Sheikh Ahmed	–	–	–

Ward 20 Osgoode

Ward 20 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
George Darouze	–	–	–
Doug Thompson	–	–	–
Dan O’Brien	–	–	–
Bob Masaro	–	–	–
Bruce Anthony Faulkner	–	–	–

Ward 21 Rideau-Jock

Ward 21 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Leigh-Andrea Brunet	–	–	–
Patty Searl	Yes	PSA	Yes
David Brown	–	–	–
Kevin Setia	–	–	–
Michael J Nowak	–	–	–

Ward 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek 

Ward 22 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Em McLellan	–	–	–
Steve Desroches	–	–	–
Salah Elsaadi	–	–	–
Zainab Alsalihiy	–	–	–

Ward 23 Kanata South 

Ward 23 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Bina Shah	Yes	PSA	PSA
Rouba Fattal	Yes	PSA	PSA
Erin Coffin	Yes	Yes	Yes
Allan Hubley	–	–	–

Ward 24 Barrhaven East 

Ward 24 Candidate	Support Automated Speed Enforcement?	Plan for Vision Zero?	Support School Streets?
Dominik Janelle	Yes	PSA	PSA
Kathleen Caught	Yes	Yes	PSA
Wilson Lo	PSA	Yes	Yes
Patrick Brennan	–	–	–
Richard Garrick	Yes	Yes	PSA
Guy Boone	–	–	–
Atiq Qureshi	–	–	–