2026 Ottawa Municipal Election

[J.OT13]

Watson left Sutcliffe important projects and partnerships on a silver platter, and Sutcliffe dropped the ball hard.

A decent Lansdowne 2.0 plan with the arena hidden within a berm and larger retail podium that included a concert venue and RecRoom;
A $120 million Byward Market plan ready to be completed by the 200th;
Completed studies for Stage 3 of the O-Train.

On top of that, he had relationships with Red Bull Crashed Ice and La Machine to get those evens back in Ottawa on the regular (though tbf, Covid can take some of the blame for those events falling off the radar).

Sutcliffe, on a promise of fixing transit, boosting tourism and planting a million trees has made transit far worse, cut in tourism, hasn't come close to planting those million trees. Lansdowne 2.0 is now a sloppy mess with no new destination that even removes a lot of what made the place good for double the price, the ByWard Plan has been revived but far less ambitious with more space for cars, and too late for the 200th, and Stage 3 might as well be dead.

[J.OT13]

Also, pretty sure stamping the Mayor's name on a City document is an election rules violation.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...-new-9.7098283

[rocketphish]

Stittsville's Glen Gower not seeking re-election
'New voices' needed at city hall, two-term councillor says

Anchal Sharma · CBC News
Posted: Feb 22, 2026 3:05 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

Glen Gower, the two-term councillor for Stittsville ward, says he will not be seeking re-election this fall.

"When I first ran eight years ago ... I said I would only serve two terms," he explained in a video update to constituents that was posted on Saturday.

"We always need new voices and new experience around the council table, that's for sure."

Gower was elected as councillor for the west Ottawa ward in 2018 and re-elected in 2022.

He currently chairs the transit commission, and is vice-chair of the planning and housing committee.

Though he doesn't have anything lined up for the immediate future, Gower said he hopes to continue in a sector "aligned" with the work he's been doing at city hall on health care, housing, transportation and community building.

With nine months left in his term, Gower said he'd be overseeing some parks and road safety projects. He also said he'd prioritize the creation of a health facility to provide primary care to residents of Kanata and Stittsville.

Gower also encouraged any residents interested in running for councillor to reach out to him while he still holds the position.

"I'd love to chat and hear about what you're thinking and answer any questions you might have," he said.

Ottawa's next municipal election is Monday, Oct. 26.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...tion-9.7101835

[Truenorth00]

So who's the YIMBY candidate if I don't want to vote Leiper or Sutcliffe?

[J.OT13]

Originally Posted by Truenorth00

So who's the YIMBY candidate if I don't want to vote Leiper or Sutcliffe?

It really depends on your definition of NIMBY. Some would disagree, but Sutcliffe and Leiper and just about evenly matched when it comes to supporting new housing.

Main thing I've heard from Lawson is what I interest to be "blow up the O-Train and return to buses'. He's talk about "cutting red tape" for housing without proposing anything specific. He's a rural McMansion builder, so take that as you will (I'm imagining much more sprawl).

Neil Saravanamuttoo would be the NIMBY candidate by a long shot. He's been embarrassing himself with his "thousand" that has never materialized and people close to him telling him to go away.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by J.OT13

Wow, not a single one said they wouldn't run.

Really hope Luloff doesn't run. He embarrassed himself enough this term.

I could see Gower want to try for the Mayor's chair at some point.

There is speculation Tierney might run for Mayor.

I was really hoping Hubley would call it quits. He almost lost last time if it wasn't for vote splitting. When Cloutier one by the skin of his teeth, he didn't bother running again the following election.

Hopefully a few of them will be voted out.

I have a feeling that he is not making a decision on whether or not to run again for 2026 until at least after this Friday (February 27, 2026). He's currently going through some "legal issues" that needs to be sorted out first, in which a decision by the Judge is suppose to be delivered.

(And yes, he is my Councillor and hope he does NOT run again. )