2026 Municipal Election Year
Incumbents will run again, Leiper for mayor and Joanne Chianello will run for his seat.⁹Luloff under the shadow of a DUI charge.
The issues:
Household affordability: food, OCTranspo fares, property tax, water bills, recreation charges, housing affordabiliy.
What does the city control?
Transit affordability: 800 trips cancelled in 25, riders are fed up. How did incumbents let this happen? Why is LRT east not open?
Spring 2026? Riders are tired of excuses.
Transit will be the visible evidence of the mess as city hall is responsible for it. It will not be Equity, Diversity or Inclusion.
Riders often do not have an alternative.
Youth fairs free at certain hours, Senior's need consideration. Transit safety, routes. GOC is downsizing, people may want to spend less for government services.
$1 billion for OCtranspo, $11 per ride, ride $4.10 so subsidized.
The system is not reaching a break even.
"where is my bus, unheated shelters, "
What can a councillor do? Problem developed over time, will not be fixed. Demand accountabiity, better solutions.
People may want to pay more for reliability. Reduce the fares until its running better. Will OCTranspo be uploaded to the province?
So what can be done to fix the OCTranspo, the billion dollar baby. In 2022 assurances were made - get the right people around the table .... so Amilcar is gone!!! Incumbents own this.
Bus fares too high, transfers are inefficient, areas are unserviced, riders have lost faith in city staff and councillors.
Troy Charter, interim OCtranspo ceo, 40 ebuses now, 110 by spring. 350 over the next 18 months. 15 diesel articulated. buses.
Watch Gio Pepe's "dude where's my bus" and "train to nowhere"
Other issues
Extention of LRT to Barhaven.
Stage three extention to Kanata. This should occupy council.
The taxi industry will address ride shares, Uber, future court cases. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spend to compensate private cabs.
Lansdowne and the new landfill purchase will occupy bandwidth.
It was purchased from Taggart who bought it for $8 million. How much did the city pay them? What was their gain? was it reasonable?
Who is city hall really working for?
What will be the issues that will grab the attention of voters? In 2025 the issue was lack of transparency. It still is in 2026.
Incumbents are facing voters who will chose viable alternatives if presented to them. Voters do not believe the city is heading in the right direction - about 45% of them. Still means incumbents win.
Decisions: no lame duck decisions please: taxis settlement, landfill, multi billion dollar deficit. Ottawa needs 7 billion for area, firehalls, road repairs. An infrastructure LEVY is going to happen. Brace yourself. 2%, 2.5% past tax increases ... and now this.
Assets now reaching end of life need replacement. There are no funds currently allocated to replace end of life assets.
Renewal funding is /has not been currently budgeted for "replacement" ....ever.
A government of big projects or will Ottawa finally deliver stuff that matters to people.
Build Canada Homes - 3000 homes details are coming. Devil in the details.
No mention of the East End Bridge - a big oversight in this group of pundits.
Spring 2026? Riders are tired of excuses.
Transit will be the visible evidence of the mess as city hall is responsible for it. It will not be Equity, Diversity or Inclusion.
Riders often do not have an alternative.
Youth fairs free at certain hours, Senior's need consideration. Transit safety, routes. GOC is downsizing, people may want to spend less for government services.
$1 billion for OCtranspo, $11 per ride, ride $4.10 so subsidized.
The system is not reaching a break even.
"where is my bus, unheated shelters, "
What can a councillor do? Problem developed over time, will not be fixed. Demand accountabiity, better solutions.
People may want to pay more for reliability. Reduce the fares until its running better. Will OCTranspo be uploaded to the province?
So what can be done to fix the OCTranspo, the billion dollar baby. In 2022 assurances were made - get the right people around the table .... so Amilcar is gone!!! Incumbents own this.
Bus fares too high, transfers are inefficient, areas are unserviced, riders have lost faith in city staff and councillors.
Troy Charter, interim OCtranspo ceo, 40 ebuses now, 110 by spring. 350 over the next 18 months. 15 diesel articulated. buses.
Watch Gio Pepe's "dude where's my bus" and "train to nowhere"
Other issues
Extention of LRT to Barhaven.
Stage three extention to Kanata. This should occupy council.
The taxi industry will address ride shares, Uber, future court cases. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spend to compensate private cabs.
Lansdowne and the new landfill purchase will occupy bandwidth.
It was purchased from Taggart who bought it for $8 million. How much did the city pay them? What was their gain? was it reasonable?
Who is city hall really working for?
What will be the issues that will grab the attention of voters? In 2025 the issue was lack of transparency. It still is in 2026.
Incumbents are facing voters who will chose viable alternatives if presented to them. Voters do not believe the city is heading in the right direction - about 45% of them. Still means incumbents win.
Decisions: no lame duck decisions please: taxis settlement, landfill, multi billion dollar deficit. Ottawa needs 7 billion for area, firehalls, road repairs. An infrastructure LEVY is going to happen. Brace yourself. 2%, 2.5% past tax increases ... and now this.
Assets now reaching end of life need replacement. There are no funds currently allocated to replace end of life assets.
Renewal funding is /has not been currently budgeted for "replacement" ....ever.
A government of big projects or will Ottawa finally deliver stuff that matters to people.
Build Canada Homes - 3000 homes details are coming. Devil in the details.
No mention of the East End Bridge - a big oversight in this group of pundits.
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