When view counts remain in the low hundreds, candidate debates cease to function as public forums. Instead, they become performative exercises recorded for an empty room, serving neither the voters nor the candidates seeking to inform them.
Ottawa 2026 municipal election: all 24 wards
Candidate platforms plus Rogers TV debate links and YouTube view counts. Voting day is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.
Read this first. Platforms are short public summaries from campaign sites and news questionnaires (CTV, CBC, Ottawa Citizen), not endorsements.
Rogers TV has posted several 2026 debates so far. View counts were checked Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 and will change.
Wards 16 and 21 are acclaimed, so there is no contested debate.
| Ward and link | Candidate | Platform (short) | Rogers TV debate | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Orléans East-Cumberland |
Matt Luloff (inc.) | Finish east LRT links; cut Innes / Hwy 174 congestion; keep fares down; fund roads inside the existing budget, not a new levy. | see link posted. Rogers tv channel |
— |
| Barbara Daniela Gandolfo | Restore lost bus service (95-style route); traffic calming; bilingual childcare; stormwater, trees, heat-resistant streets; east-end “fair share.” | |||
| Sherif Rizk | Accessible city services; anticipate problems instead of reacting; bilingual administration. | |||
| Bob Bell | Infrastructure transparency; questioned capital cuts; business-friendly process. | |||
| Tammie Trellert | Accountability and service delivery; limited published policy paper. | |||
| Mazhar Choudhry | Tech-enabled services; protect local heritage during growth. | |||
| Yvette Ashiri | Community-centred voice; inclusion; growth that includes families and newcomers. | |||
| 2 Orléans West-Innes |
Laura Dudas (inc.) | Continue current representation; east-end roads, services and community facilities. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Jenna Jessop | Clearer City Hall communication; stakeholder engagement from a public-service background. | |||
| David Purchase | Service-oriented challenge; limited published platform. | |||
| 3 Barrhaven West |
David Hill (inc.) | Finish first-term files; suburban growth, roads and community infrastructure. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Donna Blackburn | Social services, housing supports, school-community links from 16 years as an OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Jeff Balys | Independent business lens; “fresh perspective” rather than a long policy paper. | |||
| 4 Kanata North |
Cathy Curry (inc.) | Continuity on Kanata North growth, the tech park and local services. |
Full debate: Ward 4 Kanata North Highlights (Kanata Lakes golf course) |
784 full 118 highlights |
| Rob Millan | “Build smart. Spend smart.” Lock in Stage 3 LRT; better west-end buses and March Road rapid transit; grow the tech park with housing and amenities; match homes to infrastructure; keep taxes in check. | |||
| James Murchison | Change in representation; thinner published platform than Millan. | |||
| 5 West Carleton-March |
Clarke Kelly (inc.) | Rural roads, village services and a rural voice at council. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Christine Harrison | Community well-being and practical rural service. | |||
| Dylan Nose | Rural accountability; limited additional published detail. | |||
| 6 Stittsville open seat |
Marie-Ange Yindaki Ahinful | Grow Stittsville responsibly; keep community character; women, youth and family services. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Tanya Hein | Resident advocacy; second run after 2022. | |||
| Kevin Hua | Resident service under growth pressure. | |||
| Paul Meek | Local business and employment lens on growth. | |||
| Sheetal Narwal | Community safety and responsible growth. | |||
| Devin Michael Fitzgerald O’Brien | Limited published platform. | |||
| Mani Sharma | Balance growth with village / rural identity. | |||
| Theresa Qadri | Local business and village character. | |||
| Chelsea Walton | City employee; operations knowledge and growth management. | |||
| 7 Bay |
Theresa Kavanagh (inc.) | Inflation-capped taxes worsened the infrastructure deficit; open to higher taxes if needed for stormwater. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Spencer Radford | Aging stormwater needs upgrades; would support a “reasonable” tax increase, but not load every cost onto property tax. | |||
| Butch Moore | No tax hike or stormwater levy. Cut other spending first. | |||
| 8 College |
Laine Johnson (inc.) | Stormwater capacity for climate extremes; better transit; road safety; keep pools and community centres maintained. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Abakar Malloum | Did not answer the CTV questionnaire; no detailed public platform located. | |||
| 9 Knoxdale-Merivale |
Sean Devine (inc.) | Finish first-term files; infrastructure and neighbourhood planning on a high-traffic west-end corridor. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Cole Fraser Jones | Infrastructure first; accountability to residents “not to a party.” | |||
| Anna Ielo-Tal | Community-building and resident engagement. | |||
| Brandon Ly | Limited published municipal platform beyond biography. | |||
| 10 Gloucester-Southgate |
Jessica Bradley (inc.) | Continuity; 14 years of community and political work in the ward. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Donna Dickson | Youth safety and community supports from a former trustee and youth-nonprofit founder. | |||
| John Redins | Accessible transit and disability inclusion. | |||
| Ayub Omar | Limited published platform. | |||
| Ahmed Rashid | Limited published platform. | |||
| 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
Tim Tierney (inc.) | Continuity; opposed an infrastructure levy in council debate; local roads and services. | The Local Campaign: Ward 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville Debate | 135 |
| Cathryne Milburn | Resident service from former city staff and a former OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Coreen Corcoran | Smaller-government / civil-liberties frame; limited municipal policy paper. | |||
| 12 Rideau-Vanier |
Stéphanie Plante (inc.) | Safety, housing and bilingual downtown services in ByWard Market, Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Lyra Evans | Housing, inclusion and downtown livability from two terms as an OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Julie Fiala Chartrand | Limited published platform. | |||
| Brian Paquette | Limited published platform. | |||
| Michael Karl Sewanaku | Limited published platform. | |||
| Eric Smith | Limited published platform. | |||
| 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe |
Rawlson King (inc.) | Housing, equity and ward services; seek a third term on that record. | The Local Campaign: Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe Debate | 145 |
| Peter J. Karwacki | Lead on the next interprovincial bridge rather than “sit on the sidelines”; project-management lens. | |||
| 14 Somerset |
Ariel Troster (inc.) | Affordable housing, funded social services, safer walking / cycling / transit; “leave no one behind.” | The Local Campaign: Ward 14 Somerset Debate All five candidates appeared. |
327 |
| Robert Dekker | Centretown livability; community-association critique of current council direction. | |||
| Dillon Anderson | First-time council bid; limited standalone municipal paper. | |||
| Michael Tay | Newcomer settlement, youth and downtown services. | |||
| Nicholas Gollé | Limited published platform beyond biography. | |||
| 15 Kitchissippi open seat |
Joanne Chianello | City Hall literacy; housing and urban-ward service expected to be central. | The Local Campaign: Ward 15 Kitchissippi Debate All four candidates appeared. |
280 |
| Brian Innes | Neighbourhood-association record; housing and main-street balance. | |||
| Subhir Uppal | Small-business and housing-approval lens. | |||
| Xavier Commerford | Limited published platform. | |||
| 16 River |
Riley Brockington (acclaimed) | Reliable buses; road and sidewalk renewal; protect the McCarthy corridor; finish Alexander Community Centre; open River’s first library. A levy “will need to be debated.” | No debate (acclaimed). | — |
| 17 Capital |
Shawn Menard (inc.) | Housing, climate and intensification with consultation; opposed treating an infrastructure levy as a “bogeyman.” | The Local Campaign: Ward 17 Capital Debate | 130 |
| Farah Gulzar | “Leadership that delivers, not just promises”; families, seniors, youth and disability access. | |||
| Jaac Doduck | Youth engagement and neighbourhood services from the Glebe Community Centre. | |||
| 18 Alta Vista |
Marty Carr (inc.) | Continue first-term service around hospitals, schools and established neighbourhoods. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Tressy El-Hawi | Stronger community centres; bilingual recreation for families, seniors and newcomers. | |||
| Muhyadin Omar Barkhat | Supports an infrastructure levy; seniors programming and more PSWs; more affordable housing. | |||
| Derek McSweeney | Public-service delivery focus; less published detail than others. | |||
| Elsa Niyongabo | Limited published platform beyond biography. | |||
| 19 Orléans South-Navan |
Catherine Kitts (inc.) | Affordability, community safety and access to services in a suburban-plus-rural ward. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Jason Wing | Small-business / affordability pitch; not a career politician. | |||
| 20 Osgoode |
Isabelle Skalski (inc.) | Modernize operations, cut red tape; rural roads and village services. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Bruce Anthony Faulkner | No CTV questionnaire on file; limited public platform. | |||
| 21 Rideau-Jock |
David Brown (acclaimed) | No 2026 comparative platform. Record is rural roads, agriculture and village services. | No debate (acclaimed). | — |
| 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek |
Steve Desroches (inc.) | Experience managing fast-growing south-end communities; infrastructure catching growth. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Muyiwa Ojo | Financial-accountability challenge; detailed public platform still thin. | |||
| 23 Kanata South |
Allan Hubley (inc.) | Continuity on west-end roads, recreation and the Kanata South business park. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Erin Coffin | Resident-first challenge after finishing second in 2022; Bridlewood Community Association president. | |||
| Sam Bhalesar | Political-organizing experience applied to ward service. | |||
| Megan Strazds-Esenbergs | Policy-analyst challenge; limited standalone campaign paper. | |||
| 24 Barrhaven East |
Wilson Lo (inc.) | Transit-knowledge incumbent; south Barrhaven growth and local service. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Zahy A Adam | Accountable leadership on growth and services. | |||
| Ahmed Alsabaawi | Affordability and property tax; youth community centres; community safety. | |||
| Yoosaf Melparamba | Housing-market / growth lens; thinner published municipal platform. | |||
| Jules Ruhinda | Limited published platform in available questionnaires. |
Rogers TV hub
- Channel: youtube.com/@ROGERStvofficial
- Coverage primer: Community News Ottawa: Rogers tv Presents “The Local Campaign” (58 views)
- Official candidate list: ottawa.ca — Who is running in my ward
Ottawa 2026 municipal election: all 24 wards
Candidate platforms plus Rogers TV debate links and YouTube view counts. Voting day is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.
Read this first. Platforms are short public summaries from campaign sites and news questionnaires (CTV, CBC, Ottawa Citizen), not endorsements.
Rogers TV has posted only a few 2026 debates so far. View counts were checked Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 and will change.
Wards 16 and 21 are acclaimed, so there is no contested debate.
| Ward | Candidate | Platform (short) | Rogers TV debate | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Orléans East-Cumberland |
Matt Luloff (inc.) | Finish east LRT links; cut Innes / Hwy 174 congestion; keep fares down; fund roads inside the existing budget, not a new levy. | Not posted yet. Rogers tv channel |
— |
| Barbara Daniela Gandolfo | Restore lost bus service (95-style route); traffic calming; bilingual childcare; stormwater, trees, heat-resistant streets; east-end “fair share.” | |||
| Sherif Rizk | Accessible city services; anticipate problems instead of reacting; bilingual administration. | |||
| Bob Bell | Infrastructure transparency; questioned capital cuts; business-friendly process. | |||
| Tammie Trellert | Accountability and service delivery; limited published policy paper. | |||
| Mazhar Choudhry | Tech-enabled services; protect local heritage during growth. | |||
| Yvette Ashiri | Community-centred voice; inclusion; growth that includes families and newcomers. | |||
| 2 Orléans West-Innes |
Laura Dudas (inc.) | Continue current representation; east-end roads, services and community facilities. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Jenna Jessop | Clearer City Hall communication; stakeholder engagement from a public-service background. | |||
| David Purchase | Service-oriented challenge; limited published platform. | |||
| 3 Barrhaven West |
David Hill (inc.) | Finish first-term files; suburban growth, roads and community infrastructure. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Donna Blackburn | Social services, housing supports, school-community links from 16 years as an OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Jeff Balys | Independent business lens; “fresh perspective” rather than a long policy paper. | |||
| 4 Kanata North |
Cathy Curry (inc.) | Continuity on Kanata North growth, the tech park and local services. |
Full debate: Ward 4 Kanata North Highlights (Kanata Lakes golf course) |
784 full 118 highlights |
| Rob Millan | “Build smart. Spend smart.” Lock in Stage 3 LRT; better west-end buses and March Road rapid transit; grow the tech park with housing and amenities; match homes to infrastructure; keep taxes in check. | |||
| James Murchison | Change in representation; thinner published platform than Millan. | |||
| 5 West Carleton-March |
Clarke Kelly (inc.) | Rural roads, village services and a rural voice at council. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Christine Harrison | Community well-being and practical rural service. | |||
| Dylan Nose | Rural accountability; limited additional published detail. | |||
| 6 Stittsville open seat |
Marie-Ange Yindaki Ahinful | Grow Stittsville responsibly; keep community character; women, youth and family services. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Tanya Hein | Resident advocacy; second run after 2022. | |||
| Kevin Hua | Resident service under growth pressure. | |||
| Paul Meek | Local business and employment lens on growth. | |||
| Sheetal Narwal | Community safety and responsible growth. | |||
| Devin Michael Fitzgerald O’Brien | Limited published platform. | |||
| Mani Sharma | Balance growth with village / rural identity. | |||
| Theresa Qadri | Local business and village character. | |||
| Chelsea Walton | City employee; operations knowledge and growth management. | |||
| 7 Bay |
Theresa Kavanagh (inc.) | Inflation-capped taxes worsened the infrastructure deficit; open to higher taxes if needed for stormwater. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Spencer Radford | Aging stormwater needs upgrades; would support a “reasonable” tax increase, but not load every cost onto property tax. | |||
| Butch Moore | No tax hike or stormwater levy. Cut other spending first. | |||
| 8 College |
Laine Johnson (inc.) | Stormwater capacity for climate extremes; better transit; road safety; keep pools and community centres maintained. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Abakar Malloum | Did not answer the CTV questionnaire; no detailed public platform located. | |||
| 9 Knoxdale-Merivale |
Sean Devine (inc.) | Finish first-term files; infrastructure and neighbourhood planning on a high-traffic west-end corridor. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Cole Fraser Jones | Infrastructure first; accountability to residents “not to a party.” | |||
| Anna Ielo-Tal | Community-building and resident engagement. | |||
| Brandon Ly | Limited published municipal platform beyond biography. | |||
| 10 Gloucester-Southgate |
Jessica Bradley (inc.) | Continuity; 14 years of community and political work in the ward. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Donna Dickson | Youth safety and community supports from a former trustee and youth-nonprofit founder. | |||
| John Redins | Accessible transit and disability inclusion. | |||
| Ayub Omar | Limited published platform. | |||
| Ahmed Rashid | Limited published platform. | |||
| 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville |
Tim Tierney (inc.) | Continuity; opposed an infrastructure levy in council debate; local roads and services. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Cathryne Milburn | Resident service from former city staff and a former OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Coreen Corcoran | Smaller-government / civil-liberties frame; limited municipal policy paper. | |||
| 12 Rideau-Vanier |
Stéphanie Plante (inc.) | Safety, housing and bilingual downtown services in ByWard Market, Lowertown, Sandy Hill and Vanier. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Lyra Evans | Housing, inclusion and downtown livability from two terms as an OCDSB trustee. | |||
| Julie Fiala Chartrand | Limited published platform. | |||
| Brian Paquette | Limited published platform. | |||
| Michael Karl Sewanaku | Limited published platform. | |||
| Eric Smith | Limited published platform. | |||
| 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe |
Rawlson King (inc.) | Housing, equity and ward services; seek a third term on that record. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Peter J. Karwacki | Lead on the next interprovincial bridge rather than “sit on the sidelines”; project-management lens. | |||
| 14 Somerset |
Ariel Troster (inc.) | Affordable housing, funded social services, safer walking / cycling / transit; “leave no one behind.” | The Local Campaign: Ward 14 Somerset Debate All five candidates appeared. |
326 |
| Robert Dekker | Centretown livability; community-association critique of current council direction. | |||
| Dillon Anderson | First-time council bid; limited standalone municipal paper. | |||
| Michael Tay | Newcomer settlement, youth and downtown services. | |||
| Nicholas Gollé | Limited published platform beyond biography. | |||
| 15 Kitchissippi open seat |
Joanne Chianello | City Hall literacy; housing and urban-ward service expected to be central. | The Local Campaign: Ward 15 Kitchissippi Debate All four candidates appeared. |
278 |
| Brian Innes | Neighbourhood-association record; housing and main-street balance. | |||
| Subhir Uppal | Small-business and housing-approval lens. | |||
| Xavier Commerford | Limited published platform. | |||
| 16 River |
Riley Brockington (acclaimed) | Reliable buses; road and sidewalk renewal; protect the McCarthy corridor; finish Alexander Community Centre; open River’s first library. A levy “will need to be debated.” | No debate (acclaimed). | — |
| 17 Capital |
Shawn Menard (inc.) | Housing, climate and intensification with consultation; opposed treating an infrastructure levy as a “bogeyman.” | Not posted yet. | — |
| Farah Gulzar | “Leadership that delivers, not just promises”; families, seniors, youth and disability access. | |||
| Jaac Doduck | Youth engagement and neighbourhood services from the Glebe Community Centre. | |||
| 18 Alta Vista |
Marty Carr (inc.) | Continue first-term service around hospitals, schools and established neighbourhoods. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Tressy El-Hawi | Stronger community centres; bilingual recreation for families, seniors and newcomers. | |||
| Muhyadin Omar Barkhat | Supports an infrastructure levy; seniors programming and more PSWs; more affordable housing. | |||
| Derek McSweeney | Public-service delivery focus; less published detail than others. | |||
| Elsa Niyongabo | Limited published platform beyond biography. | |||
| 19 Orléans South-Navan |
Catherine Kitts (inc.) | Affordability, community safety and access to services in a suburban-plus-rural ward. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Jason Wing | Small-business / affordability pitch; not a career politician. | |||
| 20 Osgoode |
Isabelle Skalski (inc.) | Modernize operations, cut red tape; rural roads and village services. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Bruce Anthony Faulkner | No CTV questionnaire on file; limited public platform. | |||
| 21 Rideau-Jock |
David Brown (acclaimed) | No 2026 comparative platform. Record is rural roads, agriculture and village services. | No debate (acclaimed). | — |
| 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek |
Steve Desroches (inc.) | Experience managing fast-growing south-end communities; infrastructure catching growth. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Muyiwa Ojo | Financial-accountability challenge; detailed public platform still thin. | |||
| 23 Kanata South |
Allan Hubley (inc.) | Continuity on west-end roads, recreation and the Kanata South business park. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Erin Coffin | Resident-first challenge after finishing second in 2022; Bridlewood Community Association president. | |||
| Sam Bhalesar | Political-organizing experience applied to ward service. | |||
| Megan Strazds-Esenbergs | Policy-analyst challenge; limited standalone campaign paper. | |||
| 24 Barrhaven East |
Wilson Lo (inc.) | Transit-knowledge incumbent; south Barrhaven growth and local service. | Not posted yet. | — |
| Zahy A Adam | Accountable leadership on growth and services. | |||
| Ahmed Alsabaawi | Affordability and property tax; youth community centres; community safety. | |||
| Yoosaf Melparamba | Housing-market / growth lens; thinner published municipal platform. | |||
| Jules Ruhinda | Limited published platform in available questionnaires. |
Rogers TV hub
- Channel: youtube.com/@ROGERStvofficial
- Coverage primer: Community News Ottawa: Rogers tv Presents “The Local Campaign” (58 views)
- Official candidate list: ottawa.ca — Who is running in my ward
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