#571 A real choice for RideauRockcliffe

Data-driven leadership for Rideau-Rockcliffe. Real oversight. Transparent metrics. Resident-first solutions.

Watch my 2019 Campaign Video

Voters have a genuine choice, not an automatic return of the status quo. The differences are documented, with sources, on a single summary page at Differences

Key areas of difference include:

• Infrastructure and transportation: Support for the Eastern Bridge (with specific conditions to protect local neighbourhoods, including truck routing, noise/air standards, grade-separated connections, and transit/active-transportation elements on opening day), versus the incumbent’s opposition; the long-delayed Hemlock Road connection at Wateridge Village; and traffic-calming measures such as a traffic circle or equivalent at St-Laurent/Hemlock (and related Beechwood corridor concerns).

• Parks and recreation: The planned loss of the Bathgate Park basketball court (and associated naturalization) relative to amenities elsewhere in the ward, such as Riverain Park; programming and access questions at Jetform Park; and the future of 815 St-Laurent for soccer and other community use.
• Governance and access: Reducing Ottawa City Council from 24 wards to 12 to improve decision-making and reduce costs, and expanding public Wi-Fi hotspots in parks and community spaces. I will also make the Wateridge Hemlock link a priority.

The new Eastern Bridge in particular is a defining file for the ward and the region; the candidates’ approaches to leverage, conditions, and engagement differ sharply.

As a voter

 (1) note where the Ward 13 candidates differ on the issues; 

(2) ask why community associations failed to organize a debate

(3) Just ask me - I am available at any time to answer questions.

A two-person race with documented policy differences is the minimum condition for residents to exercise a real choice. I hope CBC Ottawa will help provide that information in the remaining days before October 26.

In RideauRockcliffe 60% who can, simply will not vote, and of the 40% who do, barely 10% will have bothered to watch the ward debate between myself and the King.

Here is the link. A 30 minute ask for your civic responsibility!