Ward Debate Views in Rideau Rockcliffe and across the city

Rogers TV ward debates: how each view count was built (to 20261016)

Each bar is a ward's total YouTube views on Oct. 16, 2026, split by when the views arrived. Gray is the first reading; the colours are views added in each later period. Wards are sorted by total. Ward 13 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) is highlighted.

Wards 16 and 21 were acclaimed and have no debate. Wards 18–24 were first checked 9/14–15, so their gray segment is small. Periods are uneven in length (1 day to 2 weeks), so compare colours within a ward cautiously. Views are totals, not unique viewers. Source: Rogers TV debate videos on YouTube; counts recorded by Peter Karwacki.

Ottawa 2026 municipal election: all 24 wards (current to 20261016)

Candidate platforms plus Rogers TV debate links and YouTube view counts. Voting day is Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Platforms are short public summaries from campaign sites and news questionnaires (CTV, CBC, Ottawa Citizen), not endorsements. Wards 16 and 21 are acclaimed, so there is no contested debate. View counts below were last checked Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.

Ward	Candidate	Platform (short)	Rogers TV debate	Views 10/16
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.	Watch	6,273
	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.	Watch	2,091
	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.	Watch	1,552
	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.	Watch	1,817
	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; 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.	Watch	1,391
	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.	Watch	6,382
	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.	Watch	871
	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.	Watch	1,014
	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.	Watch	1,925
	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.	Watch	676
	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.	Watch	1,238
	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.	Watch	2,247
	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.	Watch	1,186
	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.”	Watch	2,700
	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.	Watch	2,334
	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.”	Watch	933
	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.	Watch	1,223
	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.	Watch	1,212
	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.	Watch	484
	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.	Watch	519
	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.	Watch	887
	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.	Watch	1,116
	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: youtube.com/@ROGERStvofficial · Official list: ottawa.ca, who is running in my ward. Bars are scaled to the highest ward. Views are YouTube totals for each ward debate, not unique viewers. This page is a voter aid, not an endorsement.

Debate views over time

Ward	9/12	9/13	9/14–15	9/18	9/24	10/3	10/9	10/16	Growth
1 Orléans East-Cumberland	2,588	2,988	3,341	4,231	4,858	5,565	5,882	6,273	×2.4
2 Orléans West-Innes	1,078	1,203	—	1,551	1,689	1,875	1,976	2,091	×1.9
3 Barrhaven West	358	447	—	788	1,025	1,296	1,437	1,552	×4.3
4 Kanata North	830	998	—	1,327	1,451	1,638	1,721	1,817	×2.2
5 West Carleton-March	474	579	—	828	973	1,132	1,267	1,391	×2.9
6 Stittsville	2,831	3,131	—	4,388	5,131	5,811	6,088	6,382	×2.3
7 Bay	451	481	—	616	668	742	788	871	×1.9
8 College	479	538	—	699	794	894	953	1,014	×2.1
9 Knoxdale-Merivale	743	890	—	1,273	1,524	1,713	1,785	1,925	×2.6
10 Gloucester-Southgate	314	340	—	463	511	594	650	676	×2.2
11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville	147	373	—	791	911	1,067	1,147	1,238	×8.4
12 Rideau-Vanier	674	873	—	1,478	1,715	1,998	2,117	2,247	×3.3
13 Rideau-Rockcliffe	238	325	452	633	776	935	1,033	1,186	×5.0
14 Somerset	426	720	—	1,405	1,858	2,341	2,467	2,700	×6.3
15 Kitchissippi	338	531	—	1,141	1,418	1,894	2,025	2,334	×6.9
17 Capital	130	292	—	578	708	813	857	933	×7.2
18 Alta Vista	—	—	78	737	917	1,108	1,151	1,223	×15.7
19 Orléans South-Navan	—	—	28	772	918	1,093	1,152	1,212	×43.3
20 Osgoode	—	—	28	210	293	412	439	484	×17.3
22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek	—	—	8	363	411	474	488	519	×64.9
23 Kanata South	—	—	481	533	587	759	801	887	×1.8
24 Barrhaven East	—	—	51	652	746	980	1,038	1,116	×21.9

Growth is the 10/16 count divided by the first reading. Wards 18–24 were first checked 9/14–15, so their growth multiples are not comparable with wards checked 9/12. Ward 4 on 9/18 was recorded as “>1327”.