“Ottawa is a world-class capital city. We deserve a transit system that reflects that, and we can build it,” Leiper wrote in a media release.

An audit from the Auditor General of Ottawa published in June found that the city’s “New Ways to Bus” plan led to reduced services for transit in the capital region, due to prioritizing cost-saving, as well as the use of outdated data. Leiper repeated the AG’s finding that the changes in the bus plan reduced transit service by 70,000 hours.

A May survey commissioned by The Ottawa Compass and iPolitics through Liaison Strategies found that 64 per cent of respondents disapprove of the City of Ottawa’s transit system.

Councillor Leiper argues that the broad shift back to working in office will only make the city’s congestion crunch worse.

“Ottawa families are already paying for transit,” Leiper said. “They shouldn’t have to budget an extra hour for their commute or call an Uber because Mark Sutcliffe’s cuts mean their bus is late again.”

The five-point transit plan would include:

• Restoring a citizen seat on the Transit Commission. City Council voted away citizen seats in 2022.
• Publishing information about on-time performance numbers for transit so that riders can plan ahead.
• Reversing changes made in the “New Ways to Bus” plan.
• Building dedicated bus lanes across the city.
• Creating a long-term fleet replacement and vehicle maintenance plan for OC Transpo.

Mayor Sutcliffe has defended his record on transit in the past few months, saying that Ottawa has spent more than usual on transit during the years of his tenure and that any savings council manages to find can be reinvested to reduce the transit system’s deficit.

Interested in who is running to be Ottawa’s mayor in the fall, and what they’re each promising? Follow along with iPolitics’ candidate profile panoply, starting with an exclusive interview of Councillor Jeff Leiper here.

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KPMG’s poll of major players in the country’s economy showed broad support for the Carney government’s agenda, including streamlining approval processes and construction of a new West Coast oil pipeline.

The tax advisory firm contracted Angus Reid to gauge the opinions of 359 leaders or decision-makers at businesses in Canada with annual gross revenue greater than $10 million. Nearly 60 per cent of the respondents worked for companies reporting revenue of $500 million or more.

Fifty-one per cent said they expect the federal government’s economic measures will leave their businesses ‘much better off’ or ‘somewhat better off’ over the next three years, while 55 per cent said they believe the government is making progress in strengthening support for Canadian businesses.

There’s still concerns around existing policies. Sixty-seven per cent blamed regulatory requirements for delaying projects and deterring investment, while 65 per cent said these factors and taxes make it harder to scale up or remain in Canada.

Still, nearly half (47 per cent) said they were confident in their firm’s ability to increase investment in Canada if supported with the feds’ ‘Buy Canada’ procurement policies, other incentives and new financing.

“As the U.S. ratchets up trade pressure on Canada, many Canadian businesses are taking a measured approach and want to wait to see how the latest U.S. tariffs will shake out before reacting,” Lachlan Wolfers, national leader of KPMG Law, said in a statement.

“Our survey shows business leaders want governments to stay focused on the actions that are within Canada’s control to build economic resilience. They want government to work with them to quickly deliver on the federal economic agenda, improve tax competitiveness, reduce red tape and diversify trade.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s broader economic agenda seemed to have the backing of business leaders.

The national business and trade outlook survey asked respondents to rank what they believe should be the priorities for Ottawa, with regulatory reform and construction of a new West Coast pipeline topping the list at 50 per cent each. Accelerating major project spending including on infrastructure (47 per cent) and tax reform (43) were close behind.

Carney is moving ahead with designating the proposed pipeline as a project of national importance, laying the path for a streamlined approval processes. The Liberal government has also outlined plans to spend billions to support trade-enabling infrastructure as well as offer new financing and tax changes to incentivize investment.

BACKGROUND: Pipeline set to become first project fast-tracked under Building Canada Act

Many of the business leaders said they have had to raise prices to adjust to U.S. tariffs (66 per cent), but there was broad support for Canada to avoid making further concessions to the Americans.

Sixty-five per cent said they agreed that Canada should be more transactional and dispassionate when negotiating with the U.S., while 69 per cent supported being tough negotiators and using all points of leverage.

The survey was conducted between June 25 and July 13, failing to capture the latest tariff threat from south of the border. U.S. President Donald announced on July 20 that he was imposing 50 per cent tariffs on a swath of Canadian goods in 30 days’ time.

Carney has sought to soften the blow of American tariffs by prioritizing new trading relationships abroad, setting a target of doubling non-U.S. exports by 2035.

Many business leaders supported the government’s broader push to diversify trade away from the U.S.

One-third said they plan to expand to new markets within the next one to three years, while 26 per cent said they already export or are exploring exporting to markets where Canada has a trade deal.

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In this bonus episode of No Talking Points, produced in collaboration with Compass News Ottawa and Liaison Strategies, Brian Storseth sits down with David Valentin, Principal at Liaison Strategies, to break down where the candidates stand in Ottawa’s mayoral race. They also examine public trust in the Ottawa Police Service and what the issue could mean for the election.

Chapters

00:00:00 Analyzing Ottawa’s Mayoral Race: Current Standings and Mayor’s Polling Numbers
00:04:56 Understanding Candidate Dynamics and Evolving Campaign Strategies in Ottawa
00:13:11 How Lisa McLeod’s Entry Could Reshape the Mayoral Race
00:15:36 Examining Top Voter Concerns and Public Trust in Ottawa Police
00:23:57 Development Fees and Housing Affordability

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Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said it would mark the first time in decades that passenger locomotive vehicles are assembled in Canada.

“This announcement is about far more than new trains. It’s about building our country, supporting our workers, supporting passengers, creating good jobs, and developing expertise right here in Canada,” he said during a press conference in Montreal on Wednesday.

Under the deal, Swiss-based Stadler will supply 45 trainsets to Via, while final assembly and testing of up to 36 vehicles will take place in Montreal. Pomerleau will build the new facility, which will then serve as the maintenance centre for the trains.

Manufacturing will take place in Spain.

The government said the the trainsets will cost $1.6 billion, while Ottawa will spend $357 million on building the assembly and maintenance facility.

The hybrid battery-diesel vehicles will serve routes outside of Via’s busy Windsor-Quebec City corridor. The batteries work by optimizing and reducing fuel consumption, and the government said it would lay the “groundwork for future zero-emission propulsion.”

ABB will supply the batteries from a facility in the Montreal area.

Miguel Cerdá, a Stadler vice-president who joined MacKinnon and others at the press conference, said the trainsets have been “specifically designed to meet Canada’s demanding operational requirements,” including zero-noise rules and operating at temperatures as low as -50 degrees Celsius.

He said Stadler vehicles already operate in similar cold-temperature environments including the Nordic countries and are “reliable during harsh winters.”

Cerdá added that Stadler will establish a new Canadian organization to “support the fleet through its life cycle, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance for decades to come.”

The government said it expects the project to create 1,200 full-time jobs, in addition to generating other benefits across the rail supply chain.

Via has already debuted new trainsets for the corridor after receiving federal funding in the 2018 budget.

During the press conference, MacKinnon was asked about media reports that Ontario was considering pulling its support for the Alto high-speed rail project after he rejected the province’s plan to expand the runway at Billy Bishop airport in downtown Toronto.

He said Alto would “redefine travel” between Canada’s largest cities and hoped to have the support of both the Ontario and Quebec governments.

He praised the Ford government for its “extraordinary cooperation on a number of very, very important economic projects” and said that this cooperation “would continue.”

“These are important, critical things, and Canadians want us to roll up our sleeves.”

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Commissioned by Ottawa Compass and iPolitics, Liaison Strategies surveyed a random sample of 1,000 Ottawa residents from July 17 to July 19, 2026. For the total sample, the margin of error is plus and minus 3.09 percentage points.

Liaison Strategies Principal David Valentin said Sutcliffe’s declining vote share masks a race that’s becoming increasingly favourable for the incumbent.

“The big winner is Mark Sutcliffe, who went from having a very narrow lead to having a much larger lead, even though his own support dropped,” David Valentin, principal at Liaison Strategies said in an interview with iPolitics. “Losing is the new winning.”

Among decided voters, Sutcliffe led with 36 per cent support. Homebuilder Alex Lawson at 26 per cent, double the support since May, followed by City Councillor Jeff Leiper at 25 per cent.

Economist Neil Saravanamuttoo also saw a significant climb from last month’s eight per cent to 11 per cent.

Although Sutcliffe’s support has fallen from 46 per cent in April to 36 per cent, Valentin said the mayor has strengthened his position because his closest challengers have failed to consolidate support.

“We’re seeing Leiper continuing to go down, and we’re seeing Lawson continuing to go up,” Valentin said.

Valentin said Leiper’s declining support raises questions about whether the councillor’s more cautious campaign strategy is resonating with voters. He argued that while campaigns often rely on sharp contrasts to gain attention, Leiper is running a more restrained race, while Saravanamuttoo has largely avoided becoming a target for rival campaign as his support climbed.

Aside from Sutcliffe’s lead, Valentin also pointed to Lawson, who first polled at 14 per cent in May, appears to be extending beyond his original base.

Undecided voters rate has also gone down since last month from 37 per cent to 34 per cent.

City approval rating

While the ballot numbers tell one story, the mayor’s personal ratings may also suggest he has a firmer political this month.

This month’s polling also showed slight increase in Sutcliffe’s approval rating from 41 per cent to 45 per cent.

The poll also found more residents believe Ottawa is headed in the right direction than last month, another sign of improving sentiment toward the incumbent despite his lower ballot support.

Valentin said one of the more notable findings was the changing lists of priorities for Ottawa voters.

Transit fell as a top concern, dropping from 18 per cent in June to 11 per cent in July, while concern over crime more than doubled from seven to 15 per cent. Traffic also climbed from 13 to 17 per cent.

He added that while some of the month-to-month movement could reflect differences in the survey sample, the rise in traffic concerns also aligns with more residents returning to the office.

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The Greater Ottawa Home Builders’ Association’s mid-year report shows that nearly 2,700 new homes were sold in the region in the first six months of 2026, a 49 per cent hike compared to the same point last year.

The group credited the increase to the temporary removal of HST on all homes priced at $1 million or less. The joint federal-Ontario measure was introduced last spring and will expire at the end of March 2027.

Jason Burggraaf, executive director of the GOHBA, said the city’s latest move to cut developer charges could spur more sales activity in the near future.

“Every reduction helps improve affordability and bring more buyers into the market,” he said in a statement.

City council voted last week to drop developer charges by 54 per cent over the next years. This works out to a nearly $30,000 reduction in fees on new single-family homes.

The move was necessary to secure access to the provincial and federal developer charge reduction program. The schemes offers funding for municipalities for shovel-ready projects in exchange for slashing developer charges by 30 to 50 per cent.

Developer charges cover the cost of putting in place infrastructure necessary for new housing such as roads, sewers and wastewater treatment facilities. This is why developers pay more for greenfield developments in the far suburbs compared to already established neighbourhoods closer to the core.

Critics have accused municipalities of raising developer charges to help pay for other costs and avoid having to hike property taxes.

But defenders say the additional tax revenue from new homeowners won’t cover the cost of paying for the necessary infrastructure, and without developer charges, existing homeowners would have to subsidize new development.

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Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Lawson’s campaign office sits steps away from a community health centre that provides services for people who struggle with substance use – a location he says was chosen deliberately.

Instead of talking about homelessness, addiction and public safety from afar, Lawson said he wanted to see the challenges facing the city firsthand.

He is running for mayor on a simple premise: city hall has become disconnected from the realities of everyday life in Ottawa.

“You can’t solve a problem if you’re looking at it from a high level,” Lawson said in an interview with iPolitics. 

Lawson argues Ottawa’s response to homelessness and addiction has become too focused on managing crises. Instead, he said there’s a need for the city to shift its focus on expanding a “pathway to recovery.”

He said that includes examining the safety of Ottawa’s shelter system and investing in community spaces.

“We need to make sure that we’re actually helping people, just not making ourselves feel a little bit better today,” he said. 

Currently, the City of Ottawa manages and funds municipal emergency shelters and transitional housing through local social services.

Housing

Housing is where Lawson’s identity as a builder comes through most clearly. Drawing on his experience running a house framing company, he argues Ottawa’s affordability crisis is a result of city hall getting in its own way through rising development charges and regulatory barriers.

“If you talk to the builders, you talk to the developers, and you talk to them about why houses are so expensive… they’re going to point to development charges,” he said.

Lawson points to the recent federal announcement on eliminating harmonized tax on newly built homes and slashing development charges.

These programs require municipalities to “opt in,” he said.

“The rise in development charges has priced a lot of the smaller to medium sized builders out of the market,” he said, adding that this results in only bigger firms taking on the building projects.

To build up more housing availability, Lawson proposed to cut development charges in half in the first year, and give the private sector the opportunity to build more family-sized housing.

But Lawson also departs from the strictly free-market approach, adding that if builders fail to deliver within a year, the city should step in directly using public land and financing to build the housing Ottawa needs.

“I do believe in a smaller government, I don’t think the government should be taking over more… but when it comes to housing, if we’ve given the private sector every opportunity and every tool that they need to do something, and they haven’t, then I think it’s time for the government to step in,” he said.

Transit 

On tackling transit, Lawson has a 12-point plan that focuses on bringing reliability back to public transport.

“It’s not hard to figure out what’s going on – buses aren’t showing up,” he said.

Lawson says OC Transpo’s problem stem less from a lack of funding than from poor management and unrealistic planning, based on his conversations with average commuters, bus drivers, and unions.

Rather than focusing on fare reductions or new subsidies, Lawson said the city should prioritize rebuilding through route redesigns, more realistic scheduling, and a review of management practices.

Part of his plan includes gathering more accurate information on ridership.

He says the current approach of looking at fares paid does not paint the full picture.

“We don’t actually know how much ridership we have,” he said, adding that he believes there is a certain level of fare evasion because of faulty equipment on buses.

Lawson says the idea isn’t to create more barriers for people who can’t afford a four dollar transit ride, but to look within the system and see what’s not working.

“We need to actually look at what we’re losing in that capacity.”

While other candidates have proposed investing more on transit, Lawson emphasized that the city should focus on bringing back reliability before introducing ideas like fare reductions.

“If you pour more water into a leaking bucket… the water’s not going to get where you need it to go,” he said.

When asked what sets him apart from the other candidates, Lawson said he would bring a “full” perspective to the mayor’s office.

“I’ve walked a lot of different roads in this city, and I’ve done it wearing a lot of different pairs of shoes,” he said.

Lawson gained traction in a recent polling done by Liaison Strategies, commissioned by iPolitics and Ottawa Compass, at 21 per cent – a seven per cent increase from last month.

READ MORE: Lawson gains ground as Sutcliffe maintains lead in Ottawa mayoral race: poll

Lawson said many voters feel politicians have lost touch with the realities of everyday life, and argued his experiences growing up in Ottawa and later running a construction business give him a broader understanding of the challenge residents face.

“People generally think that politicians don’t understand them. I’m somebody that’s doing my best to understand,” he said.

*This article was published on iPolitics on June 30th, 2026. 

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The prime minister said the winning design proposal will be announced by Canada Day next year.

Carney said the heritage building is now in a critical state from decades of neglect, and he does not want to see it crumble.

“It has not been cared for with the respect it deserves,” Carney said at a news conference outside the building on Friday.

“After decades of deferred maintenance and neglect, this house sits empty. It has been uninhabitable for more than a decade.”

The 35-room mansion, built in 1896, was abandoned as the official Ottawa residence of the prime minister in 2015.

Taxpayers have since been shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per year to maintain the vacant property.

Carney said 24 Sussex is a “symbol of the office it serves” and that it must serve as a home. While Carney said he will never live in the building, it should be repaired so future prime ministers can inhabit the residence.

The fundraising campaign aims to raise all or most of the costs for the project. It will be managed by the Rideau Hall Foundation.

Carney thanked former prime ministers Stephen Harper and Jean Chrétien for advocating for its renovation.

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Ask Neil Saravanamuttoo what’s wrong with Ottawa, and he won’t start with potholes or transit delays. He’ll start with the city’s books.

The economist-turned-mayoral candidate says after decades of watching the city “move sideways,” Ottawa’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of ideas or money, but a city hall that has lost sight of who it’s working for.

Saravanamuttoo said there’s so much “potential” for the city, and argues that there’s a need to tackle the issues in a pragmatic approach.

For him, that starts with transparency.

His campaign promises “100 days of open books,” an initiative aimed at giving residents a clearer picture of how the city spends its money.

With over a decade of experience at the federal Department of Finance, Saravanamuttoo argues that Ottawans need to better scrutinize the value taxpayers receive for major projects.

He points to examples ranging from $16,000 speed bumps — projects he says cost significantly less in cities such as Toronto and Montreal — as evidence the city isn’t asking enough questions before approving spending.

“If we’re overspending on the small stuff, what are we doing on the big stuff,” Saravanamuttoo said.

He argues the program goes beyond individual projects. Saravanamuttoo believes city hall has become too closely aligned with large construction firms and developers, leading to spending decisions that don’t always serve residents’ interests.

“There’s an overly cozy relationship between City Hall and some of the large construction companies that end up with jobs that cost far more than what we could hope for,” he said.

“We need to open up the books so that we can see exactly how the city is spending our money and what they’re spending it on and people can actually start commenting on it meaningfully,” he said.

Transit

That philosophy also underpins Saravanamuttoo’s transit platform.

Under his “Four Point Transit Recovery Plan,” he points to his ‘Buck a ride,’ which looks to reduce OC Transpo fares from $4.10 to $1.00, while capping monthly transit costs to $40.

Saravanamuttoo said his proposed $1 transit fare would be funded using savings from the province’s planned upload of Ottawa’s LRT to Metrolinx, which he said would reduce the city’s operating costs by about $85 million annually.

Rather than allowing those savings to be absorbed into OC Transpo’s broader budget, he said they should be redirected toward lowering fares.

He frames the proposal as a way to rapidly increase ridership rather than just lowering fares.

He explained the transit fares currently only bring in $200 million dollars, the rest of money ultimately comes from taxpayers.

READ MORE: Lawson gains ground as Sutcliffe maintains lead in Ottawa mayoral race: poll

Housing 

When it comes to housing, Saravanamuttoo applies the same fiscal lens.

He said Ottawa needs to rethink not only how much it builds, but where it builds. He questioned whether the city’s long-term population projections still reflect current realities, pointing to slower immigration, a shrinking federal workforce and declining birth rates.

Instead of planning decades in advance based on outdated assumptions, he said Ottawa should adopt a more flexible approach to growth.

Saravanamuttoo pointed to suburban expansion, arguing new greenfield developments such as Tewin saddle taxpayers with costly infrastructure that must be built, maintained and eventually replaced.

“Just the water pipes to get out there would be $600 million alone… this is coming back to these discretionary decisions that the city has control over,” he said.

“I would argue that the housing that could potentially be created in Tewin could easily be created elsewhere in the city.”

Saravanamuttoo also pointed out that Ottawa has relied too heavily on the assumption that new development pays for itself through development charges. While those fees help finance the initial construction of roads, pipes and other infrastructure, he says they do little to cover the long-term costs of maintaining and eventually replacing those assets.

Rather than continuing to expand the city’s suburban footprint, he argues Ottawa should prioritize building housing in existing neighbourhoods where infrastructure is already in place. To make that work, Saravanamuttoo says communities that accommodate new housing should also share in the benefits of that growth, arguing residents are more likely to accept greater density if they see improvements to their own neighbourhoods.

Asked whether he is prepared for resistance from city staff, Saravanamuttoo said he expects pushback.

“I’m not getting into politics to be a politician,” he said. “This is the only time I’ve ever run for office and it’s because I love the city.”

He said greater public transparency will be key to driving change, arguing residents, councillors, and city staff ultimately share the same goal of spending tax dollars more effectively.

“It’s not going to be easy, and we’re definitely going to ruffle feathers, but we’re going to make it happen.”

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If there’s one thing Jeff Leiper believes sets him apart in Ottawa’s mayoral race, it’s experience.

After 12 years of representing Kitchissippi ward, the chair of the planning and housing committee says he’s ready to move from council chambers to the mayor’s office, and get the city “back on track.”  

“I am frustrated after 12 years of being a city councillor at the direction we’re going, and there’s only so much I can do from the city councillor seat,” Leiper said in an interview with iPolitics. 

“I know how the city works, I know its policies, I know its statutes, I have a wealth of experience to bring.” 

Leiper, who currently polls second, chairs the planning and housing committee and serves as a member of the transit, built heritage and finance and corporate services committee. 

READ MORE: Lawson gains ground as Sutcliffe maintains lead in Ottawa mayoral race: poll 

His campaign comes amid growing dissatisfaction with city hall. A recent Liaison Strategies poll commissioned by iPolitics and Ottawa Compass, found widespread frustration with both Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and the current council. 

Asked how he responds to voters who may be looking for an outsider to shake up city hall, Leiper argued Ottawa has already tried that approach. 

“I know what residents want for their city, and I know how to achieve it,” he said. 

While acknowledging Ottawa’s urban, suburban and rural communities have different priorities, Leiper said his campaign is built around improving the services residents rely on most: the transportation system and the city’s infrastructure.

Transit 

“Sutcliffe has taken us in a direction on public transit that’s less convenient, it’s less reliable,” he said. “As a result, fewer people are taking transit and our roads are more congested.” 

One of Leiper’s pledges is reversing service cuts made under the  “New Ways to Bus” plan, which eliminated roughly 70,000 hours of service while saving the city about $10 million.  

Leiper frames transit reliability as an affordability issue, arguing that when buses are infrequent or unreliable, residents often end up paying more for alternatives such as driving or ride-sharing services. 

He said restoring service cuts would require additional investment, but would ultimately save riders money by making transit a viable option again. 

“Not all bus reliability problems are due to a lack of buses or lack of routes,” he said. “Some of it is just that the buses get caught in traffic and that traffic is getting worse because people are abandoning the bus, so we’re in a vicious circle here.” 

Part of that plan also involves expanding dedicated bus lanes and other transit-priority measures to improve reliability and reduce congestion.  

“A big part of solving congestion is making sure that we have bus service that is reliable so that people want to take it and get more people who can use the bus, onto the bus,” Leiper said. 

But he argues Ottawa’s transit challenges run deeper than recent service cuts. Leiper said one of city hall’s biggest mistakes was purchasing much of its bus fleet in a single batch in 2009, leaving hundreds of vehicles reaching the end of their lifespan at roughly the same time.

Delays in the delivery of replacement electric buses have only compounded the problem, he said.

Housing

Housing is another pillar of Leiper’s campaign.

He argues Ottawa cannot rely solely on market forces to solve the affordability crisis, saying younger residents are struggling to find apartments they can afford, while families are being priced out of homeownership. 

Instead, Leiper wants the city to accelerate the construction of non-profit housing of 1,500 units annually, by leveraging public land to increase supply. 

Leiper also pointed to the massive zoning overhaul that he’s been working on for the last four years on the planning and housing committee, which seeks to expand zoning permission that allows more “missing middle housing.” 

That includes multi-unit housing, long semi-detached housing and triplexes. 

“We’ve created the zoning permissions that will allow for more of it to be built, and as we build more not-for-profit housing, because public dollars are going to be spent on it, then we have more flexibility to try to satisfy some of that missing middle,” he said. 

Transparency

Leiper has also made transparency and accountability a central part of his campaign. 

He has pledged not to accept donations from developers and argues there is a growing perception that city hall operates in the interests of a select group of developers and large businesses rather than residents. 

While he stresses developers are important partners in addressing Ottawa’s housing shortage, he says reducing their role in municipal campaigns is necessary to rebuild public trust. 

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