Uniting Communities

There are several groups across Ottawa that work tirelessly to advocate
on specific issues. Often, these groups share members and ideals. A
major goal of Our Ottawa will be to unite these groups to multiply their
effectiveness in the election. Groups such as:

People for a Better Ottawa Ecology Ottawa

Fed of Citizens Assoc Unions
FOTO/Transport 2000 CAWI
ACORN Advisory Committees
BIA’s Students
 Promoting a City Wide Vision
• This is a City-Wide Movement (adhere to the city as a
whole)
• Communities Come First
• Unforgivable mistakes by many on this Council (Bus
Strike, Lansdowne Process, Overt affront to students,
ignoring community and advisory groups)
• A Credible Plan in Place (City-Wide principles)
 Policy Communications Points
• Hold the line on the suburban boundary to reduce tax pressure, improve
services and protect our greenspace
• Build neighbourhoods where people can live work and play while reducing
spending on major new roadways
• Keep taxes at inflation with a balanced focus on economic, social and
environmental sustainability (triple bottom line approach)
• Make sure all residents have safe and secure housing through standards,
zoning incentives, and provincial advocacy
• Support local business, and broaden the focus to include the arts and green
economies
• Roll back OCTranspo fares and accelerate a comprehensive rail plan
 Policy Communications Points
• Improve governance and citizen engagement, and encourage debate on
amalgamation, borough advisory councils and ward councils
• Enhance transparency and decision making at City Hall and improve the
online and in-person capacity of the City to serve and consult residents
• Promote ethical procurement and professional and respectful labour
practices, helping avoid costly strikes, lawsuits and project overruns
• Reform the OMB and get a better deal for Ottawa
• Improve community health through targeted investments in seniors'
services, daycare, health centres, community organizations, and local
sports
 Council’s Voting
Record
• Target wards
• Info for candidates
• Create public interest
• Apply our policy points
• Back OO positioning

210 key votes to July 2010

Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Arts &
Heritage

Consultation
Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Environment

Finance
Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Governance

Health
Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Housing

Procurement
Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Sprawl and
densification
Council Votes, Issue by Issue

Transit
Adding it all up...
 Key Votes (Three examples) and
Strategy
• Lansdowne
• U-Pass and Age-Cap
• Urban Boundary
• Bus Strike/ CUPE ATU Agreement
•Living Wage
• Many Others….
 Lansdowne Vote
• 15-9 Vote

No to Lansdowne Live
Bedard Bellemare Cullen Deans Doucet Holmes
Leadman Feltmate Legendre

Yes to Lansdowne Live

Brooks Chiarelli Desroches El-Chantiry Hume Harder
Hunter Jellett Monette Qadri O'Brien Thompson McRae
Wilkinson Bloess
 Student Votes
STUDENTS
• 12-Nov-08 Transit U-pass $125 pilot for UoO

• Bedard (Y) Bellemare (Y) Bloess (Y) Cullen (Y) Deans (Y)
Doucet (Y) Holmes (Y) Hume (Y) Leadman (Y) Legendre (Y)
McRae (Y) Wilkinson (Y)
• Brooks (N) Chiarelli (N) Desroches (N) El-Chantiry (N) Feltmate
(N) Harder (N) Hunter (N) Jellett (N) Monette (N) Qadri (N)
O'Brien (N) Thompson (N)

• 1-Dec-08 Age cap

 Urban Boundary Vote
• 12-11 Vote

Limited Expansion
Bedard Bellemare Brooks Cullen Deans Doucet Holmes
Leadman Feltmate Legendre Hume Jellett

Want more Expansion

Chiarelli Desroches El-Chantiry Harder Hunter Monette
Qadri O'Brien (absent) Thompson McRae Wilkinson
Bloess
Council Vacancies- 4 of the 5 are
progressive
 Progressive Councillors Remaining
• We leave alone the progressives:

• Holmes, Leadman, Bellemare, Bedard, Deans, Culllen

• In all likelihood these 6 will get re-elected. Need to

strategically concentrate resources
 Of the remaining Councillors significant
analysis is needed
• We believe these councillors are not reasonably deafatable

Wilkinson, Qadri*, Hume*, Chiarelli*, Desroches, Harder*, El-Chantiry*,

Bloess*
• * = won with nearly 70% or more of vote in 2006
• Potentially Beatable?
4 vacant seats and 4 Councillors who
are beatable (minus Jellet)
• Wards to Target
http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/elections/nominations/index_en.html
• Vacant:

Kanata South, Rideau-Rockliffe, knoxdale-merivale, Capital

• 3 to Replace

Orleans River Rideau-Goulbourn

 Who are the progressive replacements?
• Wards to Target (names who OO has contemplated)

Kanata South= Aaron Helleman

Rideau-Rockliffe= Sheila Perry
Capital = Bob Brocklebank
Orleans= Jennifer Robitaille
River= Nadia Willard
Rideau-Goulbourn= Bruce Webster
Knoxdale-Merivale= It appears as though all potential candidates in
this ward will be better alternatives than the previous
representative

• Red= Candidates to strategically support

 Note: There are other progressives
running
• OO is choosing specific Wards to Target based on the likelihood
of victory

• There are others running against councillors who we’d like to

replace, but we need to strategically concentrate resources and
assess vote-splitting and incumbent dominance

• There are some wards we are targetting that have two or three
viable options, but the names we listed in red have been proven,
community advocates for many years and are most likely to have
a chance at victory
 What can you do?
• Sign up for one of the 6 candidates yourself and offer volunteer
time by e-mailing itsourottawa@gmail.com

• Tell others about the candidates

• Spread the word that people need the help and this is our
BEST-CASE scenario

• Attend on September 12th 2010:

Progressive City
Council..?
Fundraise for 6 non-incumbent councillors
Sunday September 12th at 3pm
Johnny Farina’s at 216 Elgin Street
 Communities can get involved by e-mailing
itsourottawa@gmail.com
Email: itsourottawa@gmail.com
www.ourottawa.ca