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"twitter:title": "Anna Ielo-Tal: candidate for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale · Ottawa 2026 # Anna Ielo-Tal Federal public servant running for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, endorsed by former councillor Jan Harder. Anna Ielo-Tal is on the City of Ottawa's list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, with a nomination dated June 11, 2026. CBC News describes her as a federal public servant in her first municipal election, with the backing of former Barrhaven councillor Jan Harder. Her campaign says its priorities are responsible spending, infrastructure and transit reliability. On September 23, 2026 CBC News reported a dispute between her and Councillor Sean Devine over what each said during and after a televised debate. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Anna Ielo-Tal, from Anna Ielo-Tal campaign (anna4council.ca).](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/images/candidates/anna-ielo-tal-640.webp) *Anna Ielo-TalCouncillorv.* [Image: Anna Ielo-Tal campaign (anna4council.ca)](https://anna4council.ca/) 01 / Introduction ## About Anna Ielo-Tal The City's list of certified candidates shows Anna Ielo-Tal's nomination dated June 11, 2026, and the City's open data file shows her registered for the Contribution Rebate Program on July 7, 2026. She gave the City a website, a Facebook account and an Instagram account. CBC News describes her as a federal public servant who is running in her first municipal election, and says she has the backing of Jan Harder, who represented Barrhaven on Council for many years and did not run in 2022. Her campaign website carries an endorsement signed Jan Harder. In the CBC News questionnaire she says she has lived in Ward 9 for more than 25 years, raised three children there, has a career with the Government of Canada in strategic advising, innovation and transformation, operations and technology projects, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law and Sociology from Carleton University. In the CTV News questionnaire she also lists work as an events coordinator for the defence attache liaison when she worked at the Israeli Embassy. These are her own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with an employer or the university. In the CBC News questionnaire she says the police budget should be increased and that she will try to keep property taxes as low as possible, and she gave 2 out of 5 to the statement that intensification will be important for housing in her ward. In the CTV News questionnaire she says she does not support an infrastructure levy. Her website says Sean Devine voted against the City's Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law, also called the bubble by-law, at committee and at Council. The committee minutes of April 17, 2026 and the Council minutes of April 22, 2026 record Councillor Devine voting against it both times (15 to 2 and 20 to 4). The website's figure for resident support of the by-law was not checked. CBC News reported on September 23, 2026 that Councillor Devine said she misrepresented his positions on curbside garbage limits and on a congestion tax during a Rogers TV debate and while door-knocking. In her own Facebook post she pointed to where she got the information, said a resident had misinterpreted what she said about garbage, and said Devine pulled her aside after the debate and swore at her, which she called bullying. Devine told CBC News he swore in her presence and not at her, and rejects the word bullying. She declined an interview with CBC News, and her emailed statement said there are clear policy differences between her and Devine and that the posts from both campaigns speak for themselves. CBC News reports no complaint to the City or to any regulator. Her website has a page that quotes statements by Devine from newsletters and social media posts about driving and garbage. voche.me did not check those quotations against their sources. These are statements by the two campaigns, and voche.me has not decided between them. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Responsible stewardship of tax dollars Her campaign says it will fund basic services first, publish budgets in plain language with a line-by-line review of consultant and contract spending, and oppose exorbitant tax increases by pressing for provincial and federal cost-sharing.
Read the full position In the CBC News questionnaire she says she will try to keep property taxes as low as possible and that residents have a right to know where tax money goes. She says in the CTV News questionnaire that she does not support an infrastructure levy.
[Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Home ](https://anna4council.ca/) 02 ### Infrastructure and flood resilience Her campaign says it will publish a ward-wide ranking of road conditions, repair streets once and properly, and fund regular clearing and reinforcement of Graham Creek and local drains.
Read the full position She says Ward 9 was hit by the 2018 tornado, the 2023 derecho and the Canada Day floods in 2026, and asks for regular maintenance in the budget every year.
[Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Home ](https://anna4council.ca/) 03 ### Transit that shows up Her campaign says it will treat Para Transpo as a core service, publish on-time performance route by route, flag cancelled trips in the app, and push to restore the 282 express route to Tunney's Pasture. [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Home ](https://anna4council.ca/) 04 ### Safe access to schools, hospitals and places of worship Her campaign says it supports the City's Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law, which bans demonstrations within 50 metres of designated facilities, and names Sean Devine as having voted against it.
Read the full position The minutes of April 17 and April 22, 2026 record Devine voting against the by-law.
[Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Home ](https://anna4council.ca/) 05 ### Public safety and policing In the CBC News questionnaire she says police funding should increase where it buys visible safety, such as prevention, response times and traffic enforcement, and that speeding and school-zone safety come first on local roads. [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Anna Ielo-Tal (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711107/anna-ielo-tal-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City's list of certified candidates for Ward 9, her campaign website (home, endorsements, the page on the current councillor's statements, traffic and roads, and weather resilience), the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa questionnaires, CBC News of August 25 and September 23, 2026, Capital Current of September 25, 2026, and the committee and Council minutes of April 17 and April 22, 2026. Gaps. Her Facebook, Instagram and X pages showed only a title or a login page, so her posts, including the one about the dispute with Councillor Devine, could not be read. Her work history and degree rest on her own statements and one news description. The quotations from Devine on her website and the resident support figure for the by-law were not checked. Committee minutes beyond April 17, 2026 were not searched. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Dates not given ### Federal public servant CBC News describes her as a federal public servant. She says in the CBC News questionnaire that she has built a career with the Government of Canada in strategic advising, innovation, operations and technology projects. voche.me has not checked the roles or dates. [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312486) Dates not given ### Bachelor of Arts in Law and Sociology, Carleton University This comes from her answers in the CBC News and CTV News questionnaires. voche.me has not checked it with the university. [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Anna Ielo-Tal (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC)](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711107/anna-ielo-tal-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Anna Ielo-Tal directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Anna Ielo-Tal's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Anna Ielo-Tal? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Anna Ielo-Tal's own campaign.
Does Anna Ielo-Tal currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Anna Ielo-Tal.
How many sources does this Anna Ielo-Tal profile cite? This profile lists 15 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Anna Ielo-Tal's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Anna Ielo-Tal in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Anna Ielo-Tal is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Councillor ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale (list last updated August 21, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Home ](https://anna4council.ca/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Endorsements ](https://anna4council.ca/endorsements/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · The record: the current councillor in his own words ](https://anna4council.ca/in-his-own-words/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Traffic and Roads ](https://anna4council.ca/traffic-roads/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign · Weather Resilience ](https://anna4council.ca/weather-resilience/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale: Here's who's running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312486)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · candidate questionnaire answers, Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale, Anna Ielo-Tal (submitted by the candidate, unedited by CBC) ](https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/28711107/anna-ielo-tal-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale.pdf)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 9 - Knoxdale-Merivale, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-9-knoxdale-merivale/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Knoxdale-Merivale candidates clash over campaign claims following TV debate, September 23, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/knoxdale-merivale-candidates-clash-over-campaign-claims-following-tv-debate-9.7353877)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Capital Current · Election Ottawa 2026: Summer floods making infrastructure a top concern of Knoxdale-Merivale voters, September 25, 2026 ](https://capitalcurrent.ca/summer-floods-making-infrastructure-a-top-concern-of-knoxdale-merivale-voters/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · City Council minutes, April 22, 2026 (Minutes 78) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=b8f046ed-1ad8-41a3-9c20-c177b0dde00a&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · Joint Emergency Preparedness and Protective Services and Public Works and Infrastructure Committee minutes, April 17, 2026 ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=4e908db4-018b-400f-88a4-4cb830dbb888&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Anna Ielo-Tal campaign website](https://anna4council.ca/) [Anna Ielo-Tal on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Anna4council) [Anna Ielo-Tal on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/anna4council/) [Anna Ielo-Tal on X](https://x.com/AnnaIeloTal) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Ahmed Alsabaawi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-alsabaawi) [Councillor**Ahmed Rashid**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-rashid) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Anna Ielo-Tal a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.