Retired federal public servant and former parent council member, as CBC News describes her, running for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 5.
Suzanne Lyon is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Zone 5, which covers City Wards 8 and 9, with a nomination dated May 29, 2026. CBC News describes her as a retired federal public servant who previously served on a parent council, and quotes her saying she wants to be the trustee that families in Zone 5 can reach. The Leveller quotes her calling the suspension of the board regrettable. The City list gives her no website or social media account, so voche.me found no platform of hers. The board has been under provincial supervision since June 27, 2025.
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Ottawa municipal electionThe City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates shows Suzanne Lyon’s nomination for trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 5 dated May 29, 2026. The City’s open data file shows no withdrawal. The other candidates in the zone are Lara Bremner and Natasha Lynn Mott. The City list gives her no website or social media account.
CBC News reported on July 23, 2026 that she is a retired federal public servant who previously served on a parent council. It reports that she said it got her “hooked”, though she longed for a decision-making role and a place on the school board. It quotes her: “I had experiences as a parent of a child in the OCDSB where I needed to talk to my trustee, and I want to be that person for people in Zone 5.” It also quotes her saying that parents and families need a voice and that her door will always be open, and that whatever the new board looks like, she wants to be part of it.
The Leveller reported on July 24, 2026 that she said that with new people running, “it’s kind of a clean slate”, and that she expects to be seated if she wins. It reports that she would like the board of trustees restored because school boards have a long history in Canada, and that she called the suspension of the board “regrettable and unfortunate” and the government’s solution “heavy-handed”.
The board’s page says that since June 27, 2025 the board has been under supervision by the Minister of Education, and that decisions normally made by trustees are made by the appointed Supervisor, Robert Plamondon. She holds no public office on the record voche.me read. The sources read hold no complaint or allegation about her.
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She told CBC News that parents and families need a voice and that her door will always be open, and that she wants to be the trustee that people in Zone 5 can talk to.
CBC News · OCDSB trustees still have no powers and no pay. These candidates want the job anyway, July 23, 2026She told The Leveller that she would like the board of trustees restored, and called the suspension of the board regrettable and unfortunate.
She said she expects to be seated if she wins.
Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (an Internet Archive copy) and its open data file of nominations, CBC News of July 23, 2026, The Leveller of July 24, 2026, the CTV News Ottawa list of school board candidates of September 9, 2026, and the board’s page on supervision.
Gaps. She gave the City no website or social media account and none was found, so her platform beyond the quotes above is not known. Her career and her parent council service are CBC News’s description and were not checked with the government or a school. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent.
CBC News describes her as a retired federal public servant. It does not name a department or give dates.
CBC News · OCDSB trustees still have no powers and no pay. These candidates want the job anyway, July 23, 2026CBC News says she previously served on a parent council and that it got her “hooked”. It does not name the school or give dates.
CBC News · OCDSB trustees still have no powers and no pay. These candidates want the job anyway, July 23, 2026Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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