--- title: "Suzanne Lyon: candidate for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 5, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/suzanne-lyon" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:32.641Z" meta: description: "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..." "og:description": "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..." "og:title": "Suzanne Lyon: candidate for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 5, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "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..." "twitter:title": "Suzanne Lyon: candidate for Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 5, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Zone 5 · Ottawa 2026 # Suzanne Lyon 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. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Suzanne LyonOttawa municipal election *Suzanne LyonOttawa-Carleton District School Boardv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Suzanne Lyon The 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. 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 ### A trustee that families in Zone 5 can reach 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, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-ottawa-trustee-election-2026-supervision-9.7277823) 02 ### Restoring the board of trustees She told The Leveller that she would like the board of trustees restored, and called the suspension of the board regrettable and unfortunate.
Read the full position She said she expects to be seated if she wins.
[The Leveller · School Board Election to Nowhere?, July 24, 2026 ](https://leveller.ca/2026/07/school-board-election-to-nowhere/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked 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. 03 / Background ## Experience & community Career before 2026, dates not given ### Federal public servant (retired) 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, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-ottawa-trustee-election-2026-supervision-9.7277823) Dates not given ### Parent council member CBC 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, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-ottawa-trustee-election-2026-supervision-9.7277823) 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 Suzanne Lyon 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 Suzanne Lyon's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Suzanne Lyon? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Suzanne Lyon's own campaign.
Does Suzanne Lyon currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Suzanne Lyon.
How many sources does this Suzanne Lyon profile cite? This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Suzanne Lyon's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Suzanne Lyon 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 Suzanne Lyon is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board 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, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Zone 5 (Wards 8, 9), list last updated September 29, 2026; Internet Archive copy ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-school-board-trustees/certified-candidates-school-board-trustee-ottawa-carleton-district-school-board)Checked October 7, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for Ottawa school board trustee, September 9, 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-ottawa-school-board-trustee/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [CBC News · OCDSB trustees still have no powers and no pay. These candidates want the job anyway, July 23, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ocdsb-ottawa-trustee-election-2026-supervision-9.7277823)Checked October 7, 2026 - [The Leveller · School Board Election to Nowhere?, July 24, 2026 ](https://leveller.ca/2026/07/school-board-election-to-nowhere/)Checked October 7, 2026 - [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board · Board of Trustees (statement on supervision) ](https://www.ocdsb.ca/about-us/board-of-trustees)Checked October 7, 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. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board**Alan Riddell**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/alan-riddell) [Ottawa-Carleton District School Board**Alykhan Abdulla**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/alykhan-abdulla) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Suzanne Lyon 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.