[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":495},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-police-patrol-minimum-2026-10-17":3,"news-list":136,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-police-patrol-minimum-2026-10-17":482},{"id":4,"title":5,"aiMetadata":6,"author":19,"body":20,"candidates":73,"category":75,"date":76,"description":77,"extension":78,"faq":79,"image":104,"imageAlt":105,"imageCheckedAt":106,"imageCredit":106,"linkedin":107,"linkedinPostUrl":106,"meta":114,"metaDescription":106,"navigation":116,"path":117,"primarySourceUrl":118,"publishedAt":119,"seo":120,"seoTitle":106,"sourceId":121,"sourceIsPaywalled":122,"sources":123,"stem":129,"storyType":130,"tags":131,"topicKey":134,"updated":106,"__hash__":135},"news\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-police-patrol-minimum-2026-10-17.md","Alex Lawson promises to raise Ottawa police patrol car minimum from 42 to 64",{"summary":7,"keyTopics":8,"semanticKeywords":13},"Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson released a policing plan on October 17 promising to raise the minimum number of Ottawa police patrol cars on duty from 42 to 64, add 110 officers, and link the minimum to the city's population.",[9,10,11,12],"police patrol cars","public safety","mayoral platform","policing budget",[14,15,16,17,18],"Ottawa police patrol","Alex Lawson mayor","Ottawa Police Service","frontline officers","policing minimum","voche.me editors",{"type":21,"value":22,"toc":69},"minimark",[23,27,30,33,39,42,45,48,53,56],[24,25,26],"p",{},"Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson released a policing plan on October 17 promising to raise the minimum number of Ottawa police patrol cars on duty from 42 to 64, according to CTV News. The campaign says the plan would add 110 officers and cost $20 million per year.",[24,28,29],{},"Lawson says the 42-car minimum has not changed since 1995, when Ottawa had 721,000 residents. The city now has 1.1 million people. His platform says the minimum should rise as the city grows, and he would also set separate minimums for each of Ottawa's four policing districts.",[24,31,32],{},"\"In 1995 Ottawa had 721,000 people and 42 cars. Today we have 1.1 million people and 42 cars,\" Lawson said in a news release cited by CTV News. \"The officers aren't the problem. 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The largest single cost was $10 million on \"non-recoverable overtime\" for policing events and protests.",[24,46,47],{},"Lawson says he would ask the federal government to cover those protest and embassy policing costs, and ask the province to provide funds for frontline officers and a proposed Ottawa Police Service training centre.",[24,49,50],{},[36,51,52],{},"What other candidates have said",[24,54,55],{},"Incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he plans to hire 200 more police officers, allocate resources to priority areas and expand community policing, according to CTV News. Mayoral candidate Neil Saravanamuttoo says he would ask the Ottawa Police Service Board to do a comprehensive review before approving any future budget increases. Jeff Leiper says he would move non-core police responsibilities to alternative response programs so officers can focus on community safety.",[24,57,58,59,64,65,68],{},"Voting day is October 26. Fourteen candidates are running for mayor. 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He also says he would tie the minimum to population so it rises as the city grows, and would add minimums for each of Ottawa's four policing districts.",{"question":84,"answer":85},"What would the plan cost?","CTV News reports that Lawson's campaign says the plan would require 110 additional police officers and cost $20 million per year. Lawson also says he would ask the federal government to cover costs associated with policing protests, national events and embassies, and ask the province for funds for frontline officers and a proposed Ottawa Police Service training centre.",{"question":87,"answer":88},"What does an auditor general report say about current patrol car levels?","A 2025 report from Ottawa's auditor general, cited by CTV News, found that the Ottawa Police Service's frontline deployment targets were 'outdated and increasingly difficult to sustain.' The report said police typically aimed to deploy 48 patrol vehicles rather than the contractual minimum of 42, but often only reached 42 due to what the report called 'frontline resource constraints.'",{"question":90,"answer":91},"What did the police service's own finances show?","A July 2026 report for the Ottawa Police Board's Finance and Audit Committee, cited by CTV News, said the police service had posted a $21-million budget deficit that year. The report said the most significant financial burden was $10 million spent on what it called 'non-recoverable overtime' for policing events and protests.",{"question":93,"answer":94},"What are other mayoral candidates saying about policing?","CTV News reports that incumbent mayor Mark Sutcliffe plans to hire 200 more police officers, allocate resources to priority areas and expand community policing. Mayoral candidate Neil Saravanamuttoo says he would ask the Ottawa Police Service Board to conduct a comprehensive review before approving any future budget increases. Jeff Leiper says he would shift non-core police responsibilities to alternative response programs so police can focus on community safety.",{"question":96,"answer":97},"What is the current patrol car minimum and when was it set?","The Ottawa Police Service is contractually required to keep a minimum of 42 frontline patrol cars on duty at any given time, according to CTV News. That minimum was set in 1995. The 2025 auditor general report found the target was increasingly difficult to meet.",{"question":99,"answer":100},"When is voting day in Ottawa?","Voting day for the Ottawa municipal election is October 26, 2026. Advance voting day was October 16. Fourteen candidates are running for mayor. 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Among decided voters, the poll put Sutcliffe at 52 per cent, with Leiper, Saravanamuttoo and Lawson all in the mid-teens.","2026-10-14T09:58:00-04:00",[132,305],"poll","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fottawacitizen\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fmark-sutcliffe-mayoral-candidate.jpg","Ottawa mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe speaking at a media conference","Tony Caldwell \u002F Ottawa Citizen",{"path":310,"title":311,"description":312,"date":313,"publishedAt":314,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":315,"image":318,"imageAlt":319,"imageCredit":320,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-menard-library-hours-2026-10-13","Ottawa mayoral candidate Leiper and Ward 17 incumbent Menard call for Sunday library hours","Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper and Capital Ward councillor Shawn Menard have each committed to expanding Ottawa Public Library hours, with Menard's petition gathering hundreds of 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way.","2026-10-12","2026-10-12T09:34:05-04:00",[132,305],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FZQXQLBOIKEDXM2HFTJJM3FKBLM.jpg?smart=true&auth=280290e430c2f766fc3c1523b01ab8a72defded35c508e295fec212baf808544&width=1200&height=630","The Ottawa sign on York Street in Ottawa's ByWard Market","Jacob Meissner \u002F CTV News Ottawa",{"path":343,"title":344,"description":345,"date":346,"publishedAt":347,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":348,"image":349,"imageAlt":350,"imageCredit":179,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-housing-poll-2026-10-11","Ottawa voters put infrastructure and affordability at top of housing priorities","A Nanos Research poll of 762 Ottawa residents, conducted Oct. 4-8, found 39 per cent want the City to focus on improving infrastructure to support growth, and 35 per cent said keeping homes affordable should be the top priority.","2026-10-11","2026-10-11T16:35:00-04:00",[132,167,305],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FIW66MOUCRVCNFAPOAUKNGWIVGM.jpg?smart=true&auth=44d9702632e75b750997860c3473585e6e4fc3b3912f141432bfffeed8bedb69&width=1200&height=630","New homes under construction in Ottawa, October 2026",{"path":352,"title":353,"description":354,"date":346,"publishedAt":355,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":356,"image":358,"imageAlt":359,"imageCredit":360,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fward-6-equity-forum-2026-10-11","Ward 6 candidates address housing, services and belonging at Stittsville equity forum","Eight of nine Ward 6 council candidates attended or submitted responses to a West Side Pride forum in Stittsville on Oct. 6, covering affordable housing, local services, transit access and community 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election.","2026-10-10","2026-10-10T13:34:00-04:00",[132,146,305],"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FZJJ6GWZJRFEB7IEEQ4AKS4MKKE.jpg?smart=true&auth=25c2caa1225906e1ab53cc3f5322696fc904cea6e5067ae009eca9ef26940841&width=1200&height=630","A double-car train on Line 1 of OC Transpo's LRT system, June 2026",{"path":371,"title":372,"description":373,"date":374,"publishedAt":375,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":376,"image":378,"imageAlt":379,"imageCredit":380,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-drug-recovery-plan-2026-10-09","Alex Lawson proposes 200-bed addiction recovery centre on Greenbelt land","Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Lawson has released a drug recovery plan that calls for a 200-bed facility on leased National Capital Commission land in the 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Mark Sutcliffe and Alex Lawson did not attend.","2026-10-09T16:42:00-04:00",[132,146,387,357],"environment","https:\u002F\u002Fcapitalcurrent.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002FM8A1453-CandidatesCC.jpg","Seven mayoral candidates sit at a panel table at the Nepean Sportsplex forum on August 26 2026","Justin Campbell \u002F Capital Current",{"path":392,"title":393,"description":394,"date":374,"publishedAt":395,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":396,"image":400,"imageAlt":401,"imageCredit":402,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-advance-voting-day-2026-10-09","Ottawa's Advance Voting Day is October 16, one day fewer than 2022","Ottawa voters have one Advance Voting Day this year, Thursday Oct. 16, from 10 am to 8 pm. 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The Hate and Bias Crime Unit is investigating.","2026-10-07","2026-10-07T16:51:00-04:00",[145,431,252,253],"ward-15-kitchissippi","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002F7XYIVBLHE5BADBABOVRTZUFGRA.jpg?smart=true&auth=32544c89f3a48ea7ce49a2230f2b3728bb0a8d84cd761ddc1ab3002b5ae9e1bc&width=1200&height=630","Kitchissippi Ward campaign signs on a residential street in Ottawa","Leah Larocque\u002FCTV News Ottawa",{"path":436,"title":437,"description":438,"date":428,"publishedAt":439,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":440,"image":443,"imageAlt":444,"imageCredit":402,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Flawson-small-business-taxes-2026-10-07","Alex Lawson pledges to raise small business tax cut to 25 per cent","Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson announced a plan to raise the city's small business property tax discount from 15 per cent to 25 per cent, at a cost he puts at $8.4 million a year.","2026-10-07T16:49:30-04:00",[132,441,442,239],"small business","taxes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FD5L5VU5VI5HYBFIRWUDXGSAGUU.png?smart=true&auth=73d5ca1cd5a373339ee62a8db839cd55daa183151a3f442d7946de9764417737&width=1200&height=630","Alex Lawson at the City of Ottawa Elections Office",{"path":446,"title":447,"description":448,"date":428,"publishedAt":449,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":450,"image":452,"imageAlt":453,"imageCredit":179,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fleiper-rural-plan-2026-10-07","Jeff Leiper lays out five-point plan for rural Ottawa","Mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper published a five-point rural platform on October 6, promising a dedicated office for rural residents and a new voice for farmers.","2026-10-07T16:48:50-04:00",[132,451,240,239],"rural","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FQIWESIVUGJDBPEHYDASSX5FBAI.jpg?smart=true&auth=5935cfc4d56da3fae233cbd9e01353a14ef9b831ca99a0ab424bc8bca2b74735&width=1200&height=630","Jeff Leiper speaks with a reporter about his rural plan for Ottawa",{"path":455,"title":456,"description":457,"date":428,"publishedAt":458,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":459,"image":461,"imageAlt":462,"imageCredit":463,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fottawa-economic-panel-2026-10-07","Mayoral candidates lay out economic plans as Ottawa Board of Trade holds industry panel","Four Ottawa mayoral candidates released or outlined economic development positions on Tuesday, as business leaders held a panel at the Ottawa Art Gallery on downtown revitalization, transit and red tape.","2026-10-07T22:39:00-04:00",[132,460,273,146,441],"economic development","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F793ea84b-3c71-4dc7-b9ab-70d75afa7107,1791341230507\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C247%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D620","Business leaders at a panel discussion on a stage at the Ottawa Art Gallery","Elyse Skura\u002FCBC",{"path":465,"title":466,"description":467,"date":428,"publishedAt":468,"author":19,"category":75,"tags":469,"image":471,"imageAlt":472,"imageCredit":308,"updated":106,"linkedinPostUrl":106},"\u002Fnews\u002Fstittsville-ward-six-race-2026-10-07","Nine candidates compete to be Stittsville's new councillor","Ward 6 has nine people on the ballot after Glen Gower announced he would not seek a third term. 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