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NEWS TOPIC

# small business

2 stories, newest first. Times are Eastern.

## Wednesday, October 7

Election newsReported

### [Mayoral candidates lay out economic plans as Ottawa Board of Trade holds industry panel](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/ottawa-economic-panel-2026-10-07)

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.

10:39 pm ET3 min read

Election newsAnnouncement

### [Alex Lawson pledges to raise small business tax cut to 25 per cent](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/news/lawson-small-business-taxes-2026-10-07)

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.

4:49 pm ET3 min read

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