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OTTAWA ACCOUNTABILITY TRACKER · TERM 2026 TO 2030
# What Ottawa's mayor and city council promised, and how they vote. *Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, 24 on City Council, 12 on Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, 10 on Ottawa Catholic School Board, 8 on Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est and 7 on Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario.*
[NEXT · NOV 15**The four-year term of the mayor, councillors and school trustees begins**Municipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32)
- Promises
- 1,569
- No action yet
- 1,569
Today
Voted Oct 26, 2026 [Term ends Nov 15, 2030 (Municipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws, opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32)
[MAYOR**Mark Sutcliffe**- Promises done
- 0 of 254
Mark's full record ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#tracker)
REPORT CARDS
## Every person in office, measured.
[Open the tracker ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/tracker)
### City Council
24 in office · 1,059 promises
- [**Matt Luloff**Ward 1 Orléans East-Cumberland- Promises done
- 0 of 41
41 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/matt-luloff#tracker)
- [LD**Laura Dudas**Ward 2 Orléans West-Innes- Promises done
- 0 of 24
24 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/laura-dudas#tracker)
- [**David Hill**Ward 3 Barrhaven West- Promises done
- 0 of 22
22 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/david-hill#tracker)
- [**Cathy Curry**Ward 4 Kanata North- Promises done
- 0 of 35
35 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/cathy-curry#tracker)
- [**Clarke Kelly**Ward 5 West Carleton-March- Promises done
- 0 of 25
25 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/clarke-kelly#tracker)
- [**Chelsea Walton**Ward 6 Stittsville- Promises done
- 0 of 90
90 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/chelsea-walton#tracker)
- [TK**Theresa Kavanagh**Ward 7 Bay- Promises done
- 0 of 49
49 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/theresa-kavanagh#tracker)
- [LJ**Laine Johnson**Ward 8 College- Promises done
- 0 of 44
44 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/laine-johnson#tracker)
- [**Sean Devine**Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale- Promises done
- 0 of 38
38 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/sean-devine#tracker)
- [**Jessica Bradley**Ward 10 Gloucester-Southgate- Promises done
- 0 of 16
16 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jessica-bradley#tracker)
- [**Tim Tierney**Ward 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville- Promises done
- 0 of 29
29 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/tim-tierney#tracker)
- [SP**Stéphanie Plante**Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier- Promises done
- 0 of 60
60 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/stephanie-plante#tracker)
- [RK**Rawlson King**Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe- Promises done
- 0 of 82
82 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/rawlson-king#tracker)
- [**Ariel Troster**Ward 14 Somerset- Promises done
- 0 of 59
59 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ariel-troster#tracker)
- [**Joanne Chianello**Ward 15 Kitchissippi- Promises done
- 0 of 78
78 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/joanne-chianello#tracker)
- [**Riley Brockington**Ward 16 River- Promises done
- 0 of 59
59 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/riley-brockington#tracker)
- [**Shawn Menard**Ward 17 Capital- Promises done
- 0 of 70
70 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/shawn-menard#tracker)
- [**Marty Carr**Ward 18 Alta Vista- Promises done
- 0 of 45
45 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/marty-carr#tracker)
- [**Catherine Kitts**Ward 19 Orléans South-Navan- Promises done
- 0 of 43
43 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/catherine-kitts#tracker)
- [**Isabelle Skalski**Ward 20 Osgoode- Promises done
- 0 of 16
16 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/isabelle-skalski#tracker)
- [DB**David Brown**Ward 21 Rideau-Jock- Promises done
- 0 of 7
7 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/david-brown#tracker)
- [**Steve Desroches**Ward 22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek- Promises done
- 0 of 14
14 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/steve-desroches#tracker)
- [EC**Erin Coffin**Ward 23 Kanata South- Promises done
- 0 of 81
81 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/erin-coffin#tracker)
- [WL**Wilson Lo**Ward 24 Barrhaven East- Promises done
- 0 of 32
32 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/wilson-lo#tracker)
### Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
12 in office · 199 promises
- [**John MacRae**Zone 1- Promises done
- 0 of 24
24 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/john-macrae#tracker)
- [**Julia Fortey**Zone 2](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/julia-fortey#tracker)
- [**Brenda Abramson**Zone 3- Promises done
- 0 of 23
23 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/brenda-abramson#tracker)
- [**Emily Quaile**Zone 4- Promises done
- 0 of 20
20 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/emily-quaile#tracker)
- [LB**Lara Bremner**Zone 5- Promises done
- 0 of 19
19 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/lara-bremner#tracker)
- [JM**Jennifer Moroziuk**Zone 6- Promises done
- 0 of 5
5 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jennifer-moroziuk#tracker)
- [**Jennifer Jennekens**Zone 7- Promises done
- 0 of 17
17 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jennifer-jennekens#tracker)
- [**Rick Bédard**Zone 8- Promises done
- 0 of 9
9 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/rick-bedard#tracker)
- [**Hilary Clauson**Zone 9- Promises done
- 0 of 24
24 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/hilary-clauson#tracker)
- [**Keelin Pringnitz**Zone 10- Promises done
- 0 of 33
33 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/keelin-pringnitz#tracker)
- [AR**Alan Riddell**Zone 11- Promises done
- 0 of 11
11 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/alan-riddell#tracker)
- [CV**Cathy Varrette**Zone 12- Promises done
- 0 of 14
14 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/cathy-varrette#tracker)
### Ottawa Catholic School Board
10 in office · 19 promises
- [**Scott Phelan**Zone 1](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/scott-phelan#tracker)
- [**Sandra Moore**Zone 2](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/sandra-moore#tracker)
- [**Brian Coburn**Zone 3](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/brian-coburn#tracker)
- [**Spencer Warren**Zone 4](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/spencer-warren#tracker)
- [**Joanne MacEwan**Zone 5](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/joanne-macewan#tracker)
- [**Eugene Milito**Zone 6](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/eugene-milito#tracker)
- [**Jeremy Wittet**Zone 7](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jeremy-wittet#tracker)
- [**Mark D Mullan**Zone 8](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-d-mullan#tracker)
- [**Danny Arrais**Zone 9- Promises done
- 0 of 3
3 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/danny-arrais#tracker)
- [**Cameron Bonesso**Zone 10- Promises done
- 0 of 16
16 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/cameron-bonesso#tracker)
### Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
8 in office · 2 promises
- [**Jolène Savoie-Day**Zone 4](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jolene-savoie-day#tracker)
- [JN**Joy Nehme**Zone 5](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/joy-nehme#tracker)
- [**Michel Charron**Zone 6- Promises done
- 0 of 2
2 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/michel-charron#tracker)
- [**Robert Rainboth**Zone 7](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/robert-rainboth#tracker)
- [**Dan Boudria**Zone 8](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/dan-boudria#tracker)
- [**Johanne Lacombe**Zone 9](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/johanne-lacombe#tracker)
- [IG**Isabelle Gervais**Zone 10](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/isabelle-gervais#tracker)
- [**André J. Thibodeau**Zone 11](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/andre-j-thibodeau#tracker)
### Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario
7 in office · 36 promises
- [**Marc Roy**Zone 6](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/marc-roy#tracker)
- [MJ**Musset Pierre-Jérôme**Zone 7- Promises done
- 0 of 16
16 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/musset-pierre-jerome#tracker)
- [**Denis Labrèche**Zone 8- Promises done
- 0 of 1
1 promise](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/denis-labreche#tracker)
- [**Joël Beddows**Zone 9- Promises done
- 0 of 10
10 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/joel-beddows#tracker)
- [MF**Mathieu Fleury**Zone 10- Promises done
- 0 of 9
9 promises](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mathieu-fleury#tracker)
- [**Jacinthe Marcil**Zone 11](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/jacinthe-marcil#tracker)
- [**Samia Ouled Ali**Zone 12](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/samia-ouled-ali#tracker)
## Every promise
1569 of 1569
OfficePersonTopicSearch
1. [**Property taxes**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-property-taxes)
2. [**Public safety**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Public safetyNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-public-safety)
3. [**Homelessness and affordable housing**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-homelessness-and-affordable-housing)
4. [**Transit**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-transit)
5. [**Infrastructure**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-infrastructure)
6. [**Bring in a multi-year City budget**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-multi-year-budget)
7. [**Keep pressing Ontario and Canada for more money for Ottawa**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-fair-share-from-other-governments)
8. [**Find another $250 million in savings over four years**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-find-250-million-savings)
9. [**Keep a hiring freeze on City jobs that are not frontline**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-hiring-freeze-non-frontline)
10. [**Spend no new tax money on general administration**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-freeze-general-operating-spending)
11. [**Expand the review of City programs with outside experts**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-expanded-program-review)
12. [**Compare the City's costs with those of similar cities**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-peer-cost-comparison)
13. [**Let residents in hard times put off one year of property tax, interest free**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-property-tax-deferral-residents)
14. [**Review all City fees and cut their number and cost**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-review-of-fees)
15. [**Give no City money to a new NHL arena at LeBreton Flats**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Taxes and budgetNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-no-city-money-for-lebreton-arena)
16. [**Put the $95 monthly pass in the 2027 budget, with or without the upload**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · TransportationNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-transit-pass-in-2027-budget)
17. [**Not use Ontario's strong mayor powers to override council**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · How government worksNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-no-strong-mayor-powers)
18. [**Freeze recreation fees for seniors and families**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · Parks and recreationNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-freeze-recreation-fees)
19. [**Freeze all City fees and charges on new homes**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-freeze-fees-on-new-homes)
20. [**Cut development charges, by 50 percent or more, with Ontario and Canada**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-cut-development-charges-with-ontario-and-canada)
21. [**Approve at least 75,000 more homes by 2030**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-approve-75000-more-homes)
22. [**Bring back the Housing Innovation Task Force**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-reconvene-housing-task-force)
23. [**Lower fees in chosen areas and cut development charges downtown**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-opportunity-zones-and-downtown-dc-cuts)
24. [**Review every Official Plan policy to make building homes easier**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-official-plan-housing-review)
25. [**Look at using AI to speed up housing approvals**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-ai-in-housing-approvals)
26. [**Use private planners to clear planning files faster**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-private-planners-for-files)
27. [**Find places for more homes near rapid transit**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-density-near-rapid-transit)
28. [**Make planning consultation easier for renters, families and young people**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · How government worksNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-easier-planning-consultation)
29. [**Try new loans to pay for infrastructure that new homes need**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-infrastructure-loans-pilot)
30. [**Look at loosening limits on the floor size of apartment buildings**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-looser-floor-size-rules)
31. [**Launch design contests to build homes on major City sites**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-housing-on-city-properties)
32. [**Build homes and businesses on park and ride sites**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-homes-on-park-and-ride-sites)
33. [**Buy more land for the City to turn into homes**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-expand-land-acquisition)
34. [**Make builders pass City savings on to first-time buyers**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-savings-passed-to-buyers)
35. [**Act against builders who sit on approvals**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-act-on-unused-approvals)
36. [**Add land to the urban boundary only near infrastructure and transit**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-urban-boundary-near-infrastructure)
37. [**Create and launch a plan to end homelessness**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-plan-to-end-homelessness)
38. [**End chronic youth homelessness by 2030**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-end-youth-homelessness-2030)
39. [**Get provincial money to run every new supportive housing unit**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-operating-money-for-supportive-homes)
40. [**Give Ottawa Community Housing a bigger role, more money and more power**Mark Sutcliffe · Mayor · HousingNo action yet](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/mark-sutcliffe#promise-expand-ottawa-community-housing)
TIMELINE
## The term, step by step.
1. October 26, 2026**Voting day**[Municipal Elections Act, 1996, section 5, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32)
2. Today · October 28, 2026
3. November 15, 2026**The four-year term of the mayor, councillors and school trustees begins**[Municipal Elections Act, 1996, section 6 (1), Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32)
4. December 16, 2026**Last day for the first meeting of the new City Council**[Municipal Act, 2001, section 230, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/01m25)
5. October 28, 2030**Next voting day**[Municipal Elections Act, 1996, sections 4 (1) and 5, Ontario e-Laws (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32)
## Where the records come from
Mayor, City Council: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/)
Councillor, City Council: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/)
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ocdsb.ca/about-us/board-of-trustees/board-meetings/agendas-minutes)
Ottawa Catholic School Board, Ottawa Catholic School Board: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ocsb.ca/our-board/meetings/)
Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://www.ecolecatholique.ca/seances-publiques-du-conseil)
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario: Votes are read from the minutes on its own pages. [The records (opens in a new tab)](https://cepeo.on.ca/a-propos/reunions-du-conseil-comites/)
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