Adam: Ottawa Council is going to change dramatically. Pay attention, voters

By Mohammed Adam, Ottawa Citizen Op-Ed, August 4, 2022

Municipal campaigns are so long that voters often have a hard time keeping track of what the candidates are all about. Campaigns begin with registration in May, then go through the summer when holiday travel is top-of-mind and politics takes a back seat. You can’t blame voters from tuning out.

...Ottawa residents need to pay particular attention beginning now because we are facing a consequential local election. We are not only electing a new mayor for the first time in 12 years, we could be electing 11 new council members, nearly half of council. 

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