Jim Watson (Canadian politician)

James Alexander Watson (born July 30, 1961)[1] is the current mayor of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a former Ottawa city councillor (1991–1997) and mayor (1997–2000), and subsequently represented the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2010. He served in the Cabinet of Premier Dalton McGuinty in the portfolios of Consumer and Business Services (2003 - 2005), Health Promotion (2005 - 2007), and Municipal Affairs and Housing (2007 - 2010). He resigned in January 2010 to successfully run for mayor in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election. He was subsequently re-elected mayor on October 27, 2014 and on October 22, 2018.

His Worship Jim Watson
Jim Watson in 2018
Mayor of Ottawa
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2010
Preceded by	Larry O'Brien
In office 1997–2000
Preceded by	Jacquelin Holzman
Succeeded by	Allan Higdon (interim)
Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa West—Nepean
In office October 2, 2003 – February 1, 2010 (resigned)
Preceded by	Garry Guzzo
Succeeded by	Bob Chiarelli
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
In office October 30, 2007 – January 12, 2010
Premier	Dalton McGuinty
Preceded by	John Gerretsen
Succeeded by	John Gerretsen
Ottawa City Councillor
In office 1991–1997
Preceded by	Lynn Smyth
Succeeded by	Inez Berg
Constituency	Capital Ward
More...
Personal details
Born	James Alexander Watson (1961-07-30) July 30, 1961 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Ontario Liberal, 2003 – 2010
Occupation	Reporter, politician
Signature

On August 17, 2019, in an op-ed to the Ottawa Citizen, Watson announced that he was coming out of the closet, becoming Ottawa's first openly gay mayor.[2]

Early life

Watson was born in Montreal, Quebec[1] to Frances (née Murdoch)[3] and Beverley "Bev" Watson.[4][5] He grew up in Lachute, but his family moved a few times during his childhood for his father's work, taking him to Beaconsfield, Thornhill, and Sarnia. He graduated high school from Northern Collegiate in Sarnia.[6] Watson later moved to Ottawa to attend Carleton University and graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications from the Faculty of Public Affairs.[7] He first got involved in the political sphere during his second year of studies in 1982, when he served as the President of the Rideau River Residence Association (RRRA).[8] Watson began his career working in journalism for a few local newspapers, and later entered the federal public service, where he rose to the position of Director of Communications for the Speaker of the House of Commons.

Municipal politics in Ottawa

City Council

Watson first entered public office in 1991 when he was elected to pre-amalgamation Ottawa's City Council as councillor for Capital Ward. He was subsequently re-elected to Council in 1994. In 1992 Watson championed a roll-back of salaries and operating costs at the city level. His first direct action against excessive city spending was his unilateral decision to donate his yearly 2% salary increase, totalling $700, to charity.[9] In addition, as part of the re-election process Watson donated his severance pay of $5200 to four local charities after moving from Regional to City Council in 1994. During his second term as councillor, Watson reduced his own salary by 13% from $51,000 to $45,000 while voting to reduce the mayor's office budget and salary. In 1996, he supported Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal party.[10]

First mayoral term (pre-amalgamation)

In 1997, Watson sought election as Mayor of Ottawa, winning 83 per cent of the popular vote to become Ottawa's youngest-ever mayor. During his term as mayor, Watson's emphasis centred on ensuring that the City adopt sustainable fiscal management policies which would enable overall operating costs to go down while reducing budget deficits and the city's debt burden. In conjunction, Watson managed to freeze property tax rates for two consecutive years. He also championed a plan with two other councillors, Peter Hume and John O'Neil, to save the historic Aberdeen Pavilion from being torn down.

After municipal politics

Watson resigned as mayor on August 14, 2000 to become president and CEO of the Canadian Tourism Commission.[11] During his time with the federal crown corporation, Watson secured additional funding for the industry following the 2001 crisis of the 9/11 attacks and the softening of the global tourism industry.

In 2003, Watson left public service to pursue a career in media as host of CHRO-TV's The New RO @ Noon. He was also a regular contributor to the Ottawa radio station CFRA and the Ottawa Citizen.

Watson has served on the board or as honorary chair of several community organizations including the Riverside Hospital, the National Arts Centre, the Central Canada Exhibition Association, the Christmas Exchange of Ottawa and the Forum for Young Canadians. He served as chair of the United Way's 2002 campaign, which raised a record $21 million.

Provincial politics

MPP Jim Watson speaking at the 2009 Ottawa Folk Festival

In the 2003 provincial election, Watson defeated Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario incumbent Garry Guzzo to become the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the Ottawa West-Nepean riding and was appointed by Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty as Minister of Consumer and Business Services on October 23, 2003. He became Ontario's first Minister of Health Promotion on June 29, 2005.

Minister of Consumer and Business Services

Watson worked alongside the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to create a "Fraud Free Calendar" in order to help protect consumers, particularly seniors, from high pressure sales tactics, which often lead to impulse purchases.[12] In the spring of 2004, the Federal and Provincial governments signed a joint service delivery accord, creating a "one stop shop" in many communities for provincial and federal services. This accord later included municipalities, in order to provide many government services in one location, for example Ottawa City Hall.[13] Upon inheriting a massive backlog in birth certificate applications, Watson took action to streamline the delivery process for online applicants. After a cabinet shuffle, Dalton McGuinty and Gerry Phillips implemented a money-back guarantee to individuals who do not receive a birth certificate within 15 days of the online application, which Watson had initiated.

Minister of Health Promotion

Watson initiated a study designed to help Ontarians quit smoking. STOP – Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients – offered free nicotine replacement therapy to 14,000 smokers across the province.[14] On May 31, 2006, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act came into effect, banning all smoking in public areas in the province, including in restaurants, bars, casinos, etc. Watson was recognized for its implementation.[15] In June of that year, Watson unveiled a $10-million Healthy Eating and Active Living Plan. The plan took aim at childhood obesity, which included a pilot project in Northern schools, offering fruits and vegetables to the students and a program that looked to develop and improve safe biking and walking to and from schools.[16] In 2006, the Ontario government launched a project which provided financial assistance to Ontario athletes looking to perform at the national and international levels. Quest For Gold is now part of the Ontario Athlete Assistance Program (OAAP), funded by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture & Sport. The Program provided direct financial assistance to Ontario athletes through an "Ontario Card" designation. The intent of the OAAP is to provide funding to individual athletes based on their demonstrated commitment to high performance sport, allowing them to pursue athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition.[17]

Minister of Municipal Affairs

After the 2007 election, Watson became Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. During his tenure as Queen's Park's official liaison with Ontario's municipalities, Watson was able to implement substantive policies to alleviate fiscal pressure on cities. In February 2008, Watson brought forward the Rental Opportunity for Ontario Families (ROOF) program that helps low-income families with funds to pay rent over a five-year period.[18] In October of that year, a policy designed to support the uploading of property tax supported programs from the budgets of Ontario's municipalities to that of the Provincial budget was implemented. Under this policy, the province took back $1.5 Billion worth of programs funded by Ontario's municipalities, reversing previous downloading of provincial responsibilities which occurred during Mike Harris’ tenure as Premier. The provincial government assumed responsibility for Ontario Works social assistance services, paramedic services, public health, transit, drug benefit programs, the Ontario Disability Support Program, court services, and property tax assessment.[19] In addition, Watson signed the Federal-Provincial Housing Agreement in 2008, the largest housing agreement of its kind to date.[20]

Summary of Cabinet Portfolios

Ontario Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
John Gerretsen	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing October 30, 2007 – January 12, 2010	John Gerretsen
New position	Minister of Health Promotion June 29, 2005 – October 30, 2007	Margarett Best
Tim Hudak	Minister of Consumer and Business Services October 23, 2003 – June 29, 2005	Gerry Phillips

Second mayoral term (New City of Ottawa)

On January 12, 2010, Watson resigned from cabinet in order to run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election.[21] Watson won the election with almost 50% of the vote.[22]

Upon taking office, Watson froze his own salary and cut his office budget by 10%.[23][24] As mayor, he committed to limit tax increases to no more than 2.5%, and did so, bringing in the lowest rates in a number of years.[25][26][27] He also enacted a set of integrity and transparency measures, including hiring an integrity commissioner, launching a lobbyist registry and requiring that elected officials’ office expenses be posted online.[28] He also froze community recreation fees for four years,[29] and reduced the size of the city's workforce twice, the first time it had been done since amalgamation.[30][31]

Watson and the Ottawa City Council also invested $340 million in infrastructure renewal projects such as roads, sidewalks, pathways and sewers[32] and record amount in cycling initiatives.[33] Watson helped advance two major city-building projects that had stalled for a number of years: the revitalization of Lansdowne Park and the introduction of light rail transit.[34] In October 2012, the city council approved the final Lansdowne Park plan, an agreement with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group that saw a new stadium built, increased green space, and housing and retail added to the site.[35][36] In December 2012, City Council voted unanimously to move forward with the Confederation Line, a 12.5 km light rail transit line from Tunney's Pasture in the west to Blair in the east, to be fully operational by 2018.[37]

Watson also helped create Invest Ottawa, the city's economic development agency, whose programs and initiatives increase entrepreneurial momentum, wealth and jobs in Ottawa.[38]

Third mayoral term

Watson won the mayoral race in 2014 with 76.20% of the votes, defeating eight other candidates.[39]

International economic trips

On November 16, 2015, Watson lead an economic mission to China and Thailand with hopes of promoting Ottawa as a leading innovation hub in Canada, to draw investment for Ottawa businesses, and to encourage tourism to the nation's capital. Watson and fifteen local business leader began the mission in Beijing,[40] Ottawa's only sister city, where he signed an "Exchange and Co-operation Agreement" with Beijing Mayor Guo Jinlong, establishing key common goals in business, trade, and municipal administration. The agreement states the mutual support of local enterprises to invest in each other's cities, as well as enhanced co-operation in the high-tech industry.[41] A year later, on April 17, 2016, Watson led a delegation of 35 leaders in the business and tech industries to generate investment opportunities in technology, education, film production and tourism.[42] In addition to seizing the significant economic growth opportunities in India, the trade mission also afforded the City of Ottawa and Invest Ottawa the opportunity to leverage the experience of many successful, local Indo-Canadian business leaders. The mission's resulting list of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), strategic partnerships and mutually beneficial agreements between Ottawa companies and their Indian counterparts has an estimated total value of more than $80 million.[43]

Significant projects

Since 2014, Watson has led many significant projects in the city. Set to become one of the largest infrastructure projects in the city's history, the city secured more than $1.15 billion from the federal government to help the expansion of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) network of the completed Confederation Line, which will move the public transportation further east, south, and west.[44] Watson pushed to have the Mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau to join the Board of the National Capital Commission (NCC) in 2016. That year, Watson and Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin were invited to join as ex-officio, non-voting members.[45]

The city has invested a record $80M since 2014 for cycling and pedestrian structures. City council unanimously approved downtown Ottawa's second segregated bike lane in 2015 and built the 2.5-kilometre north-south cycling spine between Parliament Hill and Lansdowne Park on O’Connor Street.[46] In addition, the NCC worked alongside Watson, as well as Nathalie Des Rosiers and Elizabeth Moore Aubin, to open another segregated cycling lane on Mackenzie Avenue, creating a safer environment for cyclists in the Ottawa region.[47] Watson played a key role in the opening of the Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards, the new home for Invest Ottawa and an entrepreneurial hub for the Ottawa region. It is expected to engage over 1200 businesses within the city, assisting them to grow and develop their products, as well as create over 280 jobs within the capital region.[48] Watson and the City of Ottawa have been working in conjunction to reduce the impact of sewage overflows and storm water on the Ottawa River. The Ottawa River Action Plan (ORAP) is made up of 17 individual projects which aim to enhance the health of the Ottawa River and to protect Ottawa's water environment.[49] Watson supported the arts community towards redeveloping the Arts Court and expanding the Ottawa Art Gallery. The project is part of a vision for the revitalization of the downtown core in Ottawa. The project includes environmentally-controlled exhibition and curatorial spaces, event and education facilities, a café and a gift shop.[50]

Ottawa 2017

As Canada celebrated its 150th year since Confederation, the City of Ottawa created a group in charge of putting together a full year of activities and events. The Ottawa 2017 Bureau, under Guy Laflamme, was responsible for organizing signature events throughout the year, attracting millions of visitors to Ottawa to experience them. Over the course of year, the city played host to a number of successful events including the 2017 Red Bull Crashed Ice downhill skating competition, the Juno Awards of 2017; La Machine (production company), a four-day show that attracted over 750,000 people, Ottawa Welcomes the World, a series of celebrations at Lansdowne Park to promote tourism in other countries and strengthen ties with those nations, the 105th Grey Cup at TD Place, and the 2017 NHL 100 Classic, an outdoor game between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadians that recreated the first ever NHL game almost 100 years later.[51]

Fourth mayoral term

On October 22, Watson won the 2018 mayoral race with 71.03% of the votes, defeating eleven other candidates.[52]

During this term, in an article published in the Ottawa Citizen on August 17, 2019, Watson came out as gay after 40 years of being closeted.[2]

"The Watson Club"

Since his re-election, many councillors have expressed concern over Watson's apparent stronghold over several other councillors.[53] The urban-suburban split between councillors[54] sees Watson siding with more-suburban councillors, whom he appoints to Chair every committee.[55][56]

Electoral record

2018

2018 Ottawa municipal election - Mayor[57]
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Watson (x), (*)	188,960	71.03
Clive Doucet	59,156	22.24
Bruce McConville	4360	1.64
Craig MacAulay	2272	0.85
Ahmed Bouragba	1912	0.72
Joey Drouin	1893	0.71
Hamid Alakozai	1867	0.70
James T. Sheahan	1354	0.51
Michael Pastien	1177	0.44
Ryan Lythall	1115	0.42
Moises Schachtler	994	0.37
Bernard Couchman	964	0.36

2014

2014 Ottawa municipal election - Mayor[58]
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Watson (x), (*)	189,253	76.20
Mike Maguire	46,341	18.66
Anwar Syed	3473	1.40
Rebecca Pyrah	2840	1.14
Robert White	1815	0.73
Darren W. Wood	1764	0.71
Michael St. Arnaud	1628	0.66
Bernard Couchman	1255	0.51

2010

2010 Ottawa municipal election, Mayor
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Watson (x)	131,323	48.70
Larry O'Brien (*)	64,862	24.06
Clive Doucet	40,148	14.89
Andrew S. Haydon	18,914	7.01
Mike Maguire	6,618	2.45
15 other candidates	7,775	2.88
Total votes	269,640	100.0
Source: "2010 municipal election results". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19.

(x): indicates elected.

(*): indicates incumbent.

2007 Ontario provincial election, Ottawa West-Nepean

2007 Ontario general election: Ottawa West—Nepean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jim Watson	23,842	50.64	+3.60	$ 81,588.12
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Patton	14,971	31.80	−9.44	67,155.94
	New Democratic	Lynn Hamilton	4,564	9.69	+1.35	15,904.92
	Green	Martin Hyde	2,903	6.17	+3.51	1,064.61
	Family Coalition	John Pacheco	592	1.26		6,938.62
	Independent	Robert Gilles Gauthier	207	0.44	−0.28	Unavailable
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,079	100.0	−4.24	$ 88,988.76
Total rejected ballots			304	0.64	+0.09
Turnout			47,383	57.51	−4.62
Eligible voters			82,397		+3.55
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). "Statistical Summary – General Election 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. "2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved June 1, 2014.

2003 Ontario provincial election, Ottawa West-Nepean

2003 Ontario general election: Ottawa West—Nepean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jim Watson	23,127	47.04	+12.68	$ 67,833.00
	Progressive Conservative	Garry Guzzo	20,277	41.24	−6.55	60,734.31
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	4,099	8.34	−7.78	17,396.47
	Green	Neil Adair	1,309	2.66	+1.71	2,684.09
	Independent	Robert G. Gauthier	353	0.72		Unavailable
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,165	100.0	+2.90	$ 76,392.96
Total rejected ballots			272	0.55	−0.27
Turnout			49,437	62.13	+3.24
Eligible voters			79,576		−2.72
Source(s) "General Election of October 2, 2003 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. "General Election of October 2, 2003 – Statistical Summary". Retrieved June 1, 2014. "2003 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)".

1997 Ottawa municipal election, Mayor

1997 Ottawa municipal election, Mayor
Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Watson	54,148	81.56
Robert G. Gauthier	8,037	12.11
Alexander Saikaley	4,209	6.34
Total votes	66,394	100.0

1994 Ottawa municipal election, Capital Ward

Candidate	Votes	%
Jim Watson (X)	8,851	89.18
Jim Carson	1074	10.82

1991 Ottawa municipal election, Capital Ward

1991 Municipal Election (Capital Ward)
Candidate	Votes
Jim Watson	4,123
Lynn Smyth (X)	1,817
Michael Lynch	638
Frank De Jong	482

References

Citations

1. Elizabeth Lumley. Canadian Who's Who 2008: Volume 43.
2. "Mayor Jim Watson: After 40 years, I'm opening the closet door". Ottawa Citizen, August 17, 2019.
3. "City Hall Blog: Frances Watson, 1930 – 2014 | Ottawa Citizen". December 29, 2014.
4. "Fast food, long hours and a thousand handshakes: A day in the life of Jim Watson | Ottawa Citizen". October 19, 2018.
5. "Mayor Jim Watson's father dies at 91 | Ottawa Citizen". June 13, 2016.
6. "Meet your candidates for Ottawa mayor". www.cbc.ca. October 9, 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
7. "Great Grads". Carleton Alumni. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
8. "Jim Watson". Carleton University. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
9. Ottawa Citizen, July 13, 1992.
10. Ottawa Citizen, 2 December 1996.
11. "Mayor Watson moving on". cbc.ca, July 6, 2000.
12. "2005 Annual Report" (PDF). TICO. Travel Industry Council of Ontario. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
13. "CANADA AND ONTARIO LAUNCH JOINT SERVICE DELIVERY STRATEGY, Working Together to Help Save Money and Provide Better Service to Citizens". Government of Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
14. "Ontarians to Receive Free Medication to Quit Smoking". Inside Halton. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
15. "Historic Smoke-Free Ontario Act is a joint effort". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
16. "Ontario Launches Pilot Program To Deliver Fruits and Vegetables To Children In The North". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
17. "Quest For Gold". Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
18. "Helping Households Pay Their Rent". Government of Ontario. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
19. "Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund 2008 – Minister's Memo". Ontario Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
20. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"
21. "Watson running to be mayor of Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen, January 12, 2010.
22. "Watson wins Ottawa mayor's race". CBC News. October 25, 2010.
23. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"
24. "Watson's access to protocol budget renders integrity policy opaque". Ottawa Citizen. December 28, 2012.
25. "Draft budget proposes 2.09% tax hike". Ottawa Sun. October 24, 2012.
26. "Ottawa mayor Jim Watson true to his promises". Ottawa Sun. November 2, 2012.
27. "Mayor Watson". CBC News. October 25, 2012.
28. "Watson reacts to Ford decision". Ottawa Sun. November 26, 2012.
29. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"
30. "Draft budget sets Ottawa tax increase at 2.39%". CBC News. October 26, 2011.
31. "2013 draft budget has tidbits for everyone". Ottawa Sun. October 24, 2012.
32. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"
33. ""Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)"
34. "Most people are on board, so far". Ottawa Citizen. December 30, 2012.
35. "Final Lansdowne deal passed by council". CBC News. October 10, 2012.
36. "Council gives final go ahead to Lansdowne project". Ottawa Citizen. October 11, 2012.
37. "Confederation Line LRT project approved by council". CBC News. December 19, 2012.
38. "Watson Campaign Announcement". Ottawa Citizen. Michael Woods. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
39. "2014 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
40. "Mayor Jim Watson Headed to China and Thailand". Ottawa Citizen. Joanne Laucius. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
41. "Ottawa Mayor to Lead Business Delegation to China, Thailand". Metro News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
42. "Ottawa trade trip to India aims to draw business, tourists". CBC News. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
43. "Economice Development Initiatives". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
44. "Federal government commits to funding LRT Stage 2". CTV News Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
45. "NCC board invites mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau to participate in meetings". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
46. "O'Connor's new bike lanes now open, ahead of schedule". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
47. "Mackenzie Avenue newest spoke in Ottawa's cycling network". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
48. "Bayview Yards Innovation Centre Announcement". Invest Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
49. "Ottawa River Action Plan". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
50. "Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) Expansion and Arts Court Redevelopment". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
51. "Ottawa 2017". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
52. "2018 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
53. Willing, John (4 September 2019). "ANALYSIS: Can a councillor make 'Watson club' stick during the fall session at city hall?". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
54. Spears, Tom. "Ottawa Sun: 'WATSON CLUB': Council's urban-suburban split on chair for transportation board". Catherine McKenney. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
55. City of Ottawa. "Council and standing committees". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
56. Britneff, Beatrice (12 December 2018). "Ottawa councillors speak out against mayor's committee picks, Watson defends appointments". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
57. "2018 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018.
58. "2014 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)