Site Updates
A transparent record of major candidate, issue and methodology changes.
Housing and homelessness research consolidated
Combined Housing & Affordability, Homelessness & Mental Health, and Homelessness, Addiction & Supportive Housing into one Housing, Homelessness & Affordability issue. Existing candidate research and source citations were preserved.
Candidate research updated
Added and strengthened several candidate positions using newly published policies and direct campaign material, including Neil Saravanamuttoo’s housing and Alto positions and Alex Lawson’s policies on Para Transpo, transparency, federal return-to-office requirements and rural drainage.
Climate resilience added
Added Climate Resilience & Extreme Weather as a comparison issue covering flooding, drainage, infrastructure resilience and municipal responses to extreme weather.
Research workflow expanded
Expanded the research process used to identify potentially significant campaign coverage and candidate policy changes. Public research updates continue to require review before publication.
Compare Ottawa Suite 2.0
Added About, Methodology, FAQ, Candidates, Sources, Contact, Privacy, Terms, Accessibility, Issues Explained, Election Timeline and Site Updates pages.
Neil Saravanamuttoo added
Expanded the research database and candidate comparisons from three mayoral candidates to four.
Four-candidate layout updated
Changed candidate positions to a two-by-two desktop grid for readability.
Issue pages launched
Added a searchable issues directory, individual issue pages, evidence labels, sources and related issues.
Candidate profiles launched
Added unified candidate profile pages with issue navigation, commitments and source libraries.