Peter J. Karwacki
"I'd rather be the councillor who tells you honestly that a pledge has no enforcement mechanism yet than be the one who tells you it's handled when it isn't."
Rawlson King
"Environmental policy and social equity are inseparable in the communities I represent. Lower-income households are less able to adapt to extreme heat or flooding. Racialized communities have historically borne a disproportionate share of environmental burdens while receiving disproportionately small environmental investment. These realities ground everything I do on climate and environment, and they will continue to do so in the next term.
My record reflects that commitment: service on the Environment and Climate Change Committee and the Ottawa Climate Action Fund board; opposition to provincial legislation threatening Ottawa's cycling network; support for the updated Idling Control By-law, the Bird Friendly City certification, and the High Performance Development Standard; over 270 trees planted in Ward 13; expanded park waste diversion across the ward; and a consistent push for stormwater resilience in every infrastructure renewal project. Environmental ambition must be matched by funded, delivered commitments, not deferred aspirations. That is the standard I will hold myself and this Council to."