Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier - Ecology Ottawa

Want to know how Ward 12 City Council candidates compare in terms of taking environmental and climate action? Then read on!

Candidates were asked to answer 10 questions to answer in their own words.
The devil is in the details. We HIGHLY recommend reading each candidate's full answers below, organized by question, to get a real understanding of how committed candidates are to a range of environmental issues.

Responded (1/6): Julie Fiala Chartrand

*** Candidates Lyra Evans, Stéphanie Plante, Brian Paquette, and Michael Karl Sewanaku did not participate in this survey. Candidate Eric Smith did not have an email address available.

1. How will you improve service reliability, frequency, and affordability for OC Transpo, so that it offers an attractive city-wide alternative to private car use?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Focus on improving the relevance of routes as per the specific recreational, professional and medical-based needs of riders, and increasing reliability by using grounded, real-world research models and feedback from drivers and transit riders, primarily. Make reliability the goal to rebuild trust. Focus on education to increase the awareness of the importance of public and active transportation options and their carbon foot print.”

2. How would you ensure that Ottawa meets its commitments to sustainable transportation such as walking, biking, and rolling?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Focus on education as described above. Work with libraries to offer programmes across age groups, including youth and adult education. Implicate the Safety Council and the OPS as well as community associations and universities, as possible.”

3. What is your position on expanding Ottawa's urban boundary?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“It’s not good for the environment and for the natural world. Densification is a better option for healthy communities. We must focus at the same time in building respect across differences of culture and religion as Ottawa changes and its population diversifies.”

4. How would you protect Ottawans, especially our most vulnerable residents, from the effects of climate change and extreme weather events (flooding, storms, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, etc.)?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Provide emergency services when necessary and grants for prevention. Work with private-public partnerships to access infrastructure to provide safe spaces (like climate controlled) in situations that are unforeseen or extreme cold and heat).”

5. How will you preserve and expand Ottawa's tree canopy?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Use better Urban architecture design choices to reduce concrete expanse and provide municipal tax break incentives to plant more trees on residential and private properties.”

6. How would you reduce the amount of Ottawa's waste going to landfill, and what would you do to promote a circular economy?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Better messaging about recycling methods, practices and overconsumption.”

7. How would you ensure that Ottawa meets its emissions reductions commitments in Energy Evolution — i.e., achieving net zero by 2050?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Focus on walkability and active transportation education and messaging.”

8. How will you ensure that Ottawa meets its commitments under the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty that we signed in 2022?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Advocate for education about the effects of Fossil Fuels in schools and beyond. Use policy to enforce and maintain this engagement.”

9. How would you ensure that Ottawa achieves its commitment to the Montreal Biodiversity Agreement (protecting 30% of its aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial spaces)?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“Through bylaws that safeguard green spaces and the greenbelt, as well as reduce emissions.”

10. How would you ensure community participation in the City of Ottawa's ecological activities and decisions?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“More education about consultations, city committees and supporting NGOs and charities.”

Anything Else: Is there anything else about your environmental platform or priorities for Ottawa that you'd like Ecology Ottawa and Ottawa residents to know?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

“No.”

Ward 12 - Rideau-Vanier

1. How will you improve service reliability, frequency, and affordability for OC Transpo, so that it offers an attractive city-wide alternative to private car use?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

2. How would you ensure that Ottawa meets its commitments to sustainable transportation such as walking, biking, and rolling?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

3. What is your position on expanding Ottawa's urban boundary?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

4. How would you protect Ottawans, especially our most vulnerable residents, from the effects of climate change and extreme weather events (flooding, storms, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, etc.)?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

5. How will you preserve and expand Ottawa's tree canopy?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

6. How would you reduce the amount of Ottawa's waste going to landfill, and what would you do to promote a circular economy?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

7. How would you ensure that Ottawa meets its emissions reductions commitments in Energy Evolution — i.e., achieving net zero by 2050?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

8. How will you ensure that Ottawa meets its commitments under the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty that we signed in 2022?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

9. How would you ensure that Ottawa achieves its commitment to the Montreal Biodiversity Agreement (protecting 30% of its aquatic, terrestrial, and aerial spaces)?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

10. How would you ensure community participation in the City of Ottawa's ecological activities and decisions?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

Anything Else: Is there anything else about your environmental platform or priorities for Ottawa that you'd like Ecology Ottawa and Ottawa residents to know?

Julie Fiala Chartrand

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