Ward 18 - Alta Vista - Ecology Ottawa

Want to know how Ward 18 City Council candidates compare in terms of taking climate action? Then read on!

1. The YES/NO grid below shows whether candidates agree to commit to a specific environmental action.

2. The devil is in the details. Not all "yes" or "no" answers are equal. We HIGHLY recommend reading the long answers found beneath the grid, to get a real understanding of how committed Candidates are to a range of environmental issues.

*** Candidate Bob Perkins did not fill out this survey and have been removed from the table.

Ward 18 - Alta Vista
	Questions	Answers
		Marty Carr	Carolyn Kropp	Angelo Gino Scaffidi
1	Will you commit to fully funding and implementing the City of Ottawa’s Energy Evolution Plan?	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Will you commit to no more extensions of the urban boundary, and support building more 15-minute neighborhoods throughout the City of Ottawa, not just in the urban core?	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Will you commit to phasing out natural gas infrastructure and prioritize conservation and efficiency over new, renewed or expanded gas infrastructure?	Yes	Yes	Yes
4	Will you commit to investing in energy efficient housing for lower income communities, and ensuring that the costs of retrofits are not passed down to tenants?	Yes	Yes	Yes
5	Will you commit to prioritizing climate adaptation planning for the city, including measures to protect people, infrastructure and city services, and to ensure that the city's most vulnerable populations are supported during extreme climate events?	Yes	Yes	Yes
6	Will you commit to building a public transit system that is rapid, reliable, affordable and accessible for all users, with proper transit routes within rural, suburban and lower income communities?	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	Will you commit to an active transit network with interconnected and protected bike lanes and multi-use paths City-wide (not just in the downtown core)?	Yes	Yes	Yes
8	Will you support our target for a 40% tree canopy cover per neighborhood and protection of mature trees through the new Tree Protection By-Law?	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Will you ensure that the City of Ottawa prioritizes the conservation of existing greenspace, as well as biodiversity on both city and privately owned lands by actioning the following: amending the property standards by-law, as well as increasing targets for and allocating more funds towards naturalization?	Yes	Yes	Yes
10	In addition to improving recycling, will you support ambitiously collecting organic green bin waste for composting in multi-residential buildings as well as curbside, to ensure that Ottawa can avoid replacing the Trail Road landfill site with either a new landfill or an incinerator for residual waste for the foreseeable future?	Yes	Yes	Yes
11	Will you support the introduction of a user pay system for curbside residual waste collection, where residents pay for the bags or containers that they put out for collection, according to the actual level of service that they use?	Yes	Yes	No
12	If elected, would you intentionally include, and work in partnership with, the Algonquin Anishinaabe people and other Indigenous people in the creation and implementation of environmental policies?	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	Will you commit to developing strategies that bring Ottawans at all diversity intersections together on environmental issues?	Yes	Yes	Yes
	# Yes	13	13	12
	# No	0	0	1

Q1 - Will you commit to fully funding and implementing the City of Ottawa’s Energy Evolution Plan?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. Hopefully some of the initiatives will be covered by prov/fed funding grants.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q2 - Will you commit to no more extensions of the urban boundary, and support building more 15-minute neighborhoods throughout the City of Ottawa, not just in the urban core?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes, this is a key component of the new Official Plan. I worked with Ottawa Street Markets to establish a Farmers' Market in Alta Vista and it is has been amazing to watch all the walkers come every Saturday to pick up beer, vegetables, baked goods. I look forward to continuing to support these type of initiatives in the Ward.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q3 - Will you commit to phasing out natural gas infrastructure and prioritize conservation and efficiency over new, renewed or expanded gas infrastructure?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. Hopefully some of the initiatives will be covered by prov/fed funding grants.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q4 - Will you commit to investing in energy efficient housing for lower income communities, and ensuring that the costs of retrofits are not passed down to tenants?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q5 - Will you commit to prioritizing climate adaptation planning for the city, including measures to protect people, infrastructure and city services, and to ensure that the city's most vulnerable populations are supported during extreme climate events?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. The derecho really showed us what can happen. Our most vulnerable suffered greatly with food insecurity, elevators that were not functioning. Had this happened in hot weather or cold weather, we would have had significant issues.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q6 - Will you commit to building a public transit system that is rapid, reliable, affordable and accessible for all users, with proper transit routes within rural, suburban and lower income communities?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. Local transit is one of my key commitments.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q7 - Will you commit to an active transit network with interconnected and protected bike lanes and multi-use paths City-wide (not just in the downtown core)?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes, active transportation is one of my commitments.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q8 - Will you support our target for a 40% tree canopy cover per neighborhood and protection of mature trees through the new Tree Protection By-Law?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. This is one of my commitments.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes. Particularly in city locations where the tree canopy is serving as a buffer separating residential neighbourhoods from transportation corridors (railway and transitway)

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q9 - Will you prioritize the conservation of existing greenspace, as well as biodiversity on both city and privately owned lands by amending the property standards by-law, as well as increasing targets for and allocating more funds towards naturalization?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q10 - In addition to improving recycling, will you support ambitiously collecting green bin waste in multi-residential buildings and curbside, ensuring Ottawa avoids replacing our landfill site with either a new landfill or an incinerator anytime soon?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q11 - Will you support the introduction of a user pay system for curbside residual waste collection, where residents pay for the bags or containers that they put out for collection, according to the actual level of service that they use?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes. I would like to look at the Solid Waste Master Plan in detail before responding to this. I have checked yes as I have to answer but I would like to review the options.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes. It depends on what costs are downloaded to the taxpayer. It has to be affordable and reasonable.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

No.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q12 - If elected, would you intentionally include, and work in partnership with, the Algonquin Anishinaabe people and other Indigenous people in the creation and implementation of environmental policies?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q13 - Will you commit to developing strategies that bring Ottawans at all diversity intersections together on environmental issues?

Martha Carr (Marty)

Yes.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes. All members of our community have rights to inclusion in municipal matters that inevitably will produce effects on their lives.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Q14 - Is there anything else you would like to share regarding your ideas, goals or commitments to improving the City's performance on climate change and environmental issues?

Martha Carr (Marty)

We need to work to remove our invasive species from parks and greenspaces to restore biodiversity, improve natural tree canopy and potentially use some lands for urban agriculture. Urban agriculture has other benefits to the environment as well.

Carolyn Kropp

Yes.

Angelo Gino Scaffidi

Yes. As councillor I will be resolute in standing for the concerns of the majority and object to decision making processes that override issues and concerns of the constituent majority.

Decision making authorities must remain vigilant of any decisions that may lead to the inequitable treatment of our taxpayers.

Elected officials must ensure that decisions are exercised with equitable proportionality, absent of favour to any one group of citizens and disadvantaging others.

Bob Perkins

Did not participate.

Ward 18 - Alta Vista

Q1 - Will you commit to fully funding and implementing the City of Ottawa’s Energy Evolution Plan?

Q2 - Will you commit to no more extensions of the urban boundary, and support building more 15-minute neighborhoods throughout the City of Ottawa, not just in the urban core?

Q3 - Will you commit to phasing out natural gas infrastructure and prioritize conservation and efficiency over new, renewed or expanded gas infrastructure?

Q4 - Will you commit to investing in energy efficient housing for lower income communities, and ensuring that the costs of retrofits are not passed down to tenants?

Q5 - Will you commit to prioritizing climate adaptation planning for the city, including measures to protect people, infrastructure and city services, and to ensure that the city's most vulnerable populations are supported during extreme climate events?

Q6 - Will you commit to building a public transit system that is rapid, reliable, affordable and accessible for all users, with proper transit routes within rural, suburban and lower income communities?

Q7 - Will you commit to an active transit network with interconnected and protected bike lanes and multi-use paths City-wide (not just in the downtown core)?

Q8 - Will you support our target for a 40% tree canopy cover per neighborhood and protection of mature trees through the new Tree Protection By-Law?

Q9 - Will you prioritize the conservation of existing greenspace, as well as biodiversity on both city and privately owned lands by amending the property standards by-law, as well as increasing targets for and allocating more funds towards naturalization?

Q10 - In addition to improving recycling, will you support ambitiously collecting green bin waste in multi-residential buildings and curbside, ensuring Ottawa avoids replacing our landfill site with either a new landfill or an incinerator anytime soon?

Q11 - Will you support the introduction of a user pay system for curbside residual waste collection, where residents pay for the bags or containers that they put out for collection, according to the actual level of service that they use?

Q12 - If elected, would you intentionally include, and work in partnership with, the Algonquin Anishinaabe people and other Indigenous people in the creation and implementation of environmental policies?

Q13 - Will you commit to developing strategies that bring Ottawans at all diversity intersections together on environmental issues?

Q14 - Is there anything else you would like to share regarding your ideas, goals or commitments to improving the City's performance on climate change and environmental issues?

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