@EmrysGraefe

Ottawa deserves better.

 Ottawa, Ontario
votealex.ca
Joined October 2011
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Sutcliffe: 46% → 36% (-10) 🎈 Lawson: 14% → 26% (+12) 🌟🍌 Leiper: 36% → 25% (-12)🛴 One candidate is a winner.
iPolitics@iPoliticsCAJul 22
Homebuilder Alex Lawson has climbed into second place in Ottawa’s mayoral race behind Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, while Jeff Leiper’s support continues to slide #ottnews ipolitics.ca/2026/07/21/otta…

'Losing is the new winning': Sutcliffe holds larger lead despite support drop

Homebuilder Alex Lawson has climbed into second place in Ottawa's mayoral race behind Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, while Jeff Leiper's support continues to slide. The survey also found transit becoming less...

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Susan Khazaeli@susankhazaeli8h
Honestly @AlexLawsonOtt is the only candidate who has articulated a policy position on every municipal issue including his vision for the “Third Space.” A place for kids to do sports and pursue interests and stay off screens.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 16
DEBATE CLIP: Alex calls out Mark's budget fluff. 🥊 – at Ottawa, Ontario
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@AlexLawsonOttOct 14
We need to build an incinerator. Less smell. Less greenhouse gas. No more making piles for our kids and grandkids to deal with. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 13
The vacant unit tax has to go. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 10
We need to get the basics right. I'll freeze property taxes in my first budget, focus on the basics, and have the city live within its means, just like we all do at home. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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@AlexLawsonOttOct 9
City Hall spent $99.4 million on overtime in 2025. It budgeted $65.2 million for 2026. Come on. Outside transit, overtime gets held to budget, starting where the gap is widest. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 9
The mayor says he saved $252.7 million. By the City's own tables, about one dollar in ten came from City Hall running leaner. Nearly half is capital "efficiencies" nobody itemizes. A promise without a list isn't a plan. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
For the average urban home, my plan costs you about $760 less than the mayor's over four years. That's real money. Groceries, hockey registration, a car repair. I know what things cost. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
Behind the scenes on my CBC interview about my plan to freeze property taxes for my first budget.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
What your tax rate goes up over the next four years: Me: 5% Mark Sutcliffe: 10%, at his own cap Jeff Leiper: 16%, if it's 3% a year plus his 1% levy. He hasn't named a number. Neil Saravanamuttoo: hasn't committed. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Imagine thinking it was a good idea to post a photo of people looking at your candidate with this much skepticism. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
Media asked Jeff Leiper what he thought of my plan to freeze property taxes in my first budget. Here's what I think of what he had to say. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Ottawa Citizen
@OttawaCitizenOct 8
Alex Lawson: I’m going to fix this city | Opinion ottawacitizen.com/opinion/al…
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
Zero in 2027. One in 2028. At or below two in 2029 and 2030. I'm setting the rate for the whole term now, so you can hold me to it. Every dollar we find above that line goes to roads, snow clearing and transit. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
Your property tax rate won't go up in my first budget. Zero per cent in 2027. And you don't have to take my word for it. Every dollar that pays for it is named, line by line. votealex.ca/policy/back-to-b… Ottawa deserves better.
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 8
Time to get the basics right. ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/la…

Lawson promises 0% property tax hike in 2027 if elected Ottawa mayor

Mayoral candidate Alex Lawson is promising to freeze property taxes in 2027 if elected mayor of Ottawa, with tax increases of one per cent in 2028 and at or below two per cent in the following two...

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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 7
This election is important. Four years ago we were promised a safer, more affordable, more reliable city. We got none of it. But we can now. I'll get the basics right, because Ottawa deserves better. You deserve better. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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Alex Lawson
@AlexLawsonOttOct 2
People are living with cockroaches, bed bugs, and rats while paying rent. That isn’t acceptable housing, and city hall can’t look away.
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Clearly I've struck a nerve. – at Ottawa, Ontario
Emrys Graefe
@EmrysGraefeSep 25
If someone is polling at 4%, you usually don't pay to boost a post saying so. You ignore them. But while @_MarkSutcliffe is using the mayor's office to funnel you contracts like this one for $30k, I understand @DavidColetto has some incentive to splash some cash for him.
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If someone is polling at 4%, you usually don't pay to boost a post saying so. You ignore them. But while @_MarkSutcliffe is using the mayor's office to funnel you contracts like this one for $30k, I understand @DavidColetto has some incentive to splash some cash for him. – at Ottawa, Ontario
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