Neil Saravanamuttoo
Running for Mayor of Ottawa
$1 transit fare, open books, and half a billion dollars redirected from Lansdowne to community projects.
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
Housing
Supports
What they did:
Criticised City Hall for greenlighting the Tewin development in the rural southeast, citing lack of Indigenous consultation, lack of transit infrastructure, and the cost of extending municipal services.
Policing
Health-led
What they did:
Supportive of public safety platforms. Was a board member of the Centretown Community Health Centre when the ANCHOR program came into effect.
Public funds
Fought Lansdowne 2.0
What they did:
Fought the $419M Lansdowne rebuild and criticised the closure of around 100 arenas and other community facilities under budget cuts. Advocates that the half billion dollars go to community projects instead. Promises 100 days of open books on city spending.
Transit
$1 fare
What they did:
Pledges a $1 transit fare across the city, restored express bus lines, increased neighbourhood routes, buses shifted from underused routes to raise frequency, and transit priority measures. Says Ottawa transit is planned by consultants and insiders through back-room deals.
