October 19, 2018 — Ottawa’s candidates for Mayor and City Council have agreed by a large majority to oppose the construction of a nuclear waste dump at Chalk River, about 200 km upstream from Ottawa-Gatineau.
Candidates were first surveyed by Ecology Ottawa early in the campaign. One of the questions in the survey read:
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is proposing a permanent radioactive waste facility alongside the Ottawa River, upstream from Ottawa. Mayors of over 100 Quebec municipalities have banded together to oppose this proposal, citing a serious risk to drinking water from the Ottawa River.
If elected, will you join them in opposing this dangerous nuclear waste dump?
The Coalition Against Nuclear Dumps on the Ottawa River (CANDOR) and the Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area (CCRCA) contacted candidates who had not yet responded and gave them another chance to do so. The final tally is:
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73 — YES
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6 — NO
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34 — NO RESPONSE |
This means that 92% of the candidates who responded have committed to oppose construction of a permanent radioactive waste facility at Chalk River. If one includes the non-respondents, 65% of all candidates are on record as opposing the nuclear waste facility.
See the table below for the candidates’ positions.
If elected, will you oppose the dangerous nuclear waste dump at Chalk River?
| Candidate | YES | NO | No response | |
| Mayor | Hamid Alakozai | Y | ||
| Ahmed Bouragba | Y | |||
| Bernard Couchman | NR | |||
| Clive Doucet | Y | |||
| Joey Drouin | Y | |||
| Ryan Lythall | NR | |||
| Craig MacAulay | Y | |||
| Bruce McConville | Y | |||
| Michael Pastien | N | |||
| Moises Schachtler | Y | |||
| James T. Sheahan | NR | |||
| Jim Watson | NR | |||
| Ward 1 – Orleans | ||||
| Rick Bédard | Y | |||
| Toby Bossert | Y | |||
| Mireille Brownhill | Y | |||
| Guy Desroches | Y | |||
| Diego Elizondo | NR | |||
| Dina Epale | Y | |||
| Doug Feltmate | N | |||
| Jarrod Goldsmith | N | |||
| Miranda Gray | Y | |||
| Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas | Y | |||
| Catherine Kitts | Y | |||
| Shannon Kramer | NR | |||
| Matthew Luloff | Y | |||
| Qamar Masood | NR | |||
| Kevin Tetreault | NR | |||
| Don Yetma | Y |
| Ward 2 – Innes | ||||
| Laura Dudas | Y | |||
| Donna Leith-Gudbranson | NR | |||
| Tammy Lynch | Y | |||
| Francois Trepanier | Y |
| Ward 3 – Barrhaven | ||||
| Franklin Epape | Y | |||
| Jan Harder | NR | |||
| Ahmad Malgarai | Y | |||
| Atiq Qureshi | Y | |||
| Hadi Wess | NR |
| Ward 4 – Kanata North | ||||
| Philip Bloedow | Y | |||
| David Gourlay | Y | |||
| Matt Muirhead | Y | |||
| Lorne Neufeldt | NR | |||
| Jenna Sudds | Y |
| Ward 5 – West Carleton-March | ||||
| Eli El-Chantiry | NR | |||
| James Parsons | NR | |||
| Judi Varga-Toth | Y |
| Ward 6 – Stittsville | ||||
| Glen Gower | Y | |||
| Shad Qadri | NR |
| Ward 7 – Bay | ||||
| Erica Dath | Y | |||
| Don Dransfield | Y | |||
| Theresa Kavanagh | Y | |||
| Marc Lugert | NR | |||
| Trevor Robinson | Y |
| Ward 8 – College | ||||
| Rick Chiarelli | NR | |||
| Emilie Coyle | Y | |||
| Ryan Kennery | Y |
| Ward 9 – Knoxdale-Merivale | ||||
| Warren Arshinoff | NR | |||
| James Dean | Y | |||
| Keith Egli | Y | |||
| Luigi Mangone | Y | |||
| Peter Anthony Weber | Y |
| Ward 10 -Gloucester-Southgate | ||||
| Diane Deans | NR | |||
| Alek Golijanin | Y | |||
| Perry Sabourin | Y | |||
| Sam Soucy | Y | |||
| Robert Swaita | NR |
| Ward 11 – Beacon Hill-Cyrville | ||||
| Michael Schurter | N | |||
| Tim Tierney | NR |
| Ward 12 – Rideau Vanier | ||||
| Salar Changiz | NR | |||
| Mathieu Fleury | Y | |||
| Thierry Harris | Y | |||
| Matt Lowe | Y |
| Ward 13 – Rideau-Rockliffe | ||||
| Peter Heyck | Y | |||
| Tobi Nussbaum | Undecided |
| Ward 14 – Somerset | ||||
| Arthur David | Y | |||
| Jerry Kovacs | Y | |||
| Catherine McKenney | Y | |||
| Merdod Zopyrus | Y |
| Ward 15 – Kitchissippi | ||||
| Jeff Leiper | Y | |||
| Daniel Stringer | Y |
| Ward 16 – River | ||||
| Riley Brockington | Y | |||
| Fabien Kalala Cimankinda | Y | |||
| Kerri Keith | Y | |||
| Hassib Reda | Y |
| Ward 17 – Capital | ||||
| Jide Afolabi | Y | |||
| Anthony Carricato | Y | |||
| David Chernushenko | Y | |||
| Christine McAllister | Y | |||
| Shawn Menard | Y |
| Ward 18 – Alta Vista | ||||
| Jean Cloutier | NR | |||
| Clinton Cowan | Y | |||
| Kevin Kit | Y | |||
| Raylene Lang-Dion | Y | |||
| Mike McHarg | Y | |||
| John Redins | Y |
| Ward 19 – Cumberland | ||||
| Stephen Blais | NR | |||
| Jensen Boire | NR | |||
| Cameron Rose Jette | Y |
| Ward 20 – Osgoode | ||||
| Auguste Banfalvi | N | |||
| George Darouze | NR | |||
| Mark Scharfe | NR | |||
| Kim Sheldrick | Y | |||
| Jay Tysick | NR |
| Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn | ||||
| David Brown | NR | |||
| Scott Moffatt | NR |
| Ward 22 – Gloucester -South Nepean | ||||
| Zaff Ansari | NR | |||
| Carol Anne Meehan | Y | |||
| Irene Mei | Y | |||
| Michael Qaqish | NR | |||
| Harpeet Singh | Y |
| Ward 23 – Kanata South | ||||
| Steve Anderson | Y | |||
| Mike Brown | N | |||
| Allan Hubley | NR | |||
| Doug Large | Y |
TOTALS: 73 6 34
Concerned Citizens of Renfrew County and Area 