Since 2018, over 450 donors connected to the development industry gave over $800,000 to Ottawa municipal candidates.
Municipal governments in Ontario make important decisions about bylaw enforcement, height limits, requirements for affordable housing, and other zoning restrictions. A developer may want to change these rules for their benefit, even if it runs counter to the public interest.
Follow the money is a public-interest data-analysis project conducted by Horizon Ottawa. It is a searchable database of campaign contributions to municipal candidates in Ottawa.
Councillor |
Ward |
2022 Developer Donations % |
| George Darouze | Osgoode | 87% |
| Allan Hubley | Kanata South | 80% |
| Tim Tierney | Beacon Hill-Cyrville | 72% |
| Matthew Luloff | Orléans East-Cumberland | 71% |
| Laura Dudas | Orléans West-Innes | 59% |
| David Hill | Barrhaven West | 43% |
| Mark Sutcliffe | all of Ottawa | 19% |
| Catherine Kitts | Orléans-South Navan | 16% |
| David Brown | Rideau-Jock | 15% |
| Riley Brockington | River | 13% |
| Cathy Curry | Kanata North | 9% |
| Glen Gower | Stittsville | 6% |
| Steve Desroches | Riverside South-Findlay Creek | 6% |
| Clarke Kelly | West Carleton-March | 3% |
| Marty Carr | Alta Vista | 2% |
| Ariel Troster | Somerset | 0% |
| Jeff Leiper | Kitchissippi | 0% |
| Jessica Bradley | Gloucester-Southgate | 0% |
| Laine Johnson | College | 0% |
| Rawlson King | Rideau-Rockcliffe | 0% |
| Sean Devine | Knoxdale – Merivale | 0% |
| Shawn Menard | Capital | 0% |
| Stephanie Plante | Rideau-Vanier | 0% |
| Theresa Kavanagh | Bay | 0% |
| Wilson Lo | Barrhaven East | 0% |
