Who's Going to Fix Transit in Ottawa? | Interviewing Ottawa's Mayoral Candidates

In wake of Ottawa's 2026 Mayoral Election, four of the major candidates are asked how they will fix the capital city's crumbling transit system, and prevent things from getting worse. Find out where and how to vote here: https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections Full interviews with the candidates: Mark Sutcliffe:    • Why Mark Sutcliffe Wants a Second Term to ...   Jeff Leiper:    • Why Jeff Leiper Says He Can Fix Transit As...   Alex Lawson: 10/19/2026 Neil Saravanamuttoo: 10/20/2026 Gio on Instagram:   / thegioshowofficial   Gio on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/giopetti.bsk... Gio on Twitter:   / petti_gio   For any inquires related to this piece please reach out to: digiconvertgio@gmail.com Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Gio Petti is an award winning Ottawa-based documentary filmmaker with a passion and curiosity for exploring issues through storytelling. Through past works such as Dude Where's My Bus and The Train To Nowhere (winner of Best Documentary at the 2026 CIMFF Awards), Petti explores issues facing Ottawa transit users and has been a major voice in the local transit community. Featured on major networks such as the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), CTV News (Bell Media), The Ottawa Citizen (Postmedia Network), CFRA Radio, CHIN Radio & TV International, TSN, CKCU Public Radio, and The Charlatan.In Who’s Going to Fix Transit?, Petti aims to make municipal politics more accessible and encourage Ottawa residents to engage with the issues affecting their city. Featuring Mark Sutcliffe, Jeff Leiper, Alex Lawson, Neil Saravanamuttoo, Professor Ian Lee, Derrick Simpson, Marko Miljusevic, Brigitte Pellerin. Produced and Written by Gio Petti & Benjamin McLellan-Campbell 0:00 The crisis in Ottawa transit 1:27 Meet the mayoral candidates 1:48 Mark Sutcliffe 2:59 Jeff Leiper 3:44 Alex Lawson 4:30 Neil Saravanamuttoo 5:34 Candidate transit history 8:34 Plans for transit repair 13:58 Strategies for recovery 17:53 Leadership and management 20:21 Accountability at city hall 23:45 The New Ways to Bus program 28:37 Bus Lanes and BRT 32:38 Fare costs and affordability 37:57 The LRT provincial upload 43:27 Tax policy and city budget 49:42 Paratranspo accessibility 52:38 Downtown Parking 56:02 No to Alto? 57:57 Your vote matters