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Businessman and broadcaster Mark Sutcliffe has been nominated as a non-partisan candidate for mayor, announcing his candidacy Wednesday afternoon in Canada.
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With his wife Ginny and their three children standing next to him, Sutcliffe, 53, called for a “new look” to restore confidence in public transport and help people make ends meet in the country’s capital. “The job I always enjoyed the most is when I worked with other people to try to make our city better. “All I ever wanted to do was make a difference in this incredible city that was so good for me and my family,” Sutcliffe said, choking as he made his prepared remarks under a kiosk in Brookshire Park. Earlier in the day, Sutcliffe submitted his ballots to run in the October 24 general election, confirming rumors circulating in recent weeks that he was interested in the mayor’s job.
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He is running for mayor with Kathryn McKinney, current councilor of Somerset Ward, and Bob Chiarelli, the former mayor and Liberal MPP. As of Wednesday afternoon, the ballot for the mayoralty also included Brandon Bay, Bernard Couchman, Graham MacDonald, Ade Olumide and Param Singh. Mike Maguire, who last ran for mayor of Ottawa in 2014 and won about 18 percent of the vote, also registered on Wednesday to run for mayor in the 2022 municipal election. Mayor Jim Watson is not seeking re-election. Sutcliffe hosted radio shows on CFRA and 1310 News and was a television presenter at CPAC. On Rogers TV, he coordinated many discussions about the municipal elections. In recent years, Sutcliffe has been interviewing leaders as part of the Digging Deep podcast. He was a citizen columnist and was once the executive editor of the newspaper.
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Sutcliffe co-founded the Ottawa Business Journal and has owned or invested in many other businesses. Now he wants to become a politician. But why? “A few months ago I did not think it would happen, but more recently I realized we needed new leadership at Ottawa City Hall,” Sutcliffe said. “I have always been deeply committed to social service. I love my city and I want my children to grow up in a city that is safe, affordable and reliable. I grew up in this kind of city. I’m a little worried that it is not the city we live in now, that it is becoming very expensive, it is more difficult to get around, there are public safety issues. “I care deeply about the people of Ottawa and I want to make sure we address those challenges.”
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Asked why he made the announcement in Canada, Sutcliffe said: “I want to make sure that every part of this city is represented. “I care a lot about the people of Canada and the people of the suburbs and rural areas of this city, as well as the urban area.” He said residents are not sure if the LRT will ever reach Canada, “so I want to make sure people know we hear them.” Sutcliffe said he was concerned about the city’s future as it emerged from the COVID-19 public health crisis and entered an “accessibility crisis”. “We need to make life more accessible to everyone by keeping taxes low, leisure fees and other expenses also low,” Sutcliffe said. There is also a “crisis of confidence in our public transport system,” he said, pointing to data collected during the ongoing LRT investigation suggesting “mistakes made” in the procurement and implementation of Stage 1. “We need to restore light rail reliability and confidence in our public transport system and we need to build our roads,” Sutcliffe said. Nominations for city council and school council positions expire on August 19th. [email protected] twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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