Ottawa taxpayers will be on the hook for more than $500,000 in severance packages for Mayor Jim Watson and the eight councillors not seeking re-election this fall.
Coun. Eli El-Chantiry s decision not to seek re-election means there will be at least nine new councillors around the council table after October s municipal election, with eight councillors not seeking re-election and Coun. Catherine McKenney running for mayor.
With 100 days left until Ottawa residents head to the polls to vote in the 2022 municipal election, there are 10 candidates running for mayor, several elected officials not seeking re-election and six councillors currently running unopposed.