Jeff Leiper

He has sat on Ottawa City Council for Kitchissippi Ward since 2014 and is described as a progressive. He is a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election, registered on 1 May 2026.

Career

Leiper worked as a journalist, an industry analyst, an executive at a federal regulatory agency and an executive at a non-governmental organisation. He was president of the Hintonburg Community Association and volunteered with the Newswest community paper. He has been the Ottawa city councillor for Kitchissippi Ward since 2014. He announced his run for mayor in 2025 and registered as a candidate on 1 May 2026.

Positions

Wikipedia describes Leiper as progressive. In the 2026 campaign he criticises gaps in municipal services such as sidewalk maintenance and garbage collection, opposes cuts to transit frequency and disputes the incumbent mayor's budget priorities. He has pledged to refuse developer donations and not to use the mayor's "strong mayor" powers. On council he voted against the 2023 Lansdowne 2.0 subsidy and has advocated public transit and supervised consumption sites. Provincial figures Catherine McKenney and Chandra Pasma have endorsed him.

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