Stephen Blais - Cumberland Ward - It's Time for a Change

Building the East End It's time the East End got it's fare share of infrastructure funding to help build our community.

Better Public Transit It's time Ottawa residents got better value from OC Transpo. The two pillars of public transit should be affordability and accessibility.

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Safer Communities Stephen Blais is dedicated to ensuring our communities are a safe place to live, work, play and raise our families.

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Accountability NOW We need politicians who will work hard doing their jobs, not focus solely on keeping their jobs. That's why Blais will never make promises that help get him elected but that are not achievable once in office.

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Building the East End

East End Candidates Favour Citywide LRT Links Over A Downtown Tunnel

Stephen is calling on City Council to shelve the LRT tunnel in favour of building LRT links to Orleans, Kanata, Barrhaven and Riverside South. Full Story

East End is in Desperate Need of a HWY 174 Champion

Blais will be that East End champion that fights to get our fair share of investments to improve the safety and widening of HWY 174. Full Story

Hydro Profits Should Be Used for One City One Service and Burying Wires

Since 2004, $87 million in Hydro Ottawa profits have been transferred to the City of Ottawa. Blais wants future Hydro profits to be used to ensure “one city, one service” and burying overhead wires. Full Story

Blais Wants to Partner with Businesses to Generate Renewable Energy

Blais would like the City of Ottawa to partner with local companies to generate new revenue streams by leasing City-owned rooftops for the production of renewable energy using solar panels. Full Story

Blais Calls on Federal Government to Cancel Orléans Roundabout

Stephen Blais has called on Orléans MP, Royal Galipeau to scrap the $2.5 million federal funding for the St Joseph/Jeanne d'Arc Roundabout. Full Story

Blais Questions Jellett’s Integrity on Voting Record

On Sunday August 29th during CTV Ottawa’s Focus segment, Councillor Rob Jellett said he voted against the roundabout in Orléans. Not surprising to residents this is not entirely true. On Thursday, January 28, 2010, Councillor Jellett clearly voted for this roundabout.