Housing
Will I be able to afford to live here?
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
City needs a proactive plan to address homelessness; current plan is not working
- City needs a proactive plan to address homelessness
- Current plan is not working and the community is feeling the impact of the failure
“The city needs a proactive plan to address homelessness, as the current plan is not working and the community is feeling the impact of the failure,”
(reported remarks)
Source: Election Ottawa 2026: Homelessness, addiction major concerns in Rideau-Vanier · September 23, 2026
Confidence:High
Build more affordable and supportive housing; city built only 31 new affordable units in 2025
- Longer term, the city needs to build more affordable housing and more supportive housing
- City built only 31 new affordable units in 2025 per the progress report
“Longer term, the city needs to build more affordable housing and more supportive housing. It is shameful that the 2025 progress report on homelessness and housing states the city built only 31 new affordable units in 2025.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Housing platforms of municipal candidates a key consideration in this fall's election
Confidence:High
Evans says clearing encampments and destroying people's belongings doesn't stop them being homeless.
- Evans criticizes the city's approach to encampments in Rideau-Vanier, where the Rideau-Sussex underpass has been a gathering place for unhoused Inuit for 30+ years.
- She argues that clearing people from parks and destroying their belongings does not end their homelessness.
- Given in a Nunatsiaq News interview about issues affecting Inuit residents of the ward; incumbent Stephanie Plante did not respond to the interview request.
“Pushing people out of a park and destroying all their belongings doesn't stop them from being homeless”
(reported remarks)
Source: Nunatsiaq News: 'Housing, homelessness in focus in Ottawa's Rideau-Vanier race' (via europesays republication) · October 23, 2026
Confidence:High