It’s time to vote for municipal leadership on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in our city.
Ottawa has an abysmally underfunded 2SLGBTQIA+ community services sector.
For a city of more than a million people...
For a city of more than a million people, Ottawa has an abysmally underfunded 2SLGBTQIA+ community services sector. Our front-line organizations are working tirelessly to address mental health, homelessness, discrimination and poverty among 2SLGBTQIA+ communities – but they can’t do it alone.
Our communities are more likely to live in poverty, more likely to be homeless, and more likely to have experience violent victimization and discrimination. We are failing 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and the next generation of 2SLGBTQIA+ young people, through our inaction on 2SLGBTQIA+ health, rights and well-being.
Despite these crises, city funding for 2SLGBTQIA+ services has stagnated since (date) at approximately $800,000 a year, and we’re rarely considered outside of August when politicians come out in droves for pride parade photo ops. It’s time to raise the bar.
This election, we’re calling on all candidates - for City Council and the Mayoralty - to commit to 3 actions on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues if elected:
Will you help us put 2SLGBTQI+ issues and our priorities on the election agenda?
Sign our call to action on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in the Ottawa 2022 election.
Take our candidate pledge to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
Are you a mayoral candidate in the upcoming election?
Respond to our 5 questions on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues for mayoral candidates.
Take Action
Take Action for 2SLGBTQI+ Communities this election by:
- Pledging to Vote
- Sending a Letter to Party Leaders
16 have committed to voting for 2SLGBTQI+ rights, health and safety.
Take our pledge to vote and tell party leaders you support 2SLGBTQI+ communities:
Dear Party Leaders,
We, the undersigned residents of Ottawa, call on all candidates for Ottawa City Council and the Mayoralty to take action on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in our city.
Despite progress, 2SLGBTQIA+ Ottawans continue to face high rates of discrimination, homelessness, violence and poverty. Too often, 2SLGBTQIA+ people are left out at City Hall, and our city has not done its part to support 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in Ottawa.
I am adding my voice to the Queer Vote Ottawa and their three priorities for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in the Ottawa election.
- Expand funding for 2SLGBTQIA+ community services to no less than $2.5 million dollars a year.
- Develop a municipal 2SLGBTQIA+ advisory committee to inform municipal action on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues.
- Work with 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations to develop an integrated 2SLGBTQIA+ community health hub and network in downtown Ottawa.
I am committed to using my vote to support 2SLGBTQIA+ issues in Ottawa. I hope you, if elected, will take these priorities to heart, and be a proud advocate for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in our city.
