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Laine Johnson
Laine Johnson
Ottawa City Councillor
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 15, 2022
Preceded by	Rick Chiarelli
Constituency	College Ward
Personal details
Born	Ottawa
Nationality	Canadian
Children	2
Residence(s)	Bel-Air Heights, Ottawa
Alma mater	Carleton University

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Laine Elizabeth Johnson^[4] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the city councillor for College Ward on Ottawa City Council. Johnson is the first woman to represent the ward in its history.

Background

Johnson was born in Ottawa, and grew up near Hog's Back Falls. She attended Canterbury High School, specializing in drama. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in philanthropy and non-profit leadership, both from Carleton University.^[2]

Prior to being elected, Johnson was the Director of Tenant and Community Engagement the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, a non-profit housing provider.^[5] She was also the executive director of Synapcity, a non-profit that provides municipal civics education. Johnson co-founded the Ottawa Community Land Trust. She has also taught at Algonquin College, worked as a researcher for the Public Policy Forum, and was a volunteer for Ottawa Victim Services.

Politics

Johnson originally planned to volunteer in the 2022 election but, following the sexual harassment allegations against the outgoing councillor, Rick Chiarelli, she was encouraged to run for council instead. Johnson was backed by the progressive Horizon Ottawa group along with politicians Diane Deans and Penny Collenette in her run for council.^[3] Johnson's campaign placed particular emphasis on affordable housing and road safety.^[6] Johnson won a majority of the vote, with her strongest support coming from Leslie Park and Westcliffe Estates.^[7]

During her term on city council Johnson has advocated for stronger public participation in municipal politics.^[8]^[9]^[10] She has also promoted the expansion of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.^[11]^[12]

She voted against "Landsdowne 2.0" which would provide over $400 million dollars of subsidies for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Park. The project was approved by a vote of 16 to 9.^[13]^[14]^[15] She also voted against reductions in the frequency of the O-Train which were approved by city council in 2024.^[16]^[17]

Electoral record

2022 Ottawa municipal election: College Ward
Candidate		Popular vote			Expenditures
Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Laine Johnson	8,899	52.64	–	$46,702.32
	Pat McGarry	5,652	33.43	–	$42,760.92
	Wendy Davidson	1,338	7.91	–	$6,942.93
	Granda Kopytko	649	3.84	–	$3,880.01
	Vilteau Delvas	368	2.18	–	$2,264.50
Total valid votes		16,906	97.54
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes		427	2.46
Turnout		17,333	46.90	+2.10
Eligible voters		36,958
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

References

^ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Fresh faces at city hall: Jessica Bradley, Laine Johnson and Sean Devine are set to represent Ottawa's inner suburbs". Ottawa Citizen. October 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
^ ^a ^b Crawford, Blair (October 25, 2022). "College ward results: Laine Johnson will be first new face in the ward in 20 years". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ "Graduations". Ottawa Citizen. August 6, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ Friesinger, Sabine (September 8, 2020). "Ottawa Community Land Trust". Community Housing Transformation Centre. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^ "Laine Johnson emerges at top of College ward class". CBC News. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
^ "2022 Elections Official Results". City of Ottawa. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ Johnson, Laine (2023-06-01). "Yes, speed up housing development — but ensure an informed public can weigh in". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Johnson, Laine (2023-01-03). "We need stronger public participation at Ottawa city hall". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Johnson, Laine (2022-03-05). "Ottawa Council needs to respect public participation, not spurn it". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Johnson, Laine (2022-09-22). "We need safe, people-centred neighbourhoods". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Johnson, Laine (2024-05-28). "How cycling lanes across Highway 417 will transform Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Skura, Elyse (2023-11-09). "Lansdowne 2.0 gets city council's stamp of approval". CBC News. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Raymond, Ted (2024-04-17). "Council approves crucial procedural step for Lansdowne 2.0 plan". CTV News. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Glass, Marlo (2023-11-10). "How Ottawa's councillors voted on Lansdowne 2.0". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Wilimek, Andrew (2024-09-18). "Ottawa city council narrowly votes down restoration of off-peak LRT service". The Fulcrum. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ Crawford, Blair (2024-09-18). "Ottawa city council says no to shorter LRT wait times, here's why". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[1] "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

[Citizen2-2] "Fresh faces at city hall: Jessica Bradley, Laine Johnson and Sean Devine are set to represent Ottawa's inner suburbs". Ottawa Citizen. October 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-29.

[citizen-3] Crawford, Blair (October 25, 2022). "College ward results: Laine Johnson will be first new face in the ward in 20 years". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

[4] "Graduations". Ottawa Citizen. August 6, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

[5] Friesinger, Sabine (September 8, 2020). "Ottawa Community Land Trust". Community Housing Transformation Centre. Retrieved October 25, 2022.

[6] "Laine Johnson emerges at top of College ward class". CBC News. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

[7] "2022 Elections Official Results". City of Ottawa. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[8] Johnson, Laine (2023-06-01). "Yes, speed up housing development — but ensure an informed public can weigh in". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[9] Johnson, Laine (2023-01-03). "We need stronger public participation at Ottawa city hall". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[10] Johnson, Laine (2022-03-05). "Ottawa Council needs to respect public participation, not spurn it". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[11] Johnson, Laine (2022-09-22). "We need safe, people-centred neighbourhoods". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[12] Johnson, Laine (2024-05-28). "How cycling lanes across Highway 417 will transform Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[13] Skura, Elyse (2023-11-09). "Lansdowne 2.0 gets city council's stamp of approval". CBC News. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[14] Raymond, Ted (2024-04-17). "Council approves crucial procedural step for Lansdowne 2.0 plan". CTV News. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[15] Glass, Marlo (2023-11-10). "How Ottawa's councillors voted on Lansdowne 2.0". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[16] Wilimek, Andrew (2024-09-18). "Ottawa city council narrowly votes down restoration of off-peak LRT service". The Fulcrum. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[17] Crawford, Blair (2024-09-18). "Ottawa city council says no to shorter LRT wait times, here's why". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

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-'''Laine Elizabeth Johnson'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112028724/the-ottawa-citizen/|title=Graduations|publisher=Ottawa Citizen|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the councillor-elect for [[College Ward]] on [[Ottawa City Council]]. Johnson is the first woman to represent the ward in its history.
+'''Laine Elizabeth Johnson'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112028724/the-ottawa-citizen/|title=Graduations|publisher=Ottawa Citizen|date=August 6, 2011|access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the city councillor for [[College Ward]] on [[Ottawa City Council]]. Johnson is the first woman to represent the ward in its history.
 ==Background==
+Johnson was born in Ottawa, and grew up near [[Hog's Back Falls]]. She attended [[Canterbury High School (Ottawa)|Canterbury High School]], specializing in drama. She has a bachelor's degree in [[psychology]] and a master's degree in [[philanthropy]] and non-profit leadership, both from [[Carleton University]].<ref name="Citizen2"/>
 Prior to being elected, Johnson was the Director of Tenant and Community Engagement the Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation, a non-profit housing provider.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://centre.support/ottawa-community-land-trust/|title=Ottawa Community Land Trust|last=Friesinger |first=Sabine|publisher=Community Housing Transformation Centre|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=October 25, 2022}}</ref> She was also the executive director of Synapcity, a non-profit that provides municipal civics education. Johnson co-founded the Ottawa Community Land Trust. She has also taught at [[Algonquin College]], worked as a researcher for the [[Public Policy Forum]], and was a volunteer for Ottawa Victim Services.
 ==Politics==
+Johnson originally planned to volunteer in the [[2022 Ottawa municipal election|2022 election]] but, following the sexual harassment allegations against the outgoing councillor, [[Rick Chiarelli]], she was encouraged to run for council instead. Johnson was backed by the progressive Horizon Ottawa group along with politicians [[Diane Deans]] and [[Penny Collenette]] in her run for council.<ref name="citizen"/> Johnson's campaign placed particular emphasis on affordable housing and road safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-municipal-election-ward-8-college-winner-1.6619180|title=Laine Johnson emerges at top of College ward class|publisher=CBC News|date=October 24, 2022|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Johnson won a majority of the vote, with her strongest support coming from [[Leslie Park]] and [[Westcliffe Estates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.ottawa.ca/documents/2022-elections-official-results/about|title=2022 Elections Official Results|publisher=City of Ottawa|date=28 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022|quote=<!--Download excel spreadsheet to view official results-->}}</ref>
-Johnson was backed by the progressive Horizon Ottawa group along with politicians [[Diane Deans]] and [[Penny Collenette]] in her run for council.<ref name=citizen/>
+During her term on city council Johnson has advocated for stronger public participation in municipal politics.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Laine |date=2023-06-01 |title=Yes, speed up housing development — but ensure an informed public can weigh in |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/johnson-yes-speed-up-housing-development-but-ensure-an-informed-public-can-weigh-in |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Laine |date=2023-01-03 |title=We need stronger public participation at Ottawa city hall |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/johnson-we-need-stronger-public-participation-at-ottawa-city-hall|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Laine |date=2022-03-05 |title=Ottawa Council needs to respect public participation, not spurn it |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/johnson-ottawa-council-needs-to-respect-public-participation-not-spurn-it |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref> She has also promoted the expansion of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Laine |date=2022-09-22 |title=We need safe, people-centred neighbourhoods |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/college-laine-johnson-we-need-safe-people-centred-neighbourhoods|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Laine |date=2024-05-28 |title=How cycling lanes across Highway 417 will transform Ottawa |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/johnson-how-cycling-lanes-across-highway-417-will-transform-ottawa|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref>
+She voted against "Landsdowne 2.0" which would provide over $400 million dollars of subsidies for the redevelopment of [[Lansdowne Park]]. The project was approved by a vote of 16 to 9.<ref>{{cite news |last=Skura |first=Elyse |date=2023-11-09 |title=Lansdowne 2.0 gets city council's stamp of approval |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/lansdowne-2-0-gets-city-council-s-stamp-of-approval-1.7017822 |work=[[CBC News]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Raymond |first=Ted |date=2024-04-17 |title=Council approves crucial procedural step for Lansdowne 2.0 plan |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/council-approves-crucial-procedural-step-for-lansdowne-2-0-plan-1.6850072 |work=[[CTV News]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Glass |first=Marlo |date=2023-11-10 |title=How Ottawa's councillors voted on Lansdowne 2.0 |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/how-ottawas-councillors-voted-on-lansdowne-2-0 |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref> She also voted against reductions in the frequency of the [[O-Train]] which were approved by city council in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wilimek |first=Andrew |date=2024-09-18 |title=Ottawa city council narrowly votes down restoration of off-peak LRT service |url=https://thefulcrum.ca/news/ottawa-city-council-narrowly-votes-down-restoration-of-off-peak-lrt-service/ |work=The Fulcrum |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Crawford |first=Blair |date=2024-09-18 |title=Ottawa city council says no to shorter LRT wait times, here's why |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/sub-10-minute-lrt-service-voted-down-ottawa-council |work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |location=[[Ottawa]] |access-date=2024-11-10}}</ref>
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 ==References==
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