What changed
The race, City Hall, and this site — every update, newest first.
- THE RACE · SEPTEMBER 10, 2026The first questionnaire answers are upThe first batch of answers is posted on each candidate's page, word for word and dated, next to every other candidate's. A candidate who answered carries a marigold Questionnaire button on their entry; one who has not still says so. The bar below tracks how much of the field is on the record and moves with every answer posted. There is no deadline. Answers go up as they arrive, right through election day, so a candidate you are waiting on can still show up here. →Answers in so far19 of 101 · 19%
- THE RACE · SEPTEMBER 8, 2026Every candidate meeting, on one pageA new meetings page lists every all-candidates meeting and mayoral debate announced so far, from any organizer, in date order: the Urban League's 14 ward meetings, two Rotary Club forums including a public mayoral one on September 29, and the London Abused Women's Centre mayoral debate on October 15. Each row says who can attend, whether to register, and links to the organizer. Two ward listings were corrected against the Urban League's list in the same pass: Ward 11 is now Saturday, September 19 at 1:00pm, and Ward 14 is at Chalmers Presbyterian Church on Pond Mills Road, not Laurier. The questionnaire page now also points to the other questionnaires candidates were sent. →
- THE RACE · AUGUST 25, 2026Candidate profiles have been restructuredTo keep this site accurate, we've moved away from summarizing candidates' platforms in our own words. Each candidate's entry now shows their name, prior election results where relevant, and their answers to our questionnaire, which goes out in the coming days. For the most accurate details on a candidate's platform, visit the campaign site linked on their page.
- THE RACE · AUGUST 21, 2026The candidate questionnaire goes out after August 24Shortly after the City certifies the candidate list on August 24, every mayoral and ward candidate receives the same questionnaire at their campaign email, and every school-board trustee candidate receives a separate one. Answers are published word for word. The first batch goes up one week after the send, then more as they arrive. More details in the coming days.
- THE RACE · AUGUST 21, 2026Hold them accountable: three new pagesCan they actually do that? tests the promises you’ll hear against what the job actually controls. How to check City Hall walks through the checks you have between elections: minutes, records requests, delegations. Why is this taking so long? shows where a decision gets stuck and who to push. →
- THE RACE · AUGUST 17, 2026Ward 10’s incumbent is running againThat means Ward 10 voters aren’t just choosing between promises. They can compare the sitting councillor’s campaign with his actual council record. 13 of the 15 members who voted on this term’s landmark votes are now on a 2026 ballot. →
- YOUR BALLOT · AUGUST 17, 2026Your third ballot race just got easier to researchEvery currently filed school-board trustee candidate is now matched to the wards that can actually vote for them, across all four boards. Candidate research is still underway. →
- THE RECORD · AUGUST 16, 2026Follow the money from the last electionEvery disclosed 2022 campaign contribution is now searchable by donor name, plus a tracker for council decisions still in limbo heading into the election. →