Ward 8 · City Councillor
Malloum Abakar
Abakar Malloum is a candidate for Ottawa City Councillor in Ward 8 College in the October 26, 2026 municipal election, running against incumbent Laine Johnson. His campaign's central priority is stormwater infrastructure accountability: he has called for the City to publish stormwater renewal spending by ward or watershed and opposes a municipal property tax increase or additional stormwater levies to pay for upgrades.
What the public record shows
Abakar Malloum is a candidate for Ottawa City Councillor in Ward 8 College in the October 26, 2026 municipal election, challenging incumbent Laine Johnson.
“Coun. Laine Johnson, who was first elected as College ward councillor in 2022, will face challenger Abakar Malloum...” ca.news.yahoo.com
“The infrastructure crisis also took centre stage at a recent debate between incumbent Coun. Laine Johnson and challenger Abakar Malloum – who openly criticized the allocation of municipal stormwater fees.” capitalcurrent.ca
Malloum has made stormwater infrastructure accountability his top platform priority, opposing a municipal property tax increase or additional stormwater levies to fund it.
“he would not support a municipal tax increase or any additional stormwater infrastructure levies” ca.news.yahoo.com
“"Accountability first, then the revenue conversation — never the reverse."” abakarmalloumcollege-ward.com
Malloum is calling for the City to publish stormwater renewal spending by ward or watershed, arguing residents currently cannot see where the money goes.
“more accountability is needed for what it has already built, including publishing where the renewal money is spent by watershed” ca.news.yahoo.com
“Publish annual spending ward-by-ward with rate reviews” abakarmalloumcollege-ward.com
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