Marty Carr

Martha Carr (born December 15, 1972) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the city councillor for Alta Vista Ward on Ottawa City Council.

Background Carr was born in 1972 to parents Russell and Susan, and grew up in Prince Edward County. In grade 5, she moved to Edmonton and would attend the University of Alberta, where she received a Bachelor's in French. She then attended Université Laval where she received a Master's in Linguistics in French. While a student at Laval, she met her husband Christian. She moved to Ottawa in 1999, Carr previously worked for the Canada Border Services Agency.

Politics In 2018, Carr unsuccessfully ran for the role of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Ward 6. She placed second with 4,216 votes (34.60%) behind incumbent Chris Ellis.

In the 2022 Ottawa City Council election, Carr was elected on a platform of road repairs, keeping community facilities up-to-date, fixing transit routes, improving active transportation connectivity and roads, and boosting the ward's tree canopy.

During her term as city councillor, Carr has publicly advocated for the municipal government to address homelessness and food insecurity.

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