16 Facts About Karin Howard

Karin Howard represented Mooney's Bay Ward on Ottawa City Council, covering the south central area of the City.

Karin Howard moved to Ottawa in 1981 with her husband, where they raised three children in the Riverside Park area.

Karin Howard instituted monthly reporting to community associations and made it her practice to attend all meetings.

Karin Howard was part of the Fiscal Five on Council, routinely holding the line on spending.

Karin Howard fought to protect greenspace by serving on the Environmental Advisory Committee, protecting McCarthy Woods, the Southern Corridor of the Greenbelt, and saving the environmentally sensitive land at 4160 Riverside Drive.

Karin Howard brought a successful motion to support amalgamation on condition that the total budget of the new city would not be greater than the sum of the budgets of the amalgamated cities.

Karin Howard announced in September 1998 that she would join her family in Beijing, China where her husband was newly posted with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, now Global Affairs Canada.

Karin Howard resigned once the budget passed without a tax increase on a 6:5 vote split.

In Beijing, Karin Howard was elected to the local board of the Canada China Business Council for three years, and became chair of the Policy Committee.

Karin Howard served business clients at the law firm Goodman, Philips, and Vineberg in their Beijing Office.

In terms of corporate social responsibility, Karin Howard committed to making a donation from her fair trade business sales to a Chinese charity and did so in 2008.

Karin Howard has taught many law courses and consulted on course development at Algonquin College and at two universities.

Karin Howard has been active in the community as a director on the Riverside Park Community and Recreation Association, restoring the Victoria Day Fireworks to the new Mooney's Bay site, serving on several accessibility committees, on the Ottawa Rowing Club board, and as President of the Somali Canadian Youth Centre dedicated to help youth and their families involved with the criminal justice system.

Karin Howard has a special interest in the law of political accountability, the subject of her Masters of Law studies at Queen's University.

Karin Howard spoke at a 2016 conference about the lack of accountability in Ontario Liberal health care reforms that had inadequate consultation with physicians.

Karin Howard has advocated for the rights of persons with disabilities by serving on Accessibility with Moxie Foundation, Queen's Accessibility Committee, and the City of Ottawa's Disability Advisory Committee.