Ottawa city councillor Matthew Luloff has been charged with impaired driving, according to his lawyer Lawrence Greenspon.
Court documents show Luloff was arrested on July 6, 2024 and faces two charges related to impaired driving: one for seeming impaired and one for having an illegally high blood alcohol level after a test.
“There was no accident involved,” Greenspon said on Monday. “We will be defending him on the charge.”
Ottawa police said they wouldn’t share details because they don’t name people facing this charge unless it involves a life-threatening injury or death.
Luloff himself did not comment and directed all questions to his lawyer.
He was first elected to the east Ottawa ward of Orléans in 2018. The ward boundaries were redrawn in 2020 and Luloff was re-elected to the renamed (and slightly expanded) Orléans East-Cumberland ward in 2022.
He was also nominated as the Conservative candidate for Orléans in the next federal election, but resigned four days after his arrest.
According to Sarah Fischer, Conservative Party of Canada director of communications, Luloff resigned his candidacy on July 10 “due to a personal matter.” She did not confirm whether it was related to the impaired driving charge.
Luloff also serves as the chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board. Before his political career, he was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
His court date is Aug. 8.