Candidates
We track whether each candidate has engaged our Core Issues — not through a form on this site, but by observing the public record. Anything shown here is something a candidate said in public, with a link to the source, and it's held to the same test for every candidate.
Roster last checked 2026-10-13 against the City's official list. An empty row is not a mark against anyone — it means we looked and found nothing on record, or could not read their own site — and our questions are harder for challengers to be on record about.
How this list is built, where names link to, and what an empty row means
How this roster is built. Candidates are added from the public registry only — the scan proposes names, it never invents them. People also withdraw: anyone who has is kept here and marked, not deleted, so that a reader who heard they were running gets an answer rather than a blank.
Active roster last checked 2026-10-13 against the City's official list of active candidates, race by race. The withdrawn table is a separate surface that our automated check does not reach; it was last reconciled by hand on 2026-10-13, and we say so rather than let one date cover both. Nominations closed on August 21, so this roster is final — people can no longer register or switch races, and the churn that made every earlier version of this page go stale within days is over. That also removes the excuse this paragraph used to offer: until August 24 we carried 64 of the 89 candidates who had actually filed, and the reason was simply that we had not re-checked since August 11. If someone is missing now, it is our error and not the calendar's — tell us and we will fix it.
Where a candidate's name links to, and why some don't. A name links only to the candidate's own campaign website: the one they gave the City on their nomination, or, where they gave none, a site we found that is tied to something they did give the City (their email address or one of their social accounts) and says it is for the 2026 election. We check again every time we search the candidates, so a new site gets picked up. The social accounts after a name are the ones the candidate gave the City, in the City's order. The same rule runs for everyone, so a name with no link means we found no campaign website we could confirm as theirs, not that we didn't look.We can't check most social accounts. Facebook and Instagram answer automated requests the same way whether an account exists or not, so for those we are passing on what the City published without being able to confirm it opens or belongs to that person. We leave out an address that cannot work, such as one containing a space. If one is wrong, tell us — that's the fastest way it gets fixed.
An empty record isn't a mark against anyone. We distinguish three cases:searched, no public position found means we looked on a given date and found nothing on record;their own website could not be read by our tools means we searched, but the candidate's own site answered our tools with a bot check instead of its pages, so the place a position is most likely to be is the one place we could not look; not yet searched means we haven't got there. Where we found positions elsewhere but could not read the candidate's own site, the row says that too. Silence from us is our gap, not a candidate's. We're working through the races one at a time — see how we work.
And our questions are harder for challengers to have answered — by construction.We ask about governance mechanisms: who decided something, under what rule, using which power. Those get exercised by people already in office, so a sitting councillor accumulates a record on them simply by voting, while someone who has never held the seat has no way to be on record about a power they have never held. The mayoral sweep of August 1 found this exactly: candidates with substantial public positions on policing, taxes and housing supply, none of which touched a Core Issue, and so none of which appears below. That is a limit of what we chose to track, not a measure of the candidate. It is also the strongest argument for putting our questions to them directly.
Mayor
- Aamir Bhatti (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Alvin Tedjo (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 11 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: As Ward 2 councillor, at a meeting of the City's Environmental Action Committee reported by The Pointer on July 17, 2026, Tedjo said: "A few years ago, we passed a motion at council to get to net zero by 2050, I know those are no longer realistic targets". The Pointer says he was referring to a 2023 council motion directing staff to examine new interim 2030 targets aimed at reaching net zero. The report does not say what he would do about the targets, and it does not give the date of that meeting. [source]
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Tedjo was recorded absent when General Committee voted on the audit options on March 4, 2026. The Pointer reports that he said afterwards he had supported an independent Auditor General when the idea was first raised and still did — "a full independent Auditor General, I still support that idea" — while calling the step council took instead acceptable. The article does not say where or to whom he said it. Stated support for a full independent Auditor General alongside acceptance of the step council took, with no trigger named for creating one. [source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: On his campaign site Tedjo says "we need to pause new hyperscale data centres until we have the guardrails in place to protect Mississauga", and that a moratorium should stay until the City has clear policies on energy capacity, environmental impacts, infrastructure costs and land-use priorities. Speaking to CBC News four days later he said that if such facilities are allowed, "we need to make sure that people are protected", and that the concern is foreign entities bringing in AI facilities. A position that the pause should last until policies exist. He does not say who should write those policies, whether council should adopt them by recorded vote, or whether water and electricity use should be capped and reported. [source][source]
- reported on record about The conservation authorities and who now directs them: On the province's plan to merge conservation authorities, Tedjo said on December 10, 2025, as Ward 2 councillor, that Mississauga would remain the largest funder of the new regional authority while "Our influence will be diluted from essentially 90 percent of the CVC to less than a quarter". He called charging municipalities to fund the provincial agency a new tax "which is obviously inappropriate". The Pointer (December 20, 2025) also reports him saying he would be uneasy about "sharing priorities" with the Niagara River and Niagara Falls. A position against Mississauga's reduced say over Credit Valley Conservation under the merger. He does not name a City instrument for responding, or address appointments to the new authority. [source]
- confirmed on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: Asked during the 2024 mayoral by-election what he would do with strong-mayor powers, Tedjo said he'd prefer consensus but did not rule them out: "If it's necessary for us to build more housing because of how important building more housing is and helping people with affordability, then yeah, I'll use it when necessary." He added he might also use them to push through his budget, which included tax freezes and tax cuts for low-income seniors and small businesses. That is a named trigger — housing, and his own budget — rather than a general rule, and it is a fuller answer than most. Context that must travel with it: this was said in May 2024, during a by-election he did not win, not in the 2026 campaign. [source]
- reported on record about Clarkson GO — what can still be challenged, and by whom: As Ward 2 councillor, Tedjo said at Peel regional council on February 8, 2024 — the meeting at which Indwell's CEO answered residents' concerns about its project at 1639 Lakeshore Rd W — that "[W]e're not anywhere close to meeting the need and even in the pipeline, we don't have enough projects to come close to meeting the need." The cited report gives that as his response to the presentation on supportive-housing need, not as a position on the Indwell project, and it is not an answer to our binding-consultation-standard question. [source]
- reported on record about The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing: Tedjo voted to advance the downtown vision to staff analysis at the March 11, 2026 council meeting, but co-sponsored Damerla's amendment to keep the convention centre's cost off local taxpayers — which was defeated. He noted council was voting only on the vision and asked whether the financial impacts would come back for scrutiny next time, and raised concerns about cost, communications, resident consultation, the work plan and the project's viability. He warned "you don't want this project to indebt the city for generations", and called the prospect of putting the cost on taxpayers obscene. An on-record position supporting cost guardrails and resident consultation, though expressed as a failed amendment rather than a commitment to the specific steps our question asks for. [source][source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: At General Committee on May 20, 2026, when council began the process of hiring a new Integrity Commissioner, Tedjo proposed a two-year term, with the option of successive two-year contracts if council was satisfied with the officer's performance. The committee instead recommended seeking proposals for a term of up to four years, renewable for up to four more, and Council approved that on May 27; no successor had been appointed as of October 13, 2026. A concrete position on how the commissioner is engaged, though it does not address the removal power or the unanimity requirement our questions ask about. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: In a post on his campaign site of September 10, 2026, Tedjo says the formula that makes Mississauga responsible for 62% of Peel Regional Police's cost "is set by the Province of Ontario and needs to change", and that as mayor he will work with the provincial government to renegotiate it so that Brampton pays its fair share. A position naming the province as the body to change the split. It does not name a basis for the split, or say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: At the Policorner mayoral debate at Mississauga City Hall on October 5, 2026, candidates were asked a yes-or-no question on whether Mississauga should remain part of Peel. INsauga reports that Tedjo indicated it should not. This is the outlet's account of a yes-or-no paddle answer to a debate question, not his own words. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- reported on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: In a post on his campaign site of September 10, 2026, Tedjo says that as mayor he will keep supporting homeowners' freedom to add units under the City's rule permitting four units as-of-right, and that City Hall should not tell every homeowner what their property should look like. A position in favour of the as-of-right four-unit rule. It does not say whether conditions attached to money from another government should be put in writing before Council votes, which is what q1 asks. [source]
- Amjad Jilani (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Under "The Mississauga Caucus at Peel", Jilani's campaign platform says Mississauga holds 12 of the 24 elected seats on Regional Council: "United, we can block any regional budget that shortchanges our city. I will organize our councillors to vote as one on the police budget and every dollar that stays at Peel." A position on how Mississauga should use its seats inside the two-tier structure the province kept. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority, and it does not mention the regional head of council the Minister may appoint following the 2026 election. [source]
- reported on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: Under "Fixing city hall", Jilani's platform says: "I will use the Mayor's strong mayor hiring powers to restructure senior management from day one", with new executive contracts tying pay to published service targets. A stated use of the strong-mayor power over senior staff, the kind of circumstance the first question on this issue asks about. It does not address publishing written reasons, budgets, or the regional chair's powers. [source]
- Ana Luisa Vasquez De Espinal (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Vasquez De Espinal supports the council moratorium on unreviewed hyperscale data-centre approvals until grid-capacity and air-quality studies are done. She said so in answer to Modern Mississauga Media's standard candidate questions, and her own campaign proposal, dated August 22, 2026, repeats it as a roadmap item: "hold the line on unreviewed hyperscale data-centre approvals until studies are in". Her condition for ending the pause is completed studies; she does not say who should adopt the rules that follow, whether council should vote on them in public, or whether water and electricity use should be limited. [source][source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: Vasquez De Espinal wants "longer, genuinely independent Integrity Commissioner terms", as she put it to Modern Mississauga Media, and her campaign proposal of August 22, 2026 lists lengthening the commissioner's terms as a roadmap item. A position on the commissioner's independence from the members they investigate. She names no term length and does not address how a commissioner is removed or the vote needed to remove a councillor. [source][source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Asked which budget item matters most, in the questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate, Vasquez De Espinal named infrastructure and transit, said "Our sewer network is already failing", and said she would commission an independent inspection of the City's water, sewer, road and transit systems in her first year. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Bonnie Crombie (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 6 positions on record
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: In a statement quoted by CBC News, Crombie said: "We need to understand the impacts on our neighbourhoods, the costs to our infrastructure and the benefits to Mississauga before making decisions." CBC reports that she supports the one-year moratorium — that is CBC's description, not her words — and is concerned about a U.S. company owning and running an AI data centre in the city. A position that impacts and costs should be understood before approvals. It does not say who should write the rules, whether council should adopt them by recorded vote, or whether water and electricity use should be limited. [source]
- confirmed on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: On October 20, 2023, as mayor, Crombie used strong-mayor powers to reopen a question council had just failed to settle. Nine days earlier a motion to permit four residential units as-of-right city-wide — moved by Councillor Tedjo, seconded by Councillor Parrish — had been lost on a 5-5 tie, with Crombie herself on leave campaigning for the Ontario Liberal leadership and not voting. The day before her directive, the federal Minister of Housing replied to the Acting Mayor that in the absence of "a definitive path forward on ending exclusionary zoning" he was not in a position to approve the City's Housing Accelerator Fund application. His earlier letter of October 3 had asked specifically for four units as-of-right; her directive of October 20 recited the October 19 letter as requiring that, and put the fund at an estimated $120 million. Mayoral Directive MDI-0002-2023 directed Planning and Building staff to prepare an official plan and zoning amendment for her review, directed the Clerk to schedule, should it be required, a statutory public meeting before the end of 2023, and recorded her intention to move a motion at Council under section 284.11.1 of the Municipal Act on her return. It did not itself permit four-plexes, and it did not bypass Council — it set the question up to be put to Council again on different terms. A documented use of the power with reasons stated in the instrument itself. Not a statement of the general circumstances under which she would use it again, or a commitment on publishing and debating each use, which is what our questions ask. [source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who controls the budget process: On October 30, 2023, as mayor, Crombie used the strong-mayor power to propose the City's 2024 budget (Mayoral Decision MDE-0008-2023), the one time a Mississauga mayor has used it. The budget was prepared by City staff at her written direction of July 1, 2023 (MDI-0001-2023), following the budget processes used in 2022 and 2023. On December 18, 2023 she approved the two amendments council had passed and declined to use her veto (MDE-0011-2023). The decisions give no reason, so this records what she did with the power, not a view on when a mayor should use it or on how long council should have to amend a budget, which is what our questions ask. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Asked by Modern Mississauga Media, which put the same questions to every candidate, for her key campaign priorities, Crombie answered that on affordability she will "undertake a line-by-line budget review, pursue an independent Auditor General" and keep City tax increases at or below inflation. CityNews had earlier described her as wanting an auditor general's office "to help identify savings", in the outlet's words. Her platform and a campaign release of October 5, 2026 add the reporting line: "establish an independent Auditor General reporting directly to Council". A position for an independent Auditor General that names Council as the body it reports to. It does not say how the Auditor General would be appointed or what would trigger an audit, which is what this issue asks. [source][source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Crombie's community safety plan says Mississauga taxpayers "carry a large share of the cost of policing in Peel", and commits her to propose an annual value-for-money review at the Police Services Board that would include "the fairness of how policing costs are shared across Peel". A position that the split's fairness should be examined. It does not name a basis for the split, a body to change it, or how she would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: At the Policorner mayoral debate at Mississauga City Hall on October 5, 2026, candidates were asked a yes-or-no question on whether Mississauga should remain part of Peel. INsauga reports that Crombie indicated it should not. This is the outlet's account of a yes-or-no paddle answer to a debate question, not her own words. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- Carolyn Parrish (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 12 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: As mayor, at a council meeting reported by The Pointer on May 18, 2026, Parrish asked staff whether the City could still press builders for higher environmental standards after Ontario's Bill 98 limited municipal green development standards. She said the City had lowered development charges "about as low as we can handle", and added: "We're really at the mercy of the province on this." A position on the province overriding the City's green building standards; it does not address the City's emissions targets or its Climate Change Action Plan. [source]
- confirmed on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: At General Committee on March 4, 2026, Mayor Parrish moved the option council adopted — two more Internal Audit positions, two citizen members on the Audit Committee and a public-facing whistleblower programme — instead of an Auditor General reporting to Council; it carried 7 to 0 with four members absent. The minutes also record her speaking to her reasons for supporting an independent Auditor General at the Region of Peel. The Pointer reports her distinction: there is less oversight of Regional matters, while council is present for Mississauga business "24/7" — "We have very little oversight up there." On the City, she said: "Rushing into an auditor general just because 70, 80, 90 people say 'gee that's a good idea.' Our staff is not recommending that." The staff report itself made no recommendation for or against an Auditor General. A recorded act and stated reasons for keeping the Internal Audit model at the City while supporting an Auditor General at the Region. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: At the July 29, 2026 council meeting that directed the data-centre Interim Control By-law, Mayor Parrish said "Our province has let us down and the Feds have let us down" — that higher governments were promoting data centres while "they're not giving us any guidelines." At General Committee on September 9, 2026 she said tariff pressure would push the City to accept data centres "whether we like it or not", and: "I think somebody at Queen's Park should be regulating this rather than us, and give us very clear guidelines". A position that the province, not the City, should set the rules. It does not address what the City's own new rules should contain, consumption limits, or when the pause should end. [source][source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Parrish's campaign record page says past attempts to separate Mississauga from Peel all failed, and "Instead of separation, we've worked with the province to download the services most heavily subsidized by Mississauga taxpayers", naming planning, solid waste collection and regional roads, with some transfers delayed and new dates set. A position on the route to Mississauga's regional future: negotiated service transfers within Peel rather than separation. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: When General Committee discussed hiring a new Integrity Commissioner on May 20, 2026, Councillor Tedjo proposed a two-year term. Parrish agreed with staff that a short contract could deter candidates: "it's really hard to attract top notch people; and a city our size needs the best we can get", adding "I think they like to make four-year commitments." The committee recommended seeking proposals for a term of up to four years, renewable for up to four more, and Council approved that on May 27. A position on the length of the commissioner's term. It does not address how a commissioner is removed or the vote needed to remove a councillor. [source]
- confirmed on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: During the 2024 mayoral by-election Parrish gave CBC two answers three days apart, and both belong on the record. On May 7 she said "I would try not to use strong mayor powers. I think the power of persuasion and general good solid policy is much stronger." On May 10 she said she'd prefer to persuade colleagues but that council had sometimes "hit brick walls" on housing — and that she already had projects in mind for the powers, naming the Heartland Town Centre redevelopment and a residential component council had already voted down. She was sworn in June 24 and issued seven mayoral decisions in her first week (MDE-0002 to MDE-0008-2024): two gave written approval of by-laws, and five rescinded her predecessor's delegation, set up the standing committees and appointed interim officials, including an interim City Manager and CAO (MDE-0006-2024, signed June 25). READ TOGETHER, this is a stated reluctance with a named exception already identified before the vote — not a promise of restraint later abandoned, and describing it as one would be false. She also returned most of the delegated staffing power in July 2024 and the organisational-structure power that December. What she has not given, then or since, is the general rule this site asks for: the specific circumstances that justify acting without a council vote. [source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who controls the budget process: On January 28, 2026 Council's agenda carried a Notice of Motion in Mayor Parrish's name to shorten the 30-day budget-amendment period to 23 days. The resolution, 0016-2026, was moved by Councillor Joe Horneck and seconded by Councillor Natalie Hart, and carried 9 to 0 with two abstentions; the Mayor is not recorded in the vote. The minutes record her speaking to the passing of the budget and to the Special Council meeting of February 4, 2026 no longer being required. Shortening the period is a power Ontario's regulation gives Council, by resolution, for one year at a time. As a councillor she had earlier introduced a motion opposing the province's strong-mayor powers, citing the risk of partisan politics. [source][source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: As a councillor, Parrish moved the August 10, 2022 council motion opposing the province's extension of strong-mayor powers (Resolution 0179-2022), arguing they would import partisan politics into municipal government. Her argument then, verified from the source on 2026-08-01: "They have a nice Progressive Conservative former leader mayor in Toronto and the mayor in Ottawa is not running, so I would imagine they're going to have a prime chosen candidate there, and the problem with that is it's introducing party politics… this will make it more formal like Quebec and BC where your party is actually on your election sign." Her use of those powers as mayor, from June 2024, is recorded separately on this page. Neither is an answer to our question about the circumstances that justify acting without a council vote, or a commitment to publishing and debating each use. [source][source]
- reported on record about The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing: Parrish voted in favour of the downtown vision at the March 11, 2026 council meeting, repeatedly defending it and asking colleagues to have faith in it. She opposed setting a spending cap at this stage — "We can't set limits at this point" — and argued the process was already accountable because the public was watching what council did. She separately described the current Living Arts Centre as dark most of the week and something of a white elephant. An on-record position against a cost ceiling at the vision stage — the opposite of the guardrail our question asks about, and not a commitment to a public cost breakdown or a binding consultation step. [source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who controls the budget process: Mayor Parrish declined the strong-mayor power to propose the budget for 2025 (Mayoral Decision MDE-0012-2024, July 25, 2024) and for 2026 (MDE-0017-2025, June 18, 2025), and on April 15, 2026 advised of her intention not to exercise it for 2027 (MDE-0008-2026). Each year she directed City staff to prepare a staff-recommended budget (MDI-0001-2024, MDI-0001-2025, MDI-0001-2026). On December 2, 2024 she approved the 21 amendments council had passed to the 2025 budget and declined to use her veto (MDE-0028-2024). The decisions give no reason, so this records what she did with the power, not a view on when a mayor should use it, which is what our questions ask. [source][source][source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Parrish's campaign site says she is pushing Mississauga's MPPs to reform the police funding formula, so that the cost is shared "based on population and crime rates, not on property values", as in the municipalities the OPP serves. As mayor, in a letter to the Minister of Municipal Affairs of November 29, 2024, she asked the province to move the formula to a population basis, writing that with half the votes at Regional Council, Mississauga cannot change it without Brampton or Caledon. Her September 2026 campaign update repeats it: "I continue to make it my mission to strike a fair deal with the Province to correct the unfair payments based currently on property values rather than on population." A position naming a basis for the split and seeking the change through the province. She does not say how she would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who controls the budget process: On June 26, 2024, two days after being sworn in as mayor, Parrish signed Mayoral Decision MDE-0005-2024 under section 284.8 of the Municipal Act. It states "A new Budget Committee is hereby established", replacing the committee Council had set up. The new committee gives advice and recommendations to the Mayor on the operating and capital budgets, and reports to Council only on items in which the Mayor has a pecuniary interest. A documented use of the power over who the Budget Committee serves. This records what she did, not a stated view on whether the committee should advise the Mayor or Council, which is what q1 asks. [source]
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Dipika Damerla (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 9 positions on record
- confirmed on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Damerla is campaigning on the office she moved for in March. Her platform says "As Mayor, I will work to create an independent Auditor General to investigate waste, review City spending and report directly to the public", and at her campaign launch on September 12, 2026 she told supporters, "I'm running on a new independent auditor general I fought for." An explainer on her councillor website describes the independence she means: an Auditor General hired by Council for a set term of five to seven years who "cannot be fired by City Council except with a super majority", on a contract that cannot be renewed. A position on both who audits and how the office is protected from the members it reports to. It names no trigger, and does not address services transferring from Peel. [source][source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: At a news conference reported by CBC News, Damerla said "Mississauga will decide the terms of how and if a hyperscale data centre comes to our city, not whichever company shows up next", and that council's vote on the Interim Control By-law "can't be the end of this conversation. It has to be the beginning of something stronger." She wants the province to define an AI data centre and answer health questions. Interviewed for The Local, she said "our zoning bylaws need to catch up", and her campaign's survey page says "Mississauga residents deserve a say before new data centres are approved." A position that the City sets the terms and that rules and public input come before approvals. She does not say whether the City's rules would be adopted by recorded council vote, or whether water and electricity use would be capped and reported. [source][source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: Asked during the 2024 mayoral by-election whether she would use strong-mayor powers, Damerla said: "I don't expect I will need to use them." She added, "I think there's a way to lead that's inclusive and you bring people along and that's my style," and described the planning authority Mississauga was taking on as "a big plus." Of the candidates CBC put the question to, George Tavares said outright that he would not use them; "I don't expect to" states an expectation rather than a rule, and she named no circumstance that would change it. Context that must travel with it: said in May 2024, during a by-election she did not win, not in the 2026 campaign. [source]
- confirmed on record about The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing: At the March 11, 2026 council meeting that endorsed the downtown vision, Damerla was the lone abstention. She called the convention centre a risky proposition, said its cost was still unknown and might fall on property taxpayers, and argued council first needed "guardrails that protect the property taxpayer." Her amendment to keep the convention centre's cost off local taxpayers was defeated, supported only by Councillors Horneck and Tedjo. An on-record position on this issue's cost-transparency tension, though not a commitment to the public cost breakdown and binding consultation step our question asks for. [source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: At General Committee on March 4, 2026 Damerla moved to defer the staff report on value-for-money audit options to an evening meeting for public consultation, then moved in support of the report's Option 4, which was to hire an Independent Auditor General at an estimated $2M. The minutes record both as failing, with no vote count taken on either — so the record does not show who else supported them. Committee then carried Mayor Parrish's motion for Option 2, adding two Internal Audit positions, two volunteer citizen members on the Audit Committee, and a Whistleblower Program opened to public reports: 7 to 0, with four members recorded absent. Damerla was one of the seven who voted for it. The Pointer reports that she called the Director, Internal Audit's position an "inherent conflict": "We're asking somebody 'do you want to expand your department' versus [having] a new one?" A recorded attempt to create an Auditor General reporting to Council — the mechanism this issue turns on — though it names no trigger of the kind our first question asks for. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: At General Committee on May 20, 2026, when council began the process of hiring a new Integrity Commissioner, Damerla questioned whether a two-year term could affect the independence of the Integrity Commissioner. The Pointer reported her asking whether it would let the commissioner remain fully independent and outside council's shadow, since "the full term of 4 years… is contingent on if council is happy with them." The committee recommended seeking proposals for a term of up to four years, renewable for up to four more, and Council approved that on May 27. An on-record position that the commissioner's term length is an independence question rather than an administrative one. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: On the day council passed the Interim Control By-law, Damerla said in a statement quoted by CBC News: "Mississauga should decide the terms of how — and whether — these facilities operate here." Her campaign's statement the same day says "That's why I supported this moratorium", and that the pause should be used to study the effects on neighbourhoods and infrastructure "before any future decisions are made". CBC reports, in its own words, that she would build enforceable zoning rules with residents at the table. A position that the City sets the terms and that the study comes before further decisions. She does not say whether the rules would be adopted by recorded council vote, or whether water and electricity use would be limited and reported. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: In a campaign release of September 3, 2026, Damerla calls on the Premier and the Ontario government to work with Mississauga and Brampton on "an independent review of the Peel Regional Police funding formula", examining population, policing demand and other factors, with the findings made public, and to provide transition support so that any change does not fall on Brampton taxpayers overnight. Her platform commits her as mayor to demand that review. A position naming a basis for the split and asking the province to lead the change. She does not say how she would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source][source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: At the Policorner mayoral debate at Mississauga City Hall on October 5, 2026, candidates were asked a yes-or-no question on whether Mississauga should remain part of Peel. INsauga reports that Damerla indicated it should not. This is the outlet's account of a yes-or-no paddle answer to a debate question, not her own words. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- Fadi Naami
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- Frank Fang (campaign site) · Instagram
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- Gord Elliott
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- Karam Ahmed · X · Instagram
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- Mike Matulewicz (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 8 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: His campaign platform, "Clean Air Mississauga", proposes monitoring air, water, soil and noise neighbourhood by neighbourhood, with the University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College, and says: "A city with a major university, a college, and a $4.1 billion operating budget has no excuse for leaving neighbourhood-level environmental monitoring entirely to Queen's Park." A general environmental position on air quality; it does not address the City's emissions targets or its Climate Change Action Plan. [source]
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Matulewicz's campaign site commits to hiring an independent Auditor General who reports findings in public, and proposes sharing the office — with the other oversight officers — across Peel's cities, so that it answers to three councils together: "No single mayor can fire them, pressure them, or starve them of funds." The site notes that Mississauga's Internal Audit reports to the City Manager it audits, and that an Auditor General was put to council in March 2026 and not adopted. A position on both halves of this issue — who audits, and who they answer to — though a shared office answering to three councils is a different design from a City Auditor General reporting to Mississauga's council alone, and the site names no trigger or cost. [source]
- reported on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: Under a section titled "Accountable Use of Strong Mayor Powers", Matulewicz's campaign site says he would bind himself to rules on any without-cause dismissal of a senior official: it "would be published with a plain reason and a cost estimate", go to a recorded Council checkpoint before it takes effect, and have its cost confirmed by the City Treasurer. He would ask the province to make that the rule for every mayor with these powers. Separately, introducing a budget-reduction plan, the site says strong-mayor powers make "the budget the Mayor's plan and the Mayor's responsibility". Self-imposed conditions on one use of the powers, not a commitment on whether he would propose the budget himself. [source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: Matulewicz's campaign site would place the Integrity Commissioner — with the Auditor General, the closed-meeting investigator and the lobbyist registrar — in one office shared and jointly governed by Peel's cities, "so they answer to three councils and can be fired by none", adding that this binds the mayor too. A position on the commissioner's independence from the members they investigate, through who appoints and removes them. It names no term length and does not address the vote needed to remove a councillor. [source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Matulewicz's campaign site says the lever the City holds is how land is used, and commits to "a distinct land-use category so a data centre is treated as the power and water plant it is", and to "Require every application to show its true electricity draw, water draw, and noise, in plain numbers, before it is considered". It says where data centres go and who may own them are for the Province and Ottawa, and would ask both to site them near existing power and water. A position on classifying the use and on disclosure before approval. The disclosure it describes is at the application stage; it does not commit to limits on water or electricity use, to reporting actual use once a facility runs, or to adopting the rules by recorded council vote. [source]
- reported on record about Who controls the budget process: Introducing a budget-reduction plan, Matulewicz's campaign site says that under the strong-mayor powers the mayor prepares and tables the budget and can veto changes to it, and that "That makes the budget the Mayor's plan and the Mayor's responsibility — owned and answered for, line by line. No hiding behind council. The buck stops at the Mayor's desk." A position accepting that the budget is the mayor's to propose and answer for. It does not say whether he would keep council's full window to amend a budget, or when he would use the veto. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Matulewicz's platform says Mississauga pays about 62% of Peel Regional Police's budget "with a nearly equal population", that a fair share is owed "by the Province that sets the formula, and by the Region that splits the bill", and commits him to fight every year to close the gap. A position placing the formula with the Province and the split with the Region, with population as the implied comparison. It does not state a formula, or say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: In the budget section of his platform, Matulewicz holds up stormwater as the model for funding City infrastructure, because it has a dedicated charge: "Since 2016 it has had its own protected charge on the water bill." This is a general statement about how stormwater work is paid for; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Mohsin Khan
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12 city-wide issues. See all 41 questions for mayoral candidates →
Ward 1
- Olivia Gannon (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: In a campaign post of August 22, 2026, Gannon says "Mississauga has an opportunity to become one of Canada's greenest cities", through nature-based measures such as community gardens, native planting, tree planting and rain gardens, while preparing for climate change. This is a general statement; it names no target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: In a campaign post of August 22, 2026, Gannon supports expanding tree planting, rain gardens, green infrastructure and naturalized parks as a way to prepare for climate change, "helping reduce flooding, improving biodiversity, lowering temperatures during heat waves". This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Stephen Dasko (campaign site) · Facebook
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about The Lakeview Village Minister's Zoning Order: On October 25, 2023 Dasko moved a motion — carried by council — directing the Acting Mayor to write to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing asking that the zoning order on the Lakeview Village lands at 1082 Lakeshore Rd E be reviewed (the minutes call it an MZO; his own record of the motion calls it the Enhanced Minister's Zoning Order, EMZO), and that the City's staff reports on the site be shared with the Minister, setting out the consultation and review process behind the Master Plan. His own record says the motion sought the review "as it was against the Community's, Council and City's wishes as we do not believe the decision was justified." In May 2023, when the order was made, INsauga quoted him: “I am deeply disappointed the Province has imposed an MZO Overriding the City of Mississauga to double the masterplanned community for Lakeview Village from 8050 units to 16000.” An on-record action opposing this specific MZO through a concrete council mechanism — though it is a response to the order already issued, not a forward commitment on future MZOs or on matching infrastructure, which is what our question asks. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: Dasko, the sitting Ward 1 councillor, pledges on his campaign site to champion environmental stewardship of the ward's waterways and the Lake Ontario waterfront and to build on stormwater management and conservation work, saying "our natural environment is not simply an amenity". This is a general statement; it names no target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Dasko, the sitting Ward 1 councillor, pledges on his campaign site to continue "investing in stormwater infrastructure and environmental resilience to better protect homes and neighbourhoods". This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
Issues in this race: The Lakeview Village Minister's Zoning Order — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 30 questions for Ward 1 candidates →
Ward 2
- Abdul Mukhtar Ghafarzoy (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Alex Ragozzino (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 5 positions on record
- reported on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: In his published answers to the Vote Compass questionnaire, posted on his campaign site on October 7, 2026, Ragozzino somewhat agrees that the mayor should never overturn council decisions. He says the power exists under provincial law but that a mayor should "use these tools only in rare situations", with care before overriding ward councillors. A position that the power should be used rarely. It does not name the circumstances that would justify using it, which is what q1 asks. [source]
- reported on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: In the same Vote Compass answers, Ragozzino says "I support the city's recent passing of the Rental Repairs and Renovations Licensing By-law", the City's by-law aimed at renovictions, while warning against red tape for landlords who follow the rules. A position in favour of the City regulating renovictions. It does not state a general test for when the City should regulate in a field the province also occupies, which is what q3 asks. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: In the same Vote Compass answers, Ragozzino strongly agrees that Mississauga should do more on climate change, framed as green space, tree canopy and traffic-signal synchronization: "At the city level, environmental work comes down to smart infrastructure." This is a general statement; it names no target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: In remarks for a candidates' night held by the Sheridan Homelands Ratepayers Association, published on his campaign site on October 7, 2026, Ragozzino says "I support fixing the outdated funding formula that charges us by property value", favouring something like population, and cites Mississauga paying 62% of the Peel Regional Police cost. A position on the basis for the split. It does not say who should change the formula, or how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Answering the Vote Compass proposition that Mississauga should do more to combat climate change, in responses published on his campaign site on October 7, 2026, Ragozzino lists among the City's tools "expanding the tree canopy to absorb heavy rainfall and prevent local flooding". This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Ananya Majumder (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
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- Audrey Simpson · Facebook · Instagram
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- Leeann Cole (campaign site) · Instagram
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- Michael Carroll (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
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- Michelle Baker (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
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- Olga Polstvin
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- Ronnie Amyotte
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- Ross Kutisker-Jacobson (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Among proposals to keep taxes at or below inflation, Kutisker-Jacobson's campaign platform says he would "call for a vote again to appoint an independent auditor general for the budget". A position for putting an independent Auditor General to a council vote. It does not say who the Auditor General would report to, how they would be appointed, or how their independence would be secured. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Kutisker-Jacobson's campaign platform commits him to "push for fairness on shared costs with Brampton including the Police Budget". A position that the split should change. It names no basis for the split or body to change it, and does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: Under its advocacy and collaboration heading, Kutisker-Jacobson's campaign platform says he would "hold the provincial and federal governments to account with regards to pollution, the environment", especially industry, and push for better air-quality standards. This is a general statement about pollution and air quality; it names no emissions target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
- Samer Fawzi Alghoul (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Sue Shanly (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 6 positions on record
- confirmed on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Deputed to General Committee on March 4, 2026 for MIRANET, the Mississauga residents' association network, on the audit options. The minutes record her as "Sue Shanly, MIRANET", speaking "on behalf of several resident associations and community members, noting that there is overwhelming support for the appointment of an Independent Auditor General (AG)", asking for a more comprehensive analysis, a deferral of a few weeks for outreach, an evening meeting and a revised report comparing other cities. The Pointer quotes her objection to voting with a third of council absent: "you should not be doing any voting with a third of Council missing." A recorded position, in her capacity as an association representative, in favour of an Independent Auditor General. It names no trigger. [source][source]
- confirmed on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: Deputed to Council on October 11, 2023, on the notice of motion to allow four residential units as-of-right (revised that day to support them in principle where lots can accommodate them) — the vote that ended in a 5–5 tie, went to a public meeting seven weeks later and was adopted eight weeks later. The minutes record her as "Sue Shanly, MIRANET", and record that she "spoke to discussions with various resident associations within the City of Mississauga and expressed concerns with the lack of consultation with the residents of Mississauga and outlined challenges of allowing four-units to be built." Her stated objection was to the process, not only the outcome — which is the same question this site asks about who decides and how. She spoke as a resident-association representative, more than two years before registering as a candidate, and that context belongs with the record. Rahul Mehta deputed in support on the same item at the same meeting; both are recorded here from the same minutes, to the same standard. [source]
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: As a candidate, Shanly's platform lists under "Independent Budget Oversight": "Appoint a strong Independent Auditor General to eliminate wasteful municipal spending; identify efficiencies; and find better, lower-cost ways to improve city operations." This is her campaign's own statement. Her March 2026 entry records her speaking for an association before she registered. Neither says who the Auditor General would report to or what would trigger the appointment. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Shanly's platform, under "Fair Cost-Sharing", says she will "Demand a rebalanced, equitable cost-split model between Mississauga and Brampton from 62/38 to 50/50." The sentence does not use the word "police". We read it as the police split because 62/38 between Mississauga and Brampton is how Peel Regional Police's cost is divided; Caledon is policed by the OPP, and other Regional costs include it. A position naming the split she wants. It does not say who should decide the method, or how she would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: Shanly's platform has a plank on climate resilience, environmental stewardship and public health, covering tree canopy, stormwater, climate-resilient building standards and a pledge to "Map Mississauga’s local groundwater resources to evaluate climate impacts". This is a general statement about adapting to climate change; it names no emissions target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Shanly's platform plank on climate resilience commits her to map local groundwater to evaluate climate impacts and to "invest in resilient stormwater infrastructure to protect homes, roads, and basements" from extreme flooding. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Syed Jaffery · Facebook · Instagram
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- Tom Ellard (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Answering Modern Mississauga Media's candidate questionnaire (September 2, 2026), Ellard says Mississauga covers 62% of the Peel Regional Police cost while Brampton now has a larger population, and that "all member municipalities must contribute their fair share". A position that the split should change, with population as the implied comparison. It names no formula or body to change it, and does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: Ellard's platform has a clean-air plank pledging to "Hold provincial and federal governments accountable for their environmental responsibilities" and to hold industry to higher air-quality standards. Answering Modern Mississauga Media's questionnaire, which the outlet put to every candidate, he said "The pollution in our airshed must be addressed for our children’s future", and that the way to do it is to get other levels of government to the table with industrial emitters in Ward 2. This is a general statement about air quality; it names no emissions target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source][source]
Issues in this race: Clarkson GO — what can still be challenged, and by whom — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 32 questions for Ward 2 candidates →
Ward 3
- Arshad Hashmi · Instagram
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- Chris Fonseca (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Fonseca, the sitting Ward 3 councillor, has two documented acts on city-wide flood response. After the July 16, 2024 storm she brought a motion to Council on July 31, 2024 which, as her page describes it, directed staff to report back on immediate, short-, mid- and long-term stormwater mitigation actions: "I will be asking staff to report back to Council in September". On November 25, 2024 she moved a Budget Committee motion setting the Flood Resilience Rebate Program at up to $1.5 million, "put into effect retroactively to July 2013", with eligibility set by the City's Chief Administrative Officer. Neither addresses a resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source][source]
- Kim Pines (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Pines's campaign platform calls for "real oversight from an independent Auditor General", and commits her to push for "an independent Auditor General to provide real, ongoing oversight of city spending". A position in favour of creating an independent Auditor General. It does not say whom the Auditor General would report to, how they would be appointed, or what would trigger an audit, which is what this issue asks. [source][source]
- reported on record about What happens when a council member breaks the rules: On May 12, 2025, before her candidacy, Pines deputed to the City's Governance Committee as a resident on the Integrity Commissioner's report on the Code of Conduct and political endorsements. The minutes, which are the Clerk's summary rather than her own words, record that she asked for sections 6 and 7 of the Code of Conduct to be reviewed and clarified. A position on the content of the Code. It does not address the sanctions council can impose, the vote needed to remove a councillor, or the Integrity Commissioner's term, which are what this issue asks. [source]
- Mendi Kabashi (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Stjepan Vukovic (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Vukovic's campaign lists "End The Unfair 62/38 Tax Split" among its top priorities, saying the formula is based on property value assessments "instead of real-world metrics like population, crime rates, or service calls". A position naming the measures he would use in place of assessment. It does not say who should change the split, or how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source][source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Vukovic's flooding priority calls on the City to "Expand municipal rebate programs for homeowners to install backwater valves and sump pumps". This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
Issues in this race: The Dundas corridor and the Dixie flood works — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 31 questions for Ward 3 candidates →
Ward 4
- Humphrey Chukwuemeka
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- John Kovac (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- confirmed on record about The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing: Kovac, the Ward 4 councillor, was appointed the City's second Deputy Mayor by a Council motion the City announced on February 13, 2025 — a role the City's own announcement describes as supporting the Mayor with the City Centre agenda, naming the Living Arts Centre expansion, a possible hotel and conference centre, the City Hall revitalisation and a possible sports stadium. In that announcement he said he was looking forward to "transforming my ward, our downtown core, into a safe and commuter-friendly, world-class destination." That is an on-record alignment with the project's direction and a formal role in advancing it. **It is not the whole record, and until August 2026 this entry carried only that half.** At the March 11, 2026 Council meeting — the one that endorsed the vision — the minutes show him questioning it from the cost side. After a resident deputation warning against proceeding within four years while people face higher living costs and property taxes, "Councillor Kovac enquired about the potential tax impact on residents of the City of Mississauga." Earlier he "asked about the value of having a hotel located in the downtown core", and with Councillors Dasko and Horneck enquired about positioning Mississauga as a Music City, the importance of consulting music-industry experts on the logistics of the Living Arts Centre, and the potential need for an agreement with Live Nation. He then voted for Resolution 0047-2026, which carried 11–0 with Councillor Damerla abstaining. Worth being exact about what that resolution does: it receives the report and **endorses a vision and strategic framework "to guide future analysis, stakeholder engagement, and reporting"** — it is not an approval to build, and reading the vote as one would overstate it. Our question, which asks for a public cost breakdown and a binding resident consultation step before final approval, has no public answer from him that we found when we searched on 2026-10-02 — but he did put the tax question on the record at the decisive meeting. [source][source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Kovac, the sitting Ward 4 councillor, lists protecting homes from flooding among his campaign priorities, citing "Stormwater improvements and rebates that help residents prevent and recover from basement flooding." This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Khawar Hussain (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Zulfiqar Ali · X · Instagram
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Issues in this race: The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 30 questions for Ward 4 candidates →
Ward 5
- Aruna Anand (campaign site) · Facebook
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Danny Singh (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Ismail Bawa (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Bawa's campaign platform, under "Accountable Local Leadership", commits to "Introduce or support a motion to appoint an independent external Auditor General to review the City's finances and strengthen financial accountability." Asked by Modern Mississauga Media, which put the same questions to every candidate, he said he would support greater independent oversight of the City's finances, "including an independent Auditor General". A position in favour of creating the office. He does not say whom it would report to, or name a trigger or cost. [source][source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Bawa would establish Ward 5 business, youth, senior and faith advisory committees, with regular meetings to discuss local issues and give input, as he told Modern Mississauga Media, alongside quarterly town halls. His platform lists the same committees. A position on ward-level resident input, set up by the councillor himself. It is not the standing ward-level advisory authority, independent of who holds the seat, that our question asks about, and it does not address Mississauga's governance within Peel. [source][source]
- reported on record about Malton's disconnection from the rest of the city: Bawa's campaign platform proposes a specific allocation rule: that a fixed percentage of Pearson Airport's payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILT) revenue be "legally locked into a dedicated Ward 5 Infrastructure and Community Fund", on the argument that the ward absorbs the airport's impacts while the revenue flows elsewhere. He also proposes twice-yearly progress reports, quarterly open town halls and Ward 5 business, youth, senior and faith advisory committees. A concrete mechanism proposal on this issue's tension. The fund and the progress reports cover Ward 5 as a whole rather than Malton specifically, and the platform does not say the reports would be City reporting on Malton, which is what our second question asks for. It is a campaign commitment rather than a council action, and his own proposal rather than a response to our question. [source]
- Jamie Dookie
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- Mandeep Singh Dhaliwal (campaign site) · Instagram
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- Michael Anthony Perretta
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- Natalie Hart (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Answering Modern Mississauga Media's candidate questionnaire (August 28, 2026), Hart says "the provincially-mandated funding formula" leaves Mississauga paying for much of Brampton's policing although Brampton's population now exceeds Mississauga's, and that she wants a united Mississauga pressing for fairness. A position that the split should change, with population as the implied comparison, placing the formula with the province. It names no formula, and does not say how she would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Raghavan Babu Bhogaiah (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Malton's disconnection from the rest of the city: Bhogaiah's campaign site says: "I will fight to legally lock a fixed percentage of Pearson Airport's PILT funds into a dedicated Ward 5 Infrastructure and Community Fund to fix our local roads and community centers." PILT is the payment the airport authority makes in place of property taxes. A position on how airport revenue should be allocated to the ward. It covers Ward 5 as a whole rather than Malton specifically, and does not commit to publishing the yearly amount. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Under "Total Accountability to You", Bhogaiah's campaign site says "I will establish mandate community input before any major decision is made in our ward." A position on ward-level resident input, set up by the councillor himself. It is not the standing ward-level advisory authority, independent of who holds the seat, that our question asks about, and it does not address Mississauga's governance within Peel. [source]
- Rosemarie Sanchez Sanchez (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Answering Modern Mississauga Media's questionnaire, which the outlet put to every candidate, Sanchez Sanchez said she would communicate with residents through town halls, regular mailings, and "ward-wide questionnaires and statistical feedback loops", so that every resident and business owner has a direct voice in city planning. A position on ward-level resident input run by the councillor. It does not propose a standing ward-level advisory authority or participatory budgeting, and does not mention Peel, the Transition Board's reports or consulting residents before the City takes a position on its governance. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: In the same questionnaire she lists environmental sustainability among five campaign priorities, pledging to "Increase our neighborhood tree canopy to improve air quality" and reduce industrial and traffic pollution. This is a general statement scoped to Ward 5; it names no emissions target or plan, and does not say who should set or change the City's targets. [source]
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- Vipan Mehta
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
Issues in this race: Malton's disconnection from the rest of the city — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 32 questions for Ward 5 candidates →
Ward 6
- Ahmad Reshad Hatefi
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Gurcharan Guleria (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Javed Dean
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Joe Horneck (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about The downtown-core redevelopment and its timing: At the March 11, 2026 council meeting on the downtown vision, Horneck was one of only two councillors — with Tedjo — to support Damerla's amendment to keep the convention centre's cost off local taxpayers. The amendment was defeated. An on-record vote for a cost guardrail on this project, though it is a vote on a failed amendment rather than a commitment to the public cost breakdown and binding resident consultation step our question asks for. [source][source]
- Martina Wood
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Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Answering Modern Mississauga Media's candidate questionnaire, Wood said that if large AI data centres move forward in Mississauga, "I want to make sure the agreements and approvals are structured to protect residents and the environment", with clear obligations, costs, payments, safeguards and consequences if commitments are not met. She lists "careful scrutiny of large projects such as AI data centres" among her priorities. A position on what a data-centre approval should carry. She does not say who should write the rules, whether they should be adopted by recorded council vote, or whether there should be published limits on water and electricity use. [source]
- Michael Bastian (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Bastian's platform lists disaster and flood resilience as a priority: "Investing in robust stormwater infrastructure, a crucial priority for protecting properties" along the Credit River from extreme weather. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
Issues in this race: Erindale Village — heritage against intensification — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 30 questions for Ward 6 candidates →
Ward 7
- Ahsan Khokhar (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Khokhar's campaign plan says Mississauga needs to leave Peel Region, which he estimates would save taxpayers about $85 million a year. He says council's aggressive approach to the provincial government did not work: "If I get elected to the council, I will take more of a collaborative approach towards the provincial government." A position on Mississauga's regional future and on the route to it — working with the province, which decides. The savings figure is his own and has not been checked. It does not address what would coordinate shared regional services afterwards, releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- Amir Ali (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Amitabh Srivastava (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Srivastava's platform commits to priority fixes for flooding and drainage hotspots, better stormwater planning and clear emergency communication, saying "Known risks should be documented, prioritized, and addressed before storm damage escalates." This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Asha Falinski (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09; their own website could not be read by our tools, so this is not a finding that they have said nothing
- George Tavares (campaign site) · X
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Two records, in date order. On March 4, 2026, before the nomination period closed, Tavares deputed to General Committee as a resident on the audit options. The minutes — the Clerk's summary, not his words — record that he urged council to defer the matter, commission an independent review and return with a report on full costs, and that when Councillor Damerla asked whether he supported mandating an Independent Auditor General, "Mr. Tavares responded that he did not agree with imposing such a mandate." His campaign's record page describes that deputation as demanding value-for-money audits, stronger oversight and "an external Auditor General". As a Ward 7 candidate he now says: "I support an independent Auditor General" (Modern Mississauga Media, September 1, 2026), and his issues page commits to renewing the push for one that operates independently of the departments it examines, and not to treat internal auditing as a complete substitute for independent oversight. His current position favours an Auditor General; he names no trigger, cost or term. [source][source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Speaking to council on July 29, 2026 as a resident and registered Ward 7 candidate, when council directed the data-centre Interim Control By-law, Tavares said every business should have a fair opportunity to invest in Mississauga but "no business should be permitted to consume unreasonable shares of public infrastructure." His campaign's record page says he argued data centres should not be treated like ordinary warehouses, raised electricity, water, cooling and infrastructure capacity, and called for a pause so the City could "establish clear planning rules before approving more major data centres." In answer to a questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate (September 1, 2026), he said "projects of this scale need clear answers about electricity demand, infrastructure, water use", along with noise, permanent jobs and economic return. A position that rules should bound a data centre's draw on shared infrastructure and come before approvals. He does not say who should write the rules, whether council should adopt them by recorded vote, or whether actual use should be reported. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Tavares's campaign platform commits him to "formally challenge the current Peel Police funding allocation at Regional Council", to seek an independent review of the formula examining population, calls for service and policing demand, and to publish the calculation and its supporting information. He also wants to establish whether past payments justify an adjustment, credit or recovery. A position naming a basis for the split and a venue for changing it, with a commitment to publish the figures. He does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Gerald Adad (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Hazra Wade (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Jerry Krzywda (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: In answer to a questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate (October 8, 2026), Krzywda says "I also support an independent review of police cost-sharing." He notes the City reports Mississauga pays about 62 per cent under the assessment-based formula, says "The review should compare population, property count and policing demand", and says it should inform advocacy to Ontario for a fairer arrangement. A position naming the measures a review should weigh and the province as the party to press. He does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: In answer to the questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate, Krzywda says the 2024 storms reinforced the need to reduce flood risk and "I will support practical flood-protection work and improvements to our parks"; his campaign site lists "Reduce flood risk, improve our parks" among its priorities. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source][source]
- Joel Binda (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Asked by Modern Mississauga Media, which put the same questions to every candidate, for his key campaign priorities, Binda listed several and added: "The City also needs an Independent Auditor General." A position for creating the office, given in answer to an outlet's questionnaire. It does not say who the Auditor General would report to, how they would be appointed, or what would trigger the office. [source]
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- Keshav Mandadi (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Answering Modern Mississauga Media's candidate questionnaire (August 24, 2026), Mandadi says outdated regional funding formulas make Mississauga cover 62% of the Peel Regional Police budget, $722 per resident against Brampton's $484 despite nearly identical populations, and that he "will fight to restructure these inequitable regional formulas". A position that the split should change, with a per-resident comparison as the implied measure. It does not say who should change it, or how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Leslie Zurek-Silvestri (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 1 position on record
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Zurek-Silvestri's campaign vision lists "Flood Mitigation solutions in Cooksville and all parts of Ward 7 affected" as a commitment. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Louroz Mercader (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Mercader's campaign Priorities page, under Affordability, lists the commitment to "Establish an independent Office of the Auditor General to review all City spending" for savings and efficiencies. A position in favour of creating an Auditor General. It does not name a trigger, or say whom the office would report to beyond calling it independent, which is what this issue asks. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Mercader's campaign Priorities page, under Affordability, says: "Support renegotiating the funding formula for Peel Police with the Province." A position that the split should change, naming the province as the party to negotiate with. It gives no basis for the split and does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Lucas Alves (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Mississauga's post-Peel governance future: Alves's campaign plan says the province passed the Hazel McCallion Act promising Mississauga greater independence, then reversed course, and commits him to review which Regional services Mississauga could deliver more efficiently while keeping police and paramedics Regional. A position on which services belong at which tier. It does not address releasing the Transition Board's reports or studies, consulting residents before the City takes a position, or ward-level advisory authority. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Alves's campaign plan commits him to replace the 62 to 38 police split with "a fair formula based on population, service demands and calls for service", and says Mississauga needs a councillor prepared to make changing the formula a condition of supporting future Regional budgets, with any savings returned to taxpayers. A position naming a basis for the split and a lever for changing it — his votes on the Regional budget. He does not mention Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Maisa Salhia (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Naila Saeed (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Peter Tolias (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09; their own website could not be read by our tools, so this is not a finding that they have said nothing
- Tassawar Syed · Facebook · Instagram
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
Issues in this race: Erindale Village — heritage against intensification · The Cooksville GO towers — before the order issues — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 32 questions for Ward 7 candidates →
Ward 8
- Grzegorz Nowacki
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Matt Mahoney (campaign site) · Facebook · X
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Rahul Mehta (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 4 positions on record
- confirmed on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: Deputed to Council on October 11, 2023, on the notice of motion to allow four residential units as-of-right (revised that day to support them in principle where lots can accommodate them) — the vote that ended in a 5–5 tie, went to a public meeting seven weeks later and was adopted eight weeks later. The minutes record him as "Rahul Mehta, Resident, Founder of Sustainable Mississauga and Co-founder, Stop Sprawl Peel", and record that he "spoke in support to allow four-units as of right in The City of Mississauga." He spoke as a resident and advocate, more than two years before registering as a candidate, and that context belongs with the record. Sue Shanly also deputed on the same item at the same meeting, raising concerns about consultation; both are recorded here from the same minutes, to the same standard. As a candidate, his campaign platform commits under 'Protect Tenants' to "Enforce a strong Anti-Renoviction Bylaw", alongside a municipal rent bank and heating and cooling standards. Neither record states a general test for when the City should regulate in a field the province already occupies. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Mehta's campaign platform, under 'Taxpayer Accountability', lists the commitment to "Establish an independent Auditor General to review municipal budgets line-by-line". A position in favour of creating an Auditor General. It does not name a trigger, a reporting line or a cost, which is what this issue asks. [source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Mehta's campaign platform calls for guardrails on AI data centres, including to "Enforce strict regulations against noise and energy-guzzling AI facilities", and for no tax giveaways. A position in favour of limits on noise and energy use. It does not say who should write the rules, whether council should adopt them by recorded vote, or whether limits on water and electricity should be published and actual use reported. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: Mehta's campaign platform, under 'Accelerate Climate Action', proposes to "Pursue green building retrofits, district energy, and paved-surface reductions", funded by grants from other governments, partnerships and philanthropy, and to double the City's tree-planting targets. This is a general climate statement: it names no emissions target or plan update, and does not say who should set the City's targets. [source]
- Valerie Hogue (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Viktoria Manzar (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
12 city-wide issues. See all 29 questions for Ward 8 candidates →
Ward 9
- Anwar Knight (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 6 positions on record
- reported on record about Who audits the money, and who they answer to: Knight's campaign site lists "Support an independent Auditor General for Mississauga" among his commitments, and his answers to Modern Mississauga Media's candidate questionnaire (September 6, 2026) say the same. A position in favour of creating an independent Auditor General. He does not say whom the Auditor General would report to, how they would be appointed, or what would trigger an audit, which is what this issue asks. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: In a submission to the Ontario government's consultation on its Data Centre Playbook (August 17, 2026; ERO 026-0853), reproduced on his campaign site, Knight asked for "clear, minimum thresholds for water use, noise, and energy sourcing" and for early, mandatory disclosure of each project's water draw, cooling design and backup power. His campaign home page, under 'My Priorities for Ward 9', says he will advocate for "environmental and community impacts to carry equal weight with economic benefit" when major developments such as data centres come to Ward 9. A position in favour of set limits, up-front disclosure and weighing those impacts equally with economic benefit. The submission is addressed to the provincial Playbook rather than the planning rules the City's data-centre review will recommend, and neither says whether actual consumption should be reported once a facility is running. [source][source]
- reported on record about The Erin Mills Town Centre towers — now at the tribunal: In his August 17, 2026 submission to the Ontario government's Data Centre Playbook consultation (ERO 026-0853), Knight wrote that Ontario Land Tribunal outcomes "have historically favoured developers in the large majority of cases", that the risk of an appeal should not be a reason to lower assessment standards, and that the province should help municipalities "build the evidentiary record needed to defend rigorous decisions at appeal". A position that municipal decisions should be defended at the tribunal, with provincial resources. It was written about data centres rather than the Erin Mills application, and it does not say what he would do from a council seat. [source]
- reported on record about The Meadowvale data centre: In an August 13, 2026 post on his campaign site about the Tenth Line West data centre, Knight writes of the pause on data-centre development that Council directed on July 29: "That pause is real, and it is welcome." The post does not say whether this application should be judged against the new planning rules or the rules it was filed under, or whether the site's water and electricity figures should be published. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: In answer to a questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate (September 6, 2026), Knight lists among his priorities protecting parks, trails and natural spaces while "finding practical ways to strengthen climate resilience and expand community spaces". This is a general climate statement: it names no emissions target or plan update, and does not say who should set the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Knight's campaign site lists "Support practical solutions to strengthen climate resilience and community wellbeing", and in answer to the questionnaire Modern Mississauga Media put to every candidate he spoke of "finding practical ways to strengthen climate resilience and expand community spaces". This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source][source]
- Martin Reid (campaign site) · Facebook · Instagram · X
Searched 2026-10-09 · 5 positions on record
- confirmed on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: Reid has taken two dated positions on the Meadowvale data centre. On March 30, 2026 he said he was "supportive of this in principle". On July 29, 2026 — after a June town hall that drew more than 200 people by press accounts — he moved the motion directing staff to prepare a city-wide Interim Control By-law on large-scale data centres, which council approved, and said the project should not proceed in its current form. Both are on the record and both are dated here so readers can weigh the change themselves. The motion is a concrete governance mechanism on this issue, but it starts a process rather than settling what the new planning rules will say — which is what our questions ask about. Council passed the by-law on September 16, 2026. That day, as Canadian Press reported, he said the province's draft data-centre playbook was encouraging but lacked teeth, adding: "There’s no recourse." [source][source][source][source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about The Meadowvale data centre: Reid, the sitting Ward 9 councillor, has taken two dated positions on this application. On March 30, 2026 he said "I am supportive of this in principle". On July 29, 2026 he moved the motion directing staff to prepare a city-wide Interim Control By-law on large-scale data centres, which council approved; Council passed the by-law on September 16, 2026. Neither says whether this application should be judged against the new planning rules or the rules it was filed under, which is what q1 asks. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Reid's campaign site says policing costs "should be allocated more fairly, based on population rather than property values", and that he will continue fighting for a fairer regional tax system and "use my seat at Regional Council to fight for a fairer deal for Mississauga taxpayers". A position naming a basis for the split, and his seat at Regional Council as where he will press for a fairer deal. It does not say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- confirmed on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: Reid moved the renoviction licensing by-law at General Committee on March 25, 2026 (GC-0152-2026, carried 8-3, over the objection that renovictions are a provincial responsibility). The minutes record that he referred to evictions at a private property and the advocacy that followed, "stated that the by-law offers an opportunity for the City to help protect tenants and confirmed his support." His campaign site says he "pushed for stronger provincial protections and then spearheaded Mississauga's new renoviction licensing by-law", and its Key issues page says "I support inclusionary zoning and smart infill that delivers more homes". A position in favour of the City regulating where the province also does. It does not state a general test for when the City should do so, which is what this issue asks, or take a position on the provincial exemption from the City's inclusionary-zoning by-law. [source][source][source]
- confirmed on record about The Erin Mills Town Centre towers — now at the tribunal: Reid has taken two dated positions on the Erin Mills Town Centre appeal, both in the council record. At Planning and Development Committee on January 26, 2026 the minutes record that he "stated that significant gaps remain and that the proposal, as presented, is not suitable for the area", and he moved the recommendation (PDC-0003-2026) directing Legal Services to oppose the applications before the Ontario Land Tribunal, with a report back to Council if a settlement became possible; Council adopted it on February 11, 2026. On June 24, 2026 he moved the resolution (0149-2026, carried 10 to 0) by which Council accepted a proposed settlement of the appeal, on terms set out in an appendix to a report considered in closed session. Speaking in a live social media meeting reported by INsauga on September 30, 2026, he explained the settlement: "The city is subject to the province and their building more homes mandate", and legal advice was to accept fewer floors at the same density rather than spend millions at the tribunal and lose. None of these says whether the terms of a settlement should be made public, which is what this issue asks. [source][source][source][source]
- Mohammad Shabbeer
No campaign website or social account found. Know one? Tell us →
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Ramsha Haq · Instagram
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
Issues in this race: The Erin Mills Town Centre towers — now at the tribunal · The Meadowvale data centre — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 33 questions for Ward 9 candidates →
Ward 10
- Aatish Jamal (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 3 positions on record
- reported on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: In an October 8, 2026 post on his campaign site, Jamal opposes the proposed data centre at 0 Tenth Line West and says large data centres belong in suitable non-residential areas. On process, he says a proposal's electricity and water requirements, noise and stormwater should be independently reviewed, that consultation should come early enough to influence decisions, and that "any commitments relied upon in an approval should be enforceable within the appropriate authority", with compliance monitoring visible to residents. He does not commit to published limits on water use or electricity draw, or to the review's recommendations being adopted by recorded council vote. [source]
- reported on record about Lisgar flooding and the fourth pumping station: In an October 8, 2026 post on his campaign site, Jamal says the 2021 schedule for the remaining Lisgar pumping stations was a preliminary estimate rather than a fixed commitment. He would work with staff toward the earliest technically achievable completion and publish a tracker of each project's status, budget, next milestone and expected completion, and says: "Where dates change, the explanation should identify what caused the change". He does not commit to a firm completion date for the fourth station, to escalating delays to the Mayor's office, or to a rule that a project missing its published date comes back to council. [source]
- reported on record about The Traffic Calming Program's ward allocation: Jamal's campaign action plan on roads and traffic says that within his first 100 days he would compile a Ward 10 Traffic Action List from resident input and traffic, speed and collision data, and publish it with each item's status. It commits to "Support traffic-calming and safety measures where conditions justify them", checking that measures do not move the problem to a neighbouring street. It is a ward list he would publish himself; it does not say whether the City should publish how each location in its program was weighed against its criteria. [source]
- Hamza Bajwa (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Lisgar flooding and the fourth pumping station: Bajwa's platform commits him to "Press for a public, time-bound flood-mitigation plan with clear construction milestones", to demand an explanation for the pumping-station delays, and to "Require regular public progress reports so Lisgar residents can see what has been funded, built, and delayed." A position for a published schedule and public reporting on the Lisgar works. It does not name a completion date for the fourth pumping station, commit to escalating a delay to the Mayor's office in writing, or propose a rule for projects that miss their published date. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Bajwa's platform says he will "Press for a fairer regional funding conversation: Mississauga taxpayers carry roughly 62% of the Peel Police budget despite Brampton having a larger population." A position that the split is unfair, set against population. It does not say who should decide the method, or how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
- Salman Tariq
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Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
- Sue McFadden (campaign site) · Facebook · X · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Lisgar flooding and the fourth pumping station: McFadden's re-election site says "Lisgar's third of four pumping stations is now operational as of summer, 2026" and that, like the first two "further north along the Sixteen Mile Creek", it "is designed to remove water from the trunk of the Foundation Drain Collector sewer system, reducing surcharging that causes basement flooding during large rainstorm events." A statement of the works' progress, made as the sitting Ward 10 councillor. It does not give an opening date for the fourth station, commit to escalating a delay to the Mayor's office in writing, or propose a rule for projects that miss their published date. [source]
- confirmed on record about Who writes the rules for data centres: McFadden seconded the July 29, 2026 motion — moved by Ward 9 Councillor Martin Reid — directing staff to prepare an Interim Control By-law that would prohibit new large-scale data centres city-wide for up to a year, and to review the City's planning framework for them. Seconding is a recorded act of co-sponsorship, and it is named on the instrument itself. What it does not show is what she thinks the planning rules that come out of the review should contain, which is what the questions on this issue ask; no separate statement from her on that has been found. [source][source]
- Suha Hashim (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · no public position found yet
Issues in this race: Lisgar flooding and the fourth pumping station — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 31 questions for Ward 10 candidates →
Ward 11
- Amin Nanji (campaign site) · X
Searched 2026-10-09 · 5 positions on record
- reported on record about Who gets to set housing rules in Mississauga: On his campaign site's questions page, Nanji says the City "cannot override the Landlord and Tenant Board’s exclusive jurisdiction under provincial law, so Mississauga’s new by-law works alongside the RTA rather than replacing it", commits to supporting the renoviction by-law through enforcement, tenant education and monitoring, and says broader fixes "require provincial action". A position that the City may regulate alongside provincial law but not in place of it. He does not say how he would judge a case where the two conflict. [source]
- reported on record about What the strong-mayor powers have been used for: On his campaign site's questions page, Nanji marks "Somewhat disagree" with the statement that the mayor should never overturn council decisions, and adds that "the mayor can overturn certain council decisions related to provincial priorities such as housing, transit, or infrastructure". A position against ruling the power out entirely. His answer describes the scope the law allows. It does not say whether he would support using it in those areas, or in any specific case. [source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Answering a question on his campaign site about police spending, Nanji says Mississauga pays about 62% "under the existing assessment-based formula" and that "we need to fix the funding formula", adding that police dollars should be tied to measurable outcomes such as calls for service and crime rates. A position that the split should change. It does not make clear whether those measures are meant to divide the cost between the cities or to set its size, and it does not say who should make the change. [source]
- reported on record about Mississauga's climate targets after the provincial duty ended: On his campaign site's questions page, Nanji marks "Strongly agree" that Mississauga should do more to combat climate change, and lists five measures: upgrading infrastructure for extreme rain and heat, adding green space, incentives for heat pumps and lower-emission vehicles, funding emission-reduction startups, and "Create a climate ready fund so we have the funds when needed." This is a general climate statement: it names no emissions target or plan update, and does not say who should set the City's targets. [source]
- reported on record about Climate adaptation — who decides what Mississauga protects: Answering a question on his campaign site about whether Mississauga should do more to combat climate change, Nanji says "Our infrastructure needs upgrading to support the extreme rain and heat events", and proposes more green space to reduce heat stress and a climate-ready fund. This is a general statement; it names no resilience target, flood-mapping process, advisory-committee rule or ranking of flood-protection projects. [source]
- Brad Butt (campaign site)
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about Streetsville heritage against out-of-scale towers: As Ward 11 councillor, Butt moved the Planning and Development Committee recommendation of March 9, 2026 (PDC-0013-2026, carried 11 to 0) that Council direct Legal Services "to oppose the subject applications" for the 12-, 18- and 22-storey buildings at Thomas Street and Joymar Drive "before the Ontario Land Tribunal", consistent with a staff report concluding the proposal "should not be approved". Council approved it on April 1, 2026. At the statutory public meeting on May 26, 2025 the minutes record that he "expressed concern about the appropriateness of the development". An on-record action against this application. It does not say what height he would accept on land bordering the Heritage Conservation District, which is what this page's first question asks. [source][source][source]
- reported on record about The conservation authorities and who now directs them: At the Environmental Action Committee on June 2, 2026, after a deputation from Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and Credit Valley Conservation on provincial changes affecting conservation authorities, the minutes record that Butt, as Ward 11 councillor, stated appreciation for the work of the two authorities and "expressed concern regarding provincial consolidation of conservation authorities". The minutes are the Clerk's summary, not his words. A stated concern about the consolidation. It does not say how Peel's appointees to the new authorities should be chosen, what the City should do if a provincial direction raises its costs, or how Mississauga should state what its watersheds need. [source]
- Dev Vashi (campaign site) · Instagram
Searched 2026-10-09 · 2 positions on record
- reported on record about The Traffic Calming Program's ward allocation: Vashi's campaign plan commits to making sure "every Ward 11 school is assessed and gets its fair share of that rollout, based on need" — the rollout being the City's funded replacement for school-zone speed cameras (speed humps, flashing beacons, fresh markings), and to pushing for speed cushions, raised crossings and fast-tracked Slow Streets requests on cut-through streets. Answering Modern Mississauga Media's questionnaire (published September 3, 2026), he said his office "will also work directly with neighbours to file traffic-calming requests". A plan to secure traffic-calming measures for Ward 11, which was not among the five wards in the 2026 Traffic Calming Program; the need-based share he names is for the school-zone rollout, not for that program. He does not say which streets, or what he would do if Ward 11 is passed over again. [source][source]
- reported on record about Who splits the Peel police bill — and the vote Mississauga casts on it each February: Vashi's campaign plan says the police split is "decided at Regional Council where every Mississauga councillor sits", and commits him to join the Mayor's push to change it and to publish how the votes go. A position naming the body he would work through and a disclosure commitment. It does not name a basis for the split, or say how he would vote on Mississauga's annual consent to the Region's by-law. [source]
Issues in this race: Streetsville heritage against out-of-scale towers — plus 12 city-wide issues. See all 31 questions for Ward 11 candidates →