1. Why are you running for Ward 2 councillor?
I was raised by a single mother and learned resilience, compassion and the value of hard work early on. I haven’t forgotten my roots. Those roots will keep me grounded as I work for all residents as your Ward 2 City Councillor in Mississauga.<\/p>\n
I’ve been raising my family and calling Ward 2 home for the last 22 years. For me, service is at the core of who I am as a retired soldier, business executive and community leader. Now is the right time for me to step forward again to serve my community. Ward 2 residents deserve a strong, independent voice at council to deliver results in a fiscally responsible manner. I am committed to lower taxes, managed growth, safer streets and cleaner air for all residents.<\/p>\n
My community work for public education as chair of Libraries Not Landfills showed me how much of a difference one resident can make. By choosing me, voters will be assured that they have a passionate, committed and steady voice for these challenging times.<\/p>\n
2. What makes you stand out over other candidates?
I am a leader that doesn\u2019t just talk about accountability, I’ve delivered it. As chair of Libraries Not Landfills, I took on the Peel District School Board directly and won. I demonstrated to residents that one committed voice can change an outcome. That’s the kind of results-driven advocacy I’ll bring to council, not just good intentions.<\/p>\n
My background also gives me a rare combination of skills that set me apart as the choice to be your Ward 2 councillor. My experience in the military taught me how to make hard calls under pressure while executing a plan. I also understand budgets, governance and how to hold large organizations accountable for results based on my experience in publicly traded companies. My skills are what our next council needs when scrutinizing a multi-billion dollar regional budget in these challenging times.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, I’m not beholden to any faction or special interest at city hall. I\u2019ll be there to serve all the people in Ward 2 because, as a resident, I will also have to live with the outcomes of my decisions. I\u2019m offering to voters a councillor who has actually delivered real results in the military, in business and in the community before asking for their vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"1. Why are you running for Ward 2 councillor?I was raised by a single mother and learned resilience,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194297],"tags":[49,48,55405],"class_list":["post-881903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mississauga","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mississauga"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}