I've spent my career learning what it takes to put people first. The same skill that makes customer centricity work in business is what I think Council needs: showing up, listening carefully, and being honest and transparent. Ward 7 deserves a councillor who treats residents like the people they are — not files to be processed.
Ward 7 is Oakville's fastest-growing area. The Trafalgar and Neyagawa urban cores, the new Hospital District, the proposed 6,800-home Midtown Transit-Oriented Community near the GO station, and projects like the 693-unit development at Sixth Line and Dundas are reshaping our ward in real time.
I'm not against growth. Oakville has committed to 33,000 new homes by 2031, and that's the right direction. But growth done badly — without the water, sewer, schools, transit, and roads to support it — punishes the residents already here.
On Council, I'll push for:
- No more provincial MZOs that bypass local planning. Big decisions about Ward 7 should be made in Oakville, not at Queen's Park.
- Infrastructure-before-occupancy. No new tower goes up until the water capacity, the schools, and the road network can absorb it.
- Real public consultation on every major application, before staff reports get written — not after.
Ward 7 has Palermo Park, Sixteen Mile Creek, Neyagawa Woods, the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex, and miles of trails. We also have unsafe intersections, speeding on residential streets like Sixteen Mile Drive and Post Road, and aging infrastructure being asked to do more than it was built for.
On Council, I'll push for:
- Permanent traffic calming, not just radar signs. Speed cushions, raised medians, and proper crosswalks where residents have already asked for them.
- A Ward 7 parks audit within my first six months — what's loved, what's underused, what needs investment.
- Transparent capital planning so residents can see exactly when their road, sewer line, or park is scheduled — and why.
The most common complaint I hear from neighbours isn't about a specific decision — it's about not understanding how the decision got made. Closed-session votes. Reports nobody can find. Three-line summaries that hide what actually changed. And budgets that grow every year without anyone explaining what's driving the increase.
That changes with me on Council.
On transparency:
- No secret votes. Every vote I cast will have a public reason attached, in plain language.
- No closed-door deals. Closed-session meetings exist for a narrow set of legitimate reasons (legal, personnel, land acquisition). I will never use them as cover to avoid public debate, and I'll push back when colleagues use them unjustifiably.
- Plain-language monthly updates, sent to anyone who signs up. What was voted on, how I voted, why.
- Monthly office hours in Ward 7 — both in-person and online — no appointments needed.
On the budget:
- A Ward 7 budget watchdog role. Every line item that affects our ward will be tracked, explained, and posted publicly — capital projects, operating spend, and contracts.
- Property taxes should track inflation and service expansion, not council wishes. If I vote to raise property taxes, you'll see exactly what services that money is funding and what was considered before going to taxpayers.
- Procurement scrutiny. Sole-sourced contracts, change orders, and consultant fees deserve harder questions than they typically get. I'll ask them.
I won't promise to always agree with you. I will promise to always tell you the truth about what I'm doing — and what your money is doing.