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Knight: development must be matched with infrastructure and services; residents get a meaningful say before shovels hit the ground.

• Smarter, more responsible growth.
• Development matched with infrastructure and services neighbourhoods need.
• Meaningful resident say before shovels hit the ground.

Confidence:High

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Haq names Affordable Housing, Safer Streets, Smart Growth and Community Services as her core priorities.

• Affordable Housing a core priority.
• Addressing rising costs for Ward 9 families.
• Smart Growth as a core priority.

Confidence:High

Knight: scrutinize spending and contracts, demand measurable results, back an independent Auditor General.

• Scrutinize spending and contracts.
• Measurable results before major expenditures approved.
• Support independent Auditor General for Mississauga.

Confidence:High

Knight's safety plan: school zones, proactive bylaw enforcement, community policing and proven crime-prevention tech.

• Stronger attention to school zones.
• Proactive bylaw enforcement.
• Community policing and proven technologies to prevent/respond to crime.
• Targeted initiatives to protect children and seniors.

Confidence:High

Reid advocates safer streets: community safety town halls, stronger Peel Police relationships, data-driven enforcement.

• Advocating for safer streets.
• Hosting community safety town halls.
• Strengthening relationships with Peel Regional Police.
• Pushing for data-driven enforcement where it matters most.

Confidence:High

Haq would push safer streets, stronger enforcement and practical prevention at City Hall.

• Stronger coordination with Peel Regional Police.
• Better lighting and safety infrastructure in public areas.
• Expanded youth prevention and community programs.
• Safer transit stops and parking areas; transparent crime-trend reporting.

Confidence:High

Knight would launch a Transparency Dashboard on development applications and require engagement before decisions.

• Transparency Dashboard: plain-language tracking of development applications.
• Ward 9 Community Action Hub: resident-led forum setting the agenda.
• Residents hear about decisions before, not after, they happen.

Confidence:High

Haq wants representation that is accessible, transparent and focused on real results.

• Accessible, transparent representation.
• Focused on real results for residents.
• Residents always have a strong voice in local government.

Confidence:High

Knight would make City Hall a partner not an obstacle: cut red tape, ease processes, strengthen local procurement.

• Reduce unnecessary red tape.
• Make municipal processes easier to navigate.
• Connect businesses with supports; strengthen local procurement.

Confidence:High

Reid would support small businesses and charities and cut red tape with residents and community leaders.

• Support small businesses and charities.
• Work with residents, businesses, community leaders to solve problems.
• Cut through red tape and get things done.

Confidence:High

Knight strongly opposed the proposed Ward 9 data centre, saying the incumbent failed to ask any questions.

• Strongly opposed the proposed data center.
• Calls out the current councillor for asking no questions.
• Data centre enthusiastically endorsed by incumbent, he says.

Confidence:High

Reid brought forward the motion for a city-wide, one-year pause on major data-centre development.

• Motion secured Council direction for a one-year pause.
• Pause covers major data-centre development city-wide.
• Dedicated planning framework to be developed during pause.

Confidence:High