Michael Dancy | Regional Councillor Candidate | Brampton Wards 9 & 10
Hi neighbour, I’m Michael “Mike” Dancy and I’m running for Regional Councillor of Wards 9 and 10 here in Brampton, Ontario. My wife, Karen Dancy, is also in this election. Karen is running for DPCDSB Trustee of Wards 7,8,9 and 10. You can find more about Karen Dancy on her Instagram page here: Karen4dptrustee
You can follow my on Facebook here. Michael Dancy Brampton
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Regional Councillor Candidate
Putting taxpayers first. Politics second.
“I want my kids to be proud to call Brampton home.”
Why I’m Running
I’ve lived in Brampton since 2007.
I’m running because I believe taxpayers deserve representatives who ask questions, demand accountability, and make sure public money is spent wisely.
I don’t want to be a career politician.
I want to be your representative.
My Priorities
Traffic
Traffic affects every resident.
I want practical solutions that improve road safety, reduce congestion, and make intersections safer through better technology, smarter planning, and greater accountability.
Housing
Brampton needs more housing.
But we also need better housing.
I support practical housing solutions including townhomes, co-ops, and medium-density neighbourhoods that give families more affordable options while protecting the character of existing communities.
Accountability
Before starting new projects, let’s make sure we’re completing the ones we’ve already paid for.
Residents deserve to know:
- What projects cost
- Why they’re delayed
- Whether they’re delivering value
Every tax dollar should be treated like it came from your own wallet.
About Mike
- Brampton resident since 2007
- Husband and father
- Small business owner
- Content creator
- Community advocate
Let’s Talk
I’d like to hear from you.
What should Regional Council focus on?
📧 mike@mikedancy.com
Instagram: RecycleMikey
Facebook: MichaelDancyBrampton
YouTube: MikeDancy
The Toronto Star asked all candidates to fill out a survey. Here are my responses. Feel free to ask questions.
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Q002 • Brampton should slow new development, even if doing so comes at the expense of its economic growth.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: We have too many incomplete projects under contract to a single contractor. There is no need to start any new projects until we complete the ones that have been started already.
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Q003 • Brampton should do more to combat climate change.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: It’s not that the city needs to combat climate change but that we need to be prepared for it. Flooding will only increase and the city needs to be ready for it.
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Q006 • Municipal workers are paid too much.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: Brampton employees are the backbone of this city and it makes sense to pay them appropriately to show our thanks for their hard work. I would like to ensure that the employees hired are city residents and not from other neighbouring towns.
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Q007 • Private contractors are more efficient than municipal workers at delivering most municipal services.
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Your Position: Strongly disagree
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Supporting Statement: We have multiple projects in the middle of construction and none of them are being worked on. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve driven past a construction site on a sunny weekday afternoon and it’s deserted. These projects are dragging on for years at a snails pace.
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Q008 • The mayor should never overturn council decisions.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: the councillors speak for their constituents.
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Q010 • Municipal buildings in Brampton should fly the Pride flag during Pride month.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: If we can fly flags from other countries, we can fly the Pride Flag
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Q012 • Every municipal council meeting should begin with an acknowledgement of Indigenous peoples’ ties to the land.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q013 • Brampton should keep historic street names and statues, even if they commemorate people who some would consider racist by today’s standards.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q021 • Brampton should try to keep property taxes low, even if it means fewer services for residents.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q022 • Brampton should rely more on fees for specific services rather than raising taxes to pay for them.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q026 • Brampton should apply an additional tax to vacant homes.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: If a house is vacant for more than 90 days and not being maintained then fines should be applied as opposed to a tax.
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Q028 • Brampton should encourage more multi-unit housing in neighbourhoods that are currently made up mostly of single-family homes.
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Your Position: Strongly disagree
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Supporting Statement: I’d like to see the opposite. People bought these homes to raise their families. We have kids playing in the streets. There is no need to mix up single family neighbourhoods. I’d rather see new development of Co-Ops and medium density neighbourhoods. Single family home areas aren’t designed to handle a large influx of traffic that multi-units bring.
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Q029 • Brampton should protect existing green space, even if doing so limits new housing development.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Climate change is here and if we don’t have green space, the city will be experience more flooding.
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Q039 • Brampton should protect historic buildings, even if this prevents owners from making certain renovations.
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Your Position: Strongly disagree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q047 • Brampton should cover the cost of programs for low-income residents, even if this means other residents pay more.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: It depends on the programs.
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Q050 • Brampton should reduce speed limits on residential streets, even if it increases commute times.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: Noone pays attention to speed limits in this town anyway. I’d like to see more speed bumps in front of school zones.
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Q055 • Brampton should install more bike lanes.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: The city doesn’t need more bike lanes as we have a robust trail system that is even faster for cyclists to take from one point to another. I’d rather see wider sidewalks to accommodate mixed uses.
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Q060 • Brampton should increase the presence of police officers downtown.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: We don’t need police officers downtown, we need police officers enforcing traffic laws in other parts of the city.
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Q061 • How much should Brampton spend on policing?
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Your Position: Somewhat less
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Supporting Statement: The Peel region police chief is paid as if he’s running a billion dollar company. In reality, he’s running a billion dollar loss. We should pay him according to the income that is brought in.
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Q064 • Brampton should respond to public drug use with support services rather than police enforcement.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q065 • Brampton should spend more money to provide shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: Personally I wouldn’t focus on the money being spent on shelter but I’d rather see the city focus on zoning an area where we can assemble temporary housing to help people get back on their feet and integrated into society. This is a topic that would require more than a paragraph to answer.
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Q067 • People experiencing homelessness should be prevented from setting up encampments in public spaces.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q068 • Brampton should do more to prevent landlords from evicting tenants in order to raise rents.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: There are laws already in place for this. I’d rather see the city rezone houses that are being used as rooming homes and tax them as apartments. We have too many slumlords in this city.
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Q069 • Brampton should strictly enforce safety rules for rental housing, even if this means some units can no longer be rented out.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: People buy homes to raise a family in. They don’t buy single family dwellings to live next to a flop house.
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Q071 • Property developers should pay a greater share of the cost of road, water, and energy infrastructure needed to support new housing construction.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q074 • Brampton should spend more on flood prevention, even if it means higher taxes or utility fees.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q075 • Brampton should spend more on public libraries.
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Your Position: Somewhat agree
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Supporting Statement: I’d rather see less expansion of library buildings but more expansion of library services. If the library card be tied into city services, we could use the card to be used as a ‘One Brampton’ card that would allow access to buildings after hours for late night use.
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Q101 • Brampton should spend more on social housing, even if it means tax increases or cuts to other services.
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Your Position: Strongly disagree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q102 • Brampton should spend more to improve its public transit service, even if doing so leads to higher fares.
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Your Position: Somewhat disagree
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Supporting Statement: Not provided
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Q103 • Brampton should allocate more of its budget to improving roads, even if it means less funding for other core services.
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Your Position: Strongly agree
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Supporting Statement: One issue with Brampton roads is that they encourage speeding. The city needs more roundabouts to curb aggressive driving.
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Biography: Mike Dancy has called Brampton home since 2007. With more than 30 years of experience in technology, IT systems, and electronics recycling, Mike believes good government starts with asking questions, solving problems, and respecting taxpayers. As a husband, father, and content creator, he is committed to keeping residents informed through regular updates and honest communication.
Campaign Website: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelDancyBrampton
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Thank you for your time and dedication to the democratic process.
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
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ਮੈਂ ਚੋਣ ਕਿਉਂ ਲੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ
ਮੈਂ 2007 ਤੋਂ ਬ੍ਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ।
ਮੈਂ ਚੋਣ ਇਸ ਲਈ ਲੜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹਾਂ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਟੈਕਸ ਭਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਜੇਹੇ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦੇ ਮਿਲਣੇ ਚਾਹੀਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਸਵਾਲ ਪੁੱਛਣ, ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹੀ ਯਕੀਨੀ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਇਹ ਦੇਖਣ ਕਿ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਪੈਸਾ ਸਮਝਦਾਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਖਰਚ ਹੋਵੇ।
ਮੈਂ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਸਿਆਸਤਦਾਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਬਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ।
ਮੈਂ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਾ ਬਣਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ।
ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਤਰਜੀਹਾਂ
ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ
ਟ੍ਰੈਫਿਕ ਹਰ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ।
ਮੈਂ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਹਕੀਕਤੀ ਹੱਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ ਜੋ ਸੜਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਬਣਾਉਣ, ਭੀੜ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ, ਸੁਝਵੰਦੀ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹੀ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਚੌਰਾਹਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਬਣਾਉਣ।
ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼
ਬ੍ਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਹੋਰ ਘਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ।
ਪਰ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਬਿਹਤਰ ਰਿਹਾਇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ।
ਮੈਂ ਟਾਊਨਹਾਊਸ, ਕੋ-ਆਪ ਹਾਊਸਿੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਮੱਧਮ-ਘਣਤਾ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਬਸਤੀਆਂ ਵਰਗੇ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਹਾਊਸਿੰਗ ਹੱਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ, ਜੋ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਫਾਇਤੀ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੌਜੂਦਾ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਚਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਰੱਖਣ।
ਜਵਾਬਦੇਹੀ
ਨਵੇਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ, ਆਓ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰੀਏ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਕਰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਹਾਂ।
ਨਿਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਜਾਣਨ ਦਾ ਹੱਕ ਹੈ:
- ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟਾਂ ਦੀ ਲਾਗਤ ਕੀ ਹੈ
- ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਰੀ ਕਿਉਂ ਹੋ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ
- ਕੀ ਉਹ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਲਈ ਅਸਲ ਮੁੱਲ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ
ਹਰ ਟੈਕਸ ਡਾਲਰ ਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਖਰਚ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉਹ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਜੇਬ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਆਇਆ ਹੋਵੇ।
ਮਾਈਕ ਬਾਰੇ
- 2007 ਤੋਂ ਬ੍ਰੈਂਪਟਨ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ
- ਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਤਾ
- ਛੋਟੇ ਕਾਰੋਬਾਰ ਦੇ ਮਾਲਕ
- ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ (Content Creator)
- ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਮਰਥਕ
हिन्दी
मैं चुनाव क्यों लड़ रहा हूँ
मैं 2007 से ब्रैम्पटन में रह रहा हूँ।
मैं चुनाव इसलिए लड़ रहा हूँ क्योंकि मेरा मानना है कि करदाताओं को ऐसे प्रतिनिधि मिलने चाहिए जो सवाल पूछें, जवाबदेही सुनिश्चित करें और यह सुनिश्चित करें कि जनता का पैसा समझदारी से खर्च हो।
मैं जीवनभर का राजनेता नहीं बनना चाहता।
मैं आपका प्रतिनिधि बनना चाहता हूँ।
मेरी प्राथमिकताएँ
यातायात
यातायात हर निवासी को प्रभावित करता है।
मैं ऐसे व्यावहारिक समाधानों का समर्थन करता हूँ जो सड़कों को अधिक सुरक्षित बनाएं, ट्रैफिक जाम कम करें और बेहतर तकनीक, बेहतर योजना तथा अधिक जवाबदेही के माध्यम से चौराहों को सुरक्षित बनाएं।
आवास
ब्रैम्पटन को अधिक घरों की आवश्यकता है।
लेकिन हमें बेहतर आवास की भी आवश्यकता है।
मैं टाउनहाउस, सहकारी (को-ऑप) आवास और मध्यम-घनत्व वाले समुदायों जैसे व्यावहारिक आवास समाधानों का समर्थन करता हूँ, ताकि परिवारों को अधिक किफायती विकल्प मिलें और मौजूदा पड़ोस की पहचान बनी रहे।
जवाबदेही
नए प्रोजेक्ट शुरू करने से पहले, हमें उन परियोजनाओं को पूरा करना चाहिए जिनके लिए हम पहले ही भुगतान कर चुके हैं।
निवासियों को यह जानने का अधिकार है:
- परियोजनाओं की लागत कितनी है
- उनमें देरी क्यों हो रही है
- क्या वे वास्तव में जनता के लिए मूल्य प्रदान कर रही हैं
करदाताओं के हर डॉलर को ऐसे खर्च किया जाना चाहिए जैसे वह आपकी अपनी जेब से आया हो।
माइक के बारे में
- 2007 से ब्रैम्पटन निवासी
- पति और पिता
- 30 से अधिक वर्षों का प्रौद्योगिकी अनुभव
- कंटेंट क्रिएटर
- सामुदायिक हितों के समर्थक
اردو
میں الیکشن کیوں لڑ رہا ہوں
میں 2007 سے برامپٹن میں رہ رہا ہوں۔
میں الیکشن اس لیے لڑ رہا ہوں کیونکہ میرا یقین ہے کہ ٹیکس ادا کرنے والے شہری ایسے نمائندوں کے مستحق ہیں جو سوال کریں، جوابدہی کو یقینی بنائیں، اور یہ دیکھیں کہ عوام کا پیسہ سمجھداری سے خرچ ہو۔
میں ایک پیشہ ور سیاستدان نہیں بننا چاہتا۔
میں آپ کا نمائندہ بننا چاہتا ہوں۔
میری ترجیحات
ٹریفک
ٹریفک ہر رہائشی کو متاثر کرتی ہے۔
میں ایسے عملی حل کی حمایت کرتا ہوں جو سڑکوں کو محفوظ بنائیں، ٹریفک کی بھیڑ کم کریں، اور بہتر ٹیکنالوجی، بہتر منصوبہ بندی اور زیادہ جوابدہی کے ذریعے چوراہوں کو زیادہ محفوظ بنائیں۔
رہائش
برامپٹن کو مزید گھروں کی ضرورت ہے۔
لیکن ہمیں بہتر رہائش کی بھی ضرورت ہے۔
میں عملی رہائشی منصوبوں کی حمایت کرتا ہوں، جن میں ٹاؤن ہاؤسز، کوآپریٹو ہاؤسنگ (Co-op Housing)، اور درمیانی کثافت والی رہائشی آبادیاں شامل ہیں، تاکہ خاندانوں کو زیادہ قابلِ استطاعت رہائش کے مواقع ملیں اور موجودہ محلوں کی شناخت برقرار رہے۔
جوابدہی
نئے منصوبے شروع کرنے سے پہلے، ہمیں ان منصوبوں کو مکمل کرنا چاہیے جن کے لیے ہم پہلے ہی ادائیگی کر چکے ہیں۔
رہائشیوں کو یہ جاننے کا حق ہے:
- منصوبوں پر کتنی لاگت آ رہی ہے
- ان میں تاخیر کیوں ہو رہی ہے
- کیا وہ واقعی عوام کے لیے فائدہ مند ثابت ہو رہے ہیں
ٹیکس کا ہر ڈالر اس طرح خرچ ہونا چاہیے جیسے وہ آپ کی اپنی جیب سے آیا ہو۔
مائیک کے بارے میں
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ગુજરાતી
હું ચૂંટણી કેમ લડી રહ્યો છું
હું 2007થી બ્રેમ્પ્ટનમાં રહું છું.
હું ચૂંટણી એટલા માટે લડી રહ્યો છું કારણ કે મારું માનવું છે કે કરદાતાઓ એવા પ્રતિનિધિઓને લાયક છે જે પ્રશ્નો પૂછે, જવાબદારી સુનિશ્ચિત કરે અને જાહેર નાણાંનો સમજદારીપૂર્વક ઉપયોગ થાય તેની ખાતરી કરે.
હું જીવનભરનો રાજકારણી બનવા માંગતો નથી.
હું તમારો પ્રતિનિધિ બનવા માંગું છું.
મારી પ્રાથમિકતાઓ
ટ્રાફિક
ટ્રાફિક દરેક રહેવાસીને અસર કરે છે.
હું એવા વ્યવહારુ ઉકેલોને સમર્થન આપું છું જે રસ્તાઓને વધુ સુરક્ષિત બનાવે, ટ્રાફિકની ભીડ ઘટાડે અને વધુ સારી ટેક્નોલોજી, સ્માર્ટ આયોજન અને વધુ જવાબદારી દ્વારા ચોરાહાઓને વધુ સુરક્ષિત બનાવે.
આવાસ
બ્રેમ્પ્ટનને વધુ ઘરોની જરૂર છે.
પરંતુ આપણને વધુ સારું આવાસ પણ જોઈએ.
હું ટાઉનહાઉસ, સહકારી (કો-ઓપ) આવાસ અને મધ્યમ-ઘનતાવાળા રહેણાંક વિસ્તારો જેવા વ્યવહારુ આવાસ ઉકેલોને સમર્થન આપું છું, જેથી પરિવારોને વધુ પરવડે તેવા વિકલ્પો મળે અને હાલના વિસ્તારોનું સ્વરૂપ જળવાઈ રહે.
જવાબદારી
નવા પ્રોજેક્ટ શરૂ કરતાં પહેલાં, ચાલો ખાતરી કરીએ કે જે પ્રોજેક્ટ માટે આપણે પહેલેથી જ ચૂકવણી કરી છે તે પૂર્ણ થયા છે.
રહેવાસીઓને જાણવાનો અધિકાર છે:
- પ્રોજેક્ટનો ખર્ચ કેટલો છે
- તેમાં વિલંબ શા માટે થયો છે
- શું તે ખરેખર લોકોને લાભ આપી રહ્યા છે
દરેક કરનો ડોલર એવો ખર્ચવો જોઈએ જાણે તે તમારા પોતાના ખિસ્સામાંથી આવ્યો હોય.
માઇક વિશે
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- પતિ અને પિતા
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- કન્ટેન્ટ ક્રિએટર
- સમુદાયના હિતોના સમર્થક
