Advocacy Initiatives
Fall Municipal Election 2026
Halton residents go to the polls Monday October 26 to elect their municipal representation across the region. Your CARP Halton chapter will be in contact with every candidate running in each of the 42 constituencies across Halton (Milton 9, Halton Hills 11, Burlington 7 and Oakville 15). Each candidate will be asked the following question;
“If elected, what steps or actions would you take to improve the lives of seniors in your constituency?”
Below you will find the list of candidates in each of our municipalities. We will ask candidates to limit their responses to 250 words. Their responses, or lack thereof, will be posted beneath their names.
Halton Chapter encourages all seniors in Halton to vote. Local politicians know that Seniors are a large voting block and with our strong voice we can have a big impact on election results. We hope the responses we get to our question will help you choose who will get your vote.
Burlington
Mayor
Marianne Meed Ward
Rory Nisan
Lisa Kearns
Keith Demoe
Yugalkeesor Ramdhonee
Ward 1
Kelvin Galbraith
Cheryl Hurst
James Kerr
Robert Radway
Ward 2
Masha Brar
Sean Campbell
Gary Carr
Jeremy Gaetan
Ward 3
Tony Brecknock
\Mark Carr
Lisa Cooper
Kyle Hutton
Katy Moore
Ward 4
Chris Carter
Olivia Duke
Ward 5
Kristy Dickinson
Alex Don
Brian Machan
Paul Sharman
Ward 6
Angelo Bentivegna
Osob Adus
Bianca Bielski
Oakville
Mayor
Rob Burton
Jeff Knoll
Julia Hanna
Arvind Choudhary
Sean O’Meara
Ward 1 Town Councillor
Alexandra Caldwell
Amir Henry
David Imrie
Pierce Lang
Nancy Orenburg
Ward 1 Town and Regional Councillor
Jonathan McNeice Acclaimed
Ward 2 Town Councillor
Ray Chisholm
Ayesha Khawaja
Sana Waqar
Ward 2 Town and Regional Councillor
Zena Al-Mudaris
Desmond Jordan
Sarah Perkin
Stacey Saunders
Ward 3 Town Councillor Morgan Elliott
Jen Zhou
Ward 3 Town and Regional Councillor
Janet Haslett-Theall
acclaimed
Ward 4 Town Councillor
Peter Longo
Luba Slanina
Syed Tahir
Ward 4 Town and Regional Councillor
Kashif Chaudry
Suzan Chong
Vandana Giri
Roger Lapworth
Hutchison Lee
Farah Shamim
Ward 5 Town Councillor
Jerome Adamo
Mirsab Fasih
Sue Heddle
Thane Mitches
Matt Ray Smith
Audrey Wubbenhorst
Ward 5 Town and Regional Councillor
MacKenzie Grant
Orla Johnston
Michael Reid
Ward 6 Town Councillor
Natalia Lishchyna
Pierre Sauvageot
Smita Tulane
Ward 6 Town and Regional Councillor
Tom Adam’s- acclaimed
Ward 7 Town Councillor
Ali Hosney
Zulfi Malik
Scott Xie
Ward 7 Town and Regional Councillor
Gagenpreet Darar
Bilal Kader
Nav Nanda
Ajay Rosha
Vick Walia
Halton Hills
Mayor
Jason Brass
Ann Lawlor
Ivan Bosnjak
Regional Councillor, Wards 1 and 2
Hillary Spurr
Alex Hilton
Regional Councillor, Wards 3 and 4
Chantal Garneau
D’Arcy Keene
Councillor Ward 1 (2 to be elected)
Kevin Carruthers
Mike Albano
Anthony Galati
Shanna Maltby
Councillor, Ward 2 (2 to be elected)
Matt Kindboom
Ken Paige
Daniel Dragicevic
Jasvir Sochi
Councillor Ward 3 (2 to be elected)
Anita Bergsma
Maeve Sharkey
Ron Norris
Wendy Farrow-Reed
Councillor, Ward 4 (2 to be elected)
Bob Inglis
Tyler McFadden Christopher Power
Aditee Goswami
Hardeep Ghuman
Seema Tunio
Waldo Paquette
Kimberly Roy
Halton Chapter’s 2025 Advocacy Survey and Ongoing Actions
The results of the Halton Chapters Advocacy Survey were shared with members and local MPPS during meetings in January. The survey, completed by over 760 members, overwhelmingly identified health care wait times, aging at home and long term care availability as the most critical concerns. The presentation highlighted that 75+ seniors are the fastest growing age group, and the current health care system cannot absorb demand without innovations in how health care is resourced and delivered. CARP’s priority actions identified included building an aging at home first system, prioritizing wellness and prevention, expanding healthcare workforce capability and emphasizing healthcare and social services in high schools vs technology. The presentation was well received by local MPPS who committed to raising the concerns with provincial health care, finance and seniors ministries.
