Mississauga Ward 10

Biography: Hamza Bajwa is a personal injury law clerk; according to LinkedIn, he currently works at Scarfone Hawkins LLP in Hamilton. He previously ran for city councillor in Ward 10 in 2022, winning a little over 8 percent of votes cast.

Platform: Bajwa’s platform mentions developing a flood mitigation plan for the Lisgar District, “challenging” increases in property tax and a fairer regional funding arrangement, and more transparency around the ongoing widening of Ninth Line road. He wants to “scrutinize regional spending pressures” including the growing Peel police budget.

Biography: Suha Hashim is a paralegal and notary public based in Mississauga.

Platform: Hashim’s platform includes investment in community spaces, improved municipal services like snow clearing, and support for families and seniors. She wants better safety in the community, including road safety.

Biography: Little information is available online about Aatish Jamal. According to his website, he built a restaurant business which he sold in 2020, and has been working in the child care sector since 2017.

Platform: Jamal’s platform includes improving access to community spaces, and creating an online dashboard to share developments at City Hall that are relevant to Ward 10 residents. He wants to scrutinize the city’s external spending. Jamal proposes a data-driven approach to addressing traffic and public safety, and wants to expand infrastructure to make sure youth, families, and seniors are thriving.

Biography: Sue McFadden has been the councillor for Ward 10 for the past two decades. First elected in 2006, McFadden previously spent six years as a trustee at the Peel District School Board. In her last few years on council, she supported the construction of the $51 million Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park, and the proposed widening of Ninth Line Road to four lanes. She currently sits on a number of city committees including the Student Traffic Safety Action Committee and the Advertising Review Panel. She also sits on regional committees including Conservation Halton, the Peel Housing Corporation, and the Peel Regional Police Internet Safety Committee.

In addition to her contributions to council, McFadden is also known for her run-ins with Mississauga mayors, both old and new. In 2010, she came under fire for comparing then-Mayor Hazel McCallion to Adolf Hitler, sparking and then withdrawing an investigation into the mayor’s alleged bullying. Then, in 2018, she was removed from her role as chair of the Peel Regional Police Services Board days after her text exchanges with then-councillor (and current mayor) Carolyn Parrish, and the latter’s comments about a Black police officer, were made public. Parrish was docked five-days pay and ordered to take sensitivity training. As for McFadden’s removal, she called it a “retaliatory measure.”

McFadden has been at the forefront of council conversations around handling the controversial Ridgeway Plaza, a west-Mississauga strip mall known for its large unsanctioned community gatherings and their resulting risk of noise and traffic.

McFadden ran as a Conservative in Mississauga-Streetsville in the 2025 federal election, coming second to Liberal winner Rechie Valdez.

Platform: McFadden’s platform mentions community safety and crime prevention, school zone safety, affordability, and storm water management. She emphasizes her opposition to building a large data centre in Mississauga.

Biography: Salman Tariq is the founder and CEO of Dovercourt Immigration, which focuses on assisting applicants to the Start-Up Visa program for entrepreneurs (the program is currently paused indefinitely). He was the New Democratic Party’s candidate for Mississauga-Erin Mills in the 2019 federal election, losing to Liberal Iqra Khalid. He also sought to join the Progressive Conservative party to represent the same riding in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election, but was unsuccessful.

Platform: Tariq does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.