Mississauga Ward 6

Biography: Michael Bastian says he is an executive leader with experience in health care, human resources, long-term care home administration, facilities management, labour relations, and construction. He is a certified human resources professional. On LinkedIn, Bastian says he is a facilities supervisor at the Region of Peel. In his role as administrator of a nursing home in Brantford, Ont., Bastian sat on the board of directors of the Grand River Council on Aging.

Platform: Bastian says his priorities are “community-first representation,” smart growth and housing affordability, community safety and crime prevention, and making city hall more efficient. He wants to maintain transit, infrastructure, and parks. He commits to holding quarterly town halls in every neighbourhood in the ward, advocating for homeowners’ associations, bringing in stricter checks and balances on high-density developments, providing funding for neighbourhood watch programs, and keeping property taxes down.

Biography: Javed Dean says he is the chairman of the Canadian Council of Pakistani Christians and is a former Christian radio host. He also works as a product advisor at Milton Toyota.

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

Biography: Gurcharan Guleria says he is a mobile veterinarian, veteran and business owner.

Platform: Guleria wants to address rising property taxes, public safety, traffic, road conditions, parks, and public services.

Biography: Joe Horneck has been the councillor for Ward 6 since 2022, when he unseated 12-year incumbent Ron Starr. As councillor, Horneck defended the city’s decision to waive development fees for housing projects ready to begin immediate construction. He also urged the province to create a centralized intake line for intimate partner violence shelters, so that survivors would only have to tell their story once instead of repeatedly. He moved a motion to get the city to cover development fees for a food bank, and pushed to expand outdoor movie nights to parks in every ward. He says he’s also worked to provide new speed bumps, signalized crosswalks, and improvements to public transit. He argues that the city can save money by avoiding sole-sourced contracts and poorly planned expenses.

Before running for council, Horneck says he worked in executive roles at major financial institutions.

Platform: Horneck says his work is focused on three priorities: safer streets, fair taxes and strong neighbourhoods. He commits to improving the city’s response to issues like fallen trees and broken street lights by pushing for a customer service system that lets residents see the status of their issue.

Biography: Little information is available online about Ahmad Reshad Hatefi. According to LinkedIn, he works in cyber security.

Platform: On his website, Hatefi says his priorities are affordable housing; safer neighbourhoods through more policing and better street lighting; support for seniors; more support for families, like child care and recreation; better transportation; cleaner public spaces; and reducing red tape for local businesses.

Biography: Martina Wood is a chartered accountant, breast cancer survivor, and patient advocate. She has also sat on the Trillium Health Partners’ Patient and Family Advisory Council. She’s written two books about breast cancer.

Platform: In an interview with Modern Mississauga, Wood says that she is concerned about the potential that large AI data centres will be built in Mississauga. She says that these projects need agreements and approvals that are structured to protect residents and the environment. She tells Modern Mississauga that her key campaign priorities are getting value for tax payers, visible and accountable police, responsible growth and development, and a responsive city hall. She also mentions getting Mississauga a fairer deal in its contributions to the Peel region budget, including for policing.