Biography: Ramsha Haq is the founder of Synergy Consulting, an IT consulting firm. According to her website, she says she has a background in public policy and has worked with federal and provincial agencies.

Platform: Haq’s platform includes responsible spending, community safety measures such as strengthening coordination with Peel Regional Police, and balancing growth with concerns over neighbourhood character. She says she “loves” ChatGPT and AI but supports greater community consultation on the subject of local data centre development; her website features a data centre decision tracker.

Biography: Anwar Knight was a weather and news anchor for CTV news nearly two decades before joining the Weather Network as a national anchor. He has taught journalism at Seneca and Humber colleges, and is the founder of the Hold Schools Accountable Parent Network–a parent-led organization advocating for increased transparency in Ontario’s school boards regarding violent incidents and bullying. He is an Honorary Governor at Lymphoma Canada and was awarded a Friends of the Credit Conservation Award for environmental awareness in 2022.

Platform: Knight’s platform includes creating a Ward 9 community action hub, a “transparency dashboard” where residents can track local developments, and protecting the environment by addressing issues such as illegal dumping. He wants better proactive enforcement of city bylaws, and supports visible community policing and the use of technology to prevent crime, though he does not elaborate on which technologies he means. He wants to balance environmental and community impacts with economic ones when assessing projects like data centres.

Biography: Martin Reid is the incumbent councillor for Ward 9. First elected in 2022 after being endorsed by outgoing councillor Pat Saito, who represented the ward for 31 years, Reid sits on a number of city committees, including the Planning and Development Committee, and the Combatting Racism, Discrimination, and Hatred Advisory Committee. He is known for moving a successful motion to make transit free for children and limit the fare for seniors to $1, as well as spearheading an anti-renoviction bylaw. He came under fire earlier this year for supporting plans to build a large-scale data centre in his ward, which he now opposes after witnessing backlash from the community during a town hall he organized to consult them on the proposal.

Reid is endorsed by the Peel Regional Labour Council.

Platform: Reid’s platform includes advocating for a more balanced tax and budget system for the Peel region, inclusionary zoning, and investing in wraparound services as a means of preventing crime. He wants to expand green spaces and access to the arts for youth in school. He is a cyclist and supports both better infrastructure for bike riders and improved regulation of e-scooters.

Biography: No information could be found online about this candidate at the time of publishing. He previously ran in the same ward in the 2022 municipal election.

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

Biography: Little information is available online about Mohanad Assal. According to his LinkedIn, he works as a security analyst at Loblaws.

Platform: Assal does not have a platform available online at the time of publication. In response to questions posed by Mississauga.com, he says his priorities are transparency, academic excellence, parental involvement, and “working to restore trustee oversight and end provincial supervision.”

Biography: Jeff Clark is the incumbent trustee for Ward 9 and 10. He was first elected in 2022. Over the course of the past term, he has served on committees including the special education advisory committee, the budget development committee, and the curriculum, equity and student well-being committee. Clark told an election survey from Mississauga.com that he works as an assistant department manager at a grocery store .

Platform: Clark does not have a platform available online at the time of publication. In response to questions posed by Mississauga.com, he says he doesn’t want to let marginalized youth and their families “fall victim to budget cuts.” He adds that special education is underfunded, and that he will continue to ensure that “every cent” goes towards the classroom.

Biography: Brea Corbet has been the trustee for Wards 9 and 10 since 2018. She is a registered kinesiologist, and also says she is a certified disability management professional. As a trustee, she’s advocated for stricter dress codes, and has spoken out about vandalism and bullying in bathrooms. During a debate over whether or not 2SLGBTQIA+ Pride flags would be flown outside Catholic schools, Corbet introduced a motion that would allow the flags to be raised — but it was voted down by her colleagues. “Our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities need to know that they matter as well,” she said at the time.

Corbet has the endorsement of the Dufferin-Peel (OECTA) Elementary Unit, the association representing elementary Catholic teachers.

Platform: Corbet says she wants to be a strong voice for students and families, provide accountable leadership, and deliver results. She emphasizes the importance of safe schools and putting students first.

Biography: Little information is available online about Mathew Thomas. He previously ran for Dufferin-Peel Catholic board trustee in Mississauga’s Ward 4 in 2018, and again in 2022, most recently coming second out of two candidates.

Platform: Thomas says he stands for strengthening the Catholic identity of schools, advocating for inclusive schools, and listening to educators, staff, and parents. He wants to ensure the board’s resources are focused on students. He says he wants to provide students with “future-ready skills” in financial literacy, technology, AI, and skilled trades. Thomas says he’ll promote mental health awareness and health education. He advocates for accessible, inclusive programs in sports and extracurricular activities. Thomas also says he wants to create equal opportunities for students to thrive, regardless of their circumstances.

Biography: No information could be found online about this candidate at the time of publishing.

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

Biography: Pierre Gregory has been a trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde since 2022, representing Hamilton-Wentworth, Halton, and Brant. He won by acclamation because he ran unopposed in that election.

Gregory has nearly 30 years of experience in education, including as a teacher at a French-language high school. He has previously worked at the Ministry of Education as part of the unit responsible for curriculum development in French-language schools in Ontario. As trustee, Gregory sat on the board’s Parents’ Participation Committee.

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

Biography: Little information is available online about Mahmad Neezam Chutoo. On LinkedIn, he says he works in bilingual customer service at Aimia, a Toronto-based investment holding company.

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

Biography: Jennifer Green Frank is running unopposed and therefore has already been elected by acclamation at the Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. She is a registered immigration consultant with the immigration consulting firm Keith C.A. Frank & Associates. Green Frank is a citizen member of Mississauga’s Governance Committee and on the faculty at Ashton College, an online career college.

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