It's Your Turn
to Be Heard.
Present, not polished. Real conversations for Ward 5 on safety, taxes, and infrastructure.
A Neighbour Who Listens. A Leader Who Shows Up.
My daughter took her first steps on a path by the lake. Her fingers gripped mine so tight I could feel her heartbeat through them. She wobbled. She fell. She laughed like it was the funniest thing that had ever happened to her. And she reached right back up for my hand and tried again.
I remember standing there thinking: I would do anything to keep this place safe for her.
That path, that lake, the daycare where I hand her off every morning, the community center gym down the road: that's Ward 5. That's not a district on a map to me. It's the ground my daughter is learning to walk on.
I've Done This Work Before, Just Without a Vote.
This isn't just personal. It's something I already do for a living. I've worked inside city halls across the GTA, not as a politician, but as the person in the room making sure public infrastructure actually gets built right, on budget, for the people who'll use it. Different municipalities, different councils, same job: sit with people whose lives get disrupted by municipal initiatives, a resident whose park is torn up, a neighbour who lost the parking spot they'd used for years, and find a way through it together.
That experience taught me something simple: the job of a city councillor isn't to have all the answers. It's to listen first, ask hard questions, understand the actual impact on real people, and then make decisions that reflect what you heard.
I serve as a Council-appointed member of Oshawa's Accessibility Advisory Committee. I've sat in the room reviewing real development plans, pushing for the curb ramps and sidewalk widths that decide whether a stroller—or a wheelchair, or a walker—can actually get through. I've already been showing up. I'm ready to bring that same approach to City Council.
Safety. Taxes. Infrastructure. What I'm Hearing and Where I'll Start.
These are the issues I'm hearing most often. Here's what I believe City Hall can do better, and the actions I'll push for if elected.
Safety That Residents Feel
Better coordination between police, outreach and services. Clear accountability. Public reporting.
Read Full Commitment →Taxes & Accountability
Clear budget tracking. Ward 5 investment updates. Plain-language reporting. No guessing where money goes.
Read Full Commitment →Infrastructure Reality
Pothole and sidewalk tracking. Street lighting priorities. Public status updates. Clear response timelines.
Read Full Commitment →More Questions. Clear Answers.
Safety, taxes and infrastructure are my three core Ward 5 priorities. I've also answered detailed questions on affordability, workers, public services, downtown Oshawa and other issues.
Read Where I Stand →My Vote Compass responses will also be publicly available when Vote Compass launches in late September.
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What would you change about Ward 5?
Safety, taxes, infrastructure, something else entirely, whatever's on your mind. I read every answer myself.
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