2022 Mississauga Election Profiles - Ward 7 Candidate Mark Freeland

Leading up to the 2022 Mississauga elections, Modern Mississauga Media reached out to all incumbents and candidates via email with the same set of questions to help our community learn more about them leading up to the Monday, October 24, 2022 election.
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1. What ward are you running in and why are you running for Mississauga City Council?
I am running in Mississauga Ward 7 - Cooksville. I am running to challenge the establishment politicians to represent their constituents and address issues like housing and affordability.

2. What makes you stand out over other candidates?
I am a genuine working class candidate. I am a labourer and activist.

3. What are your top 3 campaign priorities?
Free public transit for all. Freeze property taxes on families. Increase and enforce requirements for new development to include affordable housing. Redirect the police budget.

4. If you could change one thing about Mississauga's zoning laws, what would it be?
Affordable housing requirements.

5. How do you plan to actively involve and include residents in decisions?
By being involved in community activism and keeping an open door policy to learn from experts and residents about the challenges they face and the best solutions. I believe in community governance and mutual aid. Constituents should help form policy.

6. What budget item is the most important to your ward?
Redirecting police budgets to hospitals, schools and other first responders.

7. What are three of your favourite aspects of Mississauga?
It's cultural and ethnic diversity and it's green spaces.

8. How will you be supporting our local businesses if elected?
I plan to freeze property taxes on small businesses as well as primary residences while raising them on vacant units.

9. What does Mississauga currently excel at?
Integration and respect for newcomers.

10. How would you communicate with residents and what communication standards can voters expect?
By any and all means. I hope for my office to be a community hub providing meaningful aid to Ward 7.

11. Please provide your campaign website
municipal.socialistalliance.ca