Halton Region · Municipal Elections
Your Streets Are on the Ballot
Election Day:
Whether you walk, cycle, take transit or drive, you deserve to get around Halton safely. Find out where your candidates stand, and vote for streets that work for everyone.
Get Ready to Vote
Ontario’s municipal elections are this fall. On your ballot you’ll choose your:
- Mayor
- Regional Councillor
- Local Councillor
- School Board Trustee
Candidate lists, voting locations and advance voting dates are on your city’s official election page. Not sure which city you’re in? See the Halton Region elections overview.
Not on the voters’ list yet? The online registration deadline has passed, but you can still register in person. See Elections Ontario for how. For general information about voter registration, visit registertovoteon.ca.
Where the Candidates Stand
We asked every municipal candidate in Burlington and Oakville the same eight questions about transit, road safety and active transportation. Choose your city, then your ward or the mayor’s race, to read their answers and see how we scored their responses.
How we score responses
Burlington
Burlington candidates:
Check out the survey conducted by our friends at BurlingtonGreen!
Oakville
How We Score Responses
Every response is reviewed against a detailed rubric so candidates are assessed consistently and fairly. We don’t publish the rubric itself, but each response is scored from 0 to 4 in the four categories below. Across every category we’re looking for the same thing: real awareness of the issue, and a willingness to act on it – not just supportive language.
Scores are based only on survey responses. We score what each candidate wrote in their survey, not their voting record, past statements or campaign platform. A score is not an endorsement. Safe Streets Halton is non-partisan and does not endorse any candidate.
- AmbitionHow ambitious a candidate’s vision is for safer streets.
- Where the Money GoesHow a candidate would prioritize transportation spending.
- A Network for EveryoneHow a candidate would make it easier and safer to get around.
- Health and EnvironmentHow a candidate sees the links between transportation, health, the environment and land use.
Questions You Can Ask
These are the questions we asked every candidate. Ask your own candidates at the door, at a debate or by email – the same ones or your own version – and see how they answer.
- What do you use to get around?
- How do you envision transit expanding in the future? What will you do to improve transit rider experience and accessibility?
- How far have we come in regards to achieving Vision Zero (eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries), and what actions would you take to achieve it?
- Will you support transportation investments with a focus on safety?
- How will you improve the experience of walking and cycling on our streets and trails? How will you address barriers such as provincial highways?
- Do you support expanding bicycle infrastructure, which has been shown to improve the safety of all those travelling?
- How do you see transportation’s effect on people’s health and the environment (local and global)?
- Are there any land-use policy changes that you would make to ensure that people can get around without a car?
Why Not Milton or Halton Hills?
Safe Streets Halton is a small, volunteer-run organization, and right now we don’t have organized volunteer capacity in Milton or Halton Hills to run this survey properly there. We’d love to cover all four municipalities in a future election.
Safe Streets Halton is a non-partisan organization. We do not endorse any party or candidate, and survey scores are not endorsements.