Actions and Words as interpreted by Sean Campbell

By Pepper Parr

May 31^st, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

Actions speak louder than words -that is more true in the world of politics.

About six months ago we became aware of Burlington Helping Burlington; a group of people that raise funds and then give those funds to orgabnizatins that need money to serve the community.

Burlington Helping Burlington has a good story to tell – you can find them HERE.   Burlington Helping Burlington (BHB) is a volunteer-based, registered charitable foundation that brings businesses, charities, and community members together to support local causes that matter most.

Sean Campbell

One of the people leading the organization is Sean Campbell.

I first met Sean at the Lisa Kearns event in Civic Square when she made it known that she would be running for Mayor.

I sensed then that he would be seeking public office.  At the time he didn’t deny he might be running and said he would rather than we not publishing anyting.  He added that when he was ready to announce his intentions he would be in touch. He actually said he would “tell me first”.  An immediate sign in my experience was that this man is not going to deliver on his word.

I crossed path a little later when Sean attended one of Lisa’s ward meetings.

Gary Carr, current Chair of Halton Regional Council was also in the room.  Why I wondered was Gary Carr in the room.  Was he a potential ward 2 candidate?

Brad Harness, publisher of the Burlington Independent, was also in the room.

I met Sean a third time at the Lisa Kearns Election Platform event.  He told me at that time he would be filing his nomination papers on the Friday.

We talked a bit about what he would be up against with Gary Carr now in the race for the ward 2 seat.  We talked a bit about his background and I said at the time that I would want to do an in-depth interview just as soon as he was named as a candidate on the City MyVote website.

Sean Campbell

I emailed Sean and left several (that means three or more) phone messages.  None of the email was answered nor were any of the phone calls returned. That made the “I’ll call you first” statement a little on the hollow side.

Then I saw the news report in another media that had some detail on Sean’s background.

I wondered if we should reach out again and decided not to make another call or sesnd another email.

Instead write on our experience with Sean Campbell and let the public decide on how Sean interprets the words “action” and “words”