By Pepper Parr
May 2nd, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
With the federal election out of the way – the political crowd will turn their attention to the next municipal election, October of 2026
The Gazette ran a readership survey recently – we sat on the results while the leadership mess at the federal level got resolved.
One of the questions we asked was:
Ward 2 Councillor Lisa Kearns has said she would run for Mayor in 2026
52% of the respondents said None of the above
Could Ward 1 Councillor Galbraith be a contender for the office of Mayor in 2026?
27% of the respondents said Lisa Kearns was their choice
15% of the respondents said Kelvin Galbraith was their choice
Councillors Nisan and Stolte were named by 1 person each.
Some of the comments were pretty direct:
None of the above, I’d like a change
I know little about Kearns and Stolte.Paul has had lots of practice and has gotten Bateman and Skyway Arena for Ward 5 but I feel he is in bed with Developers.The other 3 are lightweight and look after their own careers rather than citizens.
Want the mayor to have previous council experience
Feel like we need new leadership and it also seems like it should come externally
Lisa was my councillor until a recent move. She was available and open to hearing about issues.
Emily Brown didn’t win her seat because she is known to be crusty and not liked. Certainly not a viable replacement for MMW
Another title seeker! No thanks.!
I would like to see Emily Brown take a run .Very impressive young lady.Now has better name recognition than most of council.