By Pepper Parr
June 23rd, 2026
BURLINGTON, ON.
Kyle Hutton has been around local politics for close to a decade.
Kyle Hutton: an environmentalist who wants to see a more responsible government at City Hall.
He was active in the Liberal campaign that elected Karina Gould as Burlington’s MP
He ran as a provincial Green Party candidate, as well as running for the Greens in a federal election.
He is a quiet person, no bluster or strong statements that can’t be supported.
He is employed as an analyst for a not-for-profit based in British Columbia that is focused on environmental issues. It’s a full-time job
Hutton has been a resident of Ward 3 for all of his adult life, and decided to be a candidate when he learned that Rory Nisan had decided to run for Mayor, leaving the Council seat open.
Part of what drives Hutton is a primary goal: ”getting us back on track.” Affordable housing, community safety, and responsible government are the levers Hutton wants to pull on to bring the movement for a better Burlington to City Hall.
Hutton was born in Hamilton, the family moved to Burlington when he was 12. Attended MMR High School and then Sheridan College, where he completed a program that included psychology, sociology and other liberal arts subjects.
Hutton publishes a Substack that he uses to comment on what’s working and not working in the world we live in.
Kyle Hutton is 36, if elected he might be the first under-40 Councillor to serve. That in itself is a really positive sign.
Hutton says there are about 12,000 voters in Ward 3. So far he has knocked on 1,200 of those doors. “There are a lot of aroused voters out there” said Hutton
You can reach Hutton at:
- Phone: 289-635-3157
- Email: kyle@kylehutton.ca
- Website: kylehutton.ca
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I remember Kyle (I’ll run for anything) Hutton best as the man who gave us Natalie Pierre as our MPP. In the last provincial election, he ran as a Green Party candidate in the Burlington riding. He secured over 1000 votes in a contest that he was never going to win. That was the contest that Andrea Grebenc, a most worthy candidate imho, lost by 41 votes. It is highly likely that the majority of Hutton’s supporters would have been more ideologically aligned with Grebenc than the further right, never-show Pierre. As such, had he withdrawn from the race and openly thrown his support behind Grebenc, it is likely that we wouldn’t be suffering with Pierre for 4 more years. I can’t wait for him to knock on my door.
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