Nisan keeps the location of his first campaign meeting secret - announces a three pillar platform

By Gazette Staff

June 1^st, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

Rory Nisan held his first campaign to be elected Mayor of the City on Sunday at a downtown location.

That location wasn’t made public – Nisan appears to have wanted his people in the room and not those who might have some pointed questions.

The campaign is reported to have three pillars

Fiscal responsibility

Affordability

Quality of life.

Nisan didn’t have much to say about any of the three other than to point out that business people have two ways to get control of the finances: earn more – spend less.

Nisan: his budgets would be tied to the rate of inflation. No word on what he would cut if he had to.

City’s said Nisan have a third option, which is to tax the public.

The “dozens” of people at the meeting  are  reported to have chanted Rory, Rory, Rory.

Nisan said he said no to the city’s last three budgets. Instead, his potential budgets would be more tied to the rate of inflation.

Nisan is reported to have said Council “will be a real team of seven, which is something that has been lacking lately.”

Nisan did a whack job on Councillor Sharman and his pension benefits.

On that note, Nisan is correct.  The whack job he did on Councillor Sharman over his pension benefits was close to the most disgusting behaviour seen at what has been a very divisive Council.  The only one who bests Nisan is Mayor Meed Ward and her rant on Councillor Stolte.

The event, filled with handshakes, hugs, and photos, included only a brief speech from the councillor, and was otherwise an informal interaction between him and supporters.

Burlington Today reports that “Nisan has served as Ward 3 Councillor since 2018. He was previously a Senior Police Advisor with Foreign Affairs Canada.”

Foreign Affairs department is officially known as Global Affairs Canada,

He was not a “police” advisor.  The role he held was not a Senior position.  He did advance work for meetings that were scheduled by Global Affairs Canada.