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Alvin Tedjo

Ward 2 City Councillor and Region of Peel Regional Councillor

Tedjo was first elected to council in 2022
Currently a Board Member of the Great Lakes and St.Lawrence Cities Initiative, Credit Valley Conservation, and Conservation Halton
Previously was Director of Strategy and Communications at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)
Previously ran for Ontario Liberal Party leader
Served as Director of Government Relations at Sheridan College and Senior Policy Advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities
Tedjo is currently on the following committees: City of Mississauga, City Council, Audit Committee, Budget Committee, Combating Racism, Discrimination and Hatred Advisory Committee, Environmental Action Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Mississauga Cycling Advisory Committee, Clarkson Village BIA

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Alvin Tedjo’s Priority Issues

Better fiscal management and freezing your property taxes

Making Mississauga a great place to live.

Improving community safety and preventing crime

Lowering cost of of living in Mississauga.

Alvin’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

How will you strengthen relationships and trust between police services and Muslim communities?

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I want to encourage more Mississauga residents who are interested in policing to choose Peel Police so that they can police the communities that they actually live in. This would result in more culturally informed policing, and strengthen trust with ethnic and religious communities.

How will you work with mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim organizations to improve community safety and emergency preparedness?

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My crime platform includes plans to connect religious institutions with federal funding for security purposes, and to create an event safety coordination unit to support religious gatherings and community events for prepare for emergencies, traffic management, and security.

What steps will you take to address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination?

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I would direct police to conduct proactive outreach and monitoring for Islamophobic or discriminatory criminal behaviour. I would support greater visibility for Muslims in City of Mississauga programming to show broader community support, and I would create a formal Muslim Advisory Committee to be a part of the City’s anti-discrimination efforts.

How will you ensure Muslim residents and community organizations have a meaningful voice in municipal decision-making?

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I would create the Muslim Advisory Committee which would have formal recognition as an advisory body at the City of Mississauga. This would empower Muslim voices to guide decision-making within City procedures. This is more integrated into the City’s practices than mayoral advisory groups which are not permanent.

How will you support Muslim organizations that provide community services, settlement support, youth programming, food assistance, and other essential services?

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As part of my policy planning, I will engage religious community organizations offering non-profit services to become partners. This way the City can open up funding streams to support those organizations and expand opportunities for residents.

How can the city provide a more nuanced approach to zoning for religious institutions (such as mosques) given their practices, cultures and needs differ?

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I have been proud to work with the religious institutions in my ward to expand zoning to support mosque and religious school expansions. Mississauga’s zoning model is outdated, so I would work to modernize it to include the recognition of religious gathering spaces.

What do you think is the greatest problem the ward is facing, and how do you plan to address it?

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The greatest issue facing the City of Mississauga is affordability. I plan to address this by freezing property taxes for everyone, building more homes so that we can expand our tax base and reduce the cost of housing and rent, and support local businesses so that we can strengthen the local economy and ensure job security for residents.

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