Oakville

Rob Burton

Incumbent
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  • Incumbent mayor
  • Master of Science degree in journalism from Columbia University
  • Worked at the CBC to launch Marketplace
  • Founded YTV, Canada’s TV network for children and young people
  • Served on the board of the Directors’ Guild of Canada and founded and chaired the Ontario Production Industry Council, the alliance of business and labour that saved the film and TV production industry in the early 1990s

Rob Burton’s Priority Issues

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Source: robburton.ca

Rob’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How will you ensure that anti-racism and EDI policies explicitly recognize and address anti-Palestinian racism where it occurs?

How will you ensure that your city’s commitments to freedom of expression, anti-racism, religious freedom, and equal treatment are applied consistently across all communities, including when issues are politically contentious?

Are there any other priorities or topic you would like to add?

Rob in the Media

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