08/17/2026
Privileged to represent the Region of Peel as a Member of the Board of Directors, Regional and Single-Tier Caucus at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for the past 6 years.
Under this AMO Board...
• Homelessness research impact - AMO, NOSDA, and OMSSA produced Ontario’s most-used homelessness dataset, downloaded thousands of times and shaping federal-provincial commitments to renegotiate the National Housing Strategy beyond 2028.
• Advocacy on municipal fiscal reform -AMO highlighted that municipalities fund 80% of public infrastructure, face $250B in upcoming capital work, and absorbed 86% construction cost increases in six years.
• Bill 9 passage - Advanced safer, more respectful local government through conduct-related reforms Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan launched - Introduced AMO’s first three-year plan focused on training, resources, relationships, and stronger municipal leadership.
• Toronto rejoined AMO and nelp us restore full sector unity: 444 municipalities at the table.
• Asserted municipalities’ role as democratically elected governments, not administrative arms of the Province.
• Continued investment in helping Ontarians understand municipal government and supporting candidates and elected officials with the Healthy Democracy Project.