David Shaw
Running for Mayor of Mississauga
A repeat right-wing candidate running on lower taxes, anti-mandate politics and culture-war themes.
Background
Returning mayoral candidate who also ran in 2022 and in the 2024 by-election. In 2022 he finished second behind Bonnie Crombie with about 7,200 votes, roughly 6.8% of the vote. He has built most of his profile online rather than through mainstream municipal politics.
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
AI data centres
Unclear
What they did:
No clear position on data centres found.
Environment
Unclear
What they did:
Environment is not a major platform focus.
Housing
Affordability, no detailed plan
What they did:
Has identified housing affordability as an important city issue and supports more housing, but no detailed 2026 housing platform was found.
Land use
Wants planning changes
What they did:
Wants planning changes, including opposition to "15-minute cities".
Policing
Supports public safety
What they did:
Supports public safety.
Public funds
Opposes tax increases
What they did:
Strong opposition to tax increases and scrutiny of municipal spending.
Transit
Unclear
What they did:
Identifies transportation as a major Mississauga challenge, but no detailed current proposal was found.
Transparency
Greater accountability
What they did:
Calls for greater accountability. Critics and local Reddit discussions during the 2024 by-election accused him of conspiracy-style rhetoric and culture-war campaigning, and described his views as anti-abortion and anti-trans.
What they are promising
Their own platform, in their own words. Not checked against their record.
Strong focus on lower taxes, government accountability and scrutiny of municipal spending. His campaign messaging has heavily featured opposition to COVID mandates and vaccines, criticism of "15-minute cities", government overreach and what he describes as "globalist" politics. He uses the term "woke" as a negative and says he hopes to end "woke ideologies".
