Jamie Hari
Running for Mayor of Waterloo
An independent running on Revolution Party lines: housing as a human right, corporate profit out of residential real estate, and public money redirected to social safety nets.
Background
Member of the Federal Revolution Party and ran federally for the first time in 2025. He has 15+ years in leadership roles at technology and communications companies. Works as a product leader and cybersecurity expert, including roles with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) and as the founder of Derisk. "I got into politics for my son's future. History has shown us where our current path leads us: poverty, fascism, and war. For his sake, and his entire generation, we need revolutionary new policies from a party comprised of those most affected by the broken system."
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
AI data centres
No public stance found
What they did:
No public stance on AI data centres was found in the research.
Environment
Local innovation ecosystem
What they did:
Hari emphasizes building a local innovation ecosystem. He advocates for physical and institutional environments crafted specifically to foster green tech, creative problem-solving, and sustainable growth. His focus is on driving meaningful progress by connecting community changemakers with the infrastructure they need to build climate-resilient local economies.
Housing
Housing as a human right
What they did:
Jamie Hari views housing as a fundamental human right and advocates for aggressive, state-led reforms to address Canada's ongoing shelter crisis. As an independent candidate for Waterloo and the interim leader of the socialist-leaning Revolution Party of Canada, his stance focuses on completely removing corporate profit from residential real estate.
YouTubeRevolution Party of CanadaCBC, Waterloo candidate panelThe short version
Land use
De-commodify land
What they did:
Jamie Hari's view on land use focuses on guaranteeing public housing and shelter as a fundamental human right. His core land use and housing perspectives emphasize: prioritizing aggressive shelter crisis solutions; de-commodifying land to guarantee public housing; linking housing stability directly to ending homelessness; safeguarding local development for community-driven human infrastructure; and taxing ultra-wealthy entities to fund public land projects.
Policing
Against licence-plate surveillance
What they did:
He publicly criticized the Waterloo Regional Police Service's deployment of CCTV cameras integrated with Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology, explicitly calling the measure an overreach. Drawing from his professional background as a cybersecurity expert at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), he advocates for focusing security resources on modern digital threats — such as AI-driven cyber attacks — rather than expanding physical, automated surveillance networks targeting everyday citizens.
Public funds
Money to social safety nets
What they did:
His stance focuses heavily on redirecting public money away from corporate interests and toward social safety nets, community welfare, and structural economic reforms.
Transit
No transit platform found
What they did:
Jamie Hari has not released a detailed, standalone public platform regarding transit or transportation. His political campaigns focus heavily on alternative social and economic reforms.
Transparency
Openness against digital deception
What they did:
He emphasizes institutional openness to build public trust, alongside the need to counter advanced digital deception.
What they are promising
Their own platform, in their own words. Not checked against their record.
Note: no platform for mayor was found. This is the Revolution Party's platform in 2025.
The Revolution Party of Canada (RPC) will make food and shelter Charter rights, tax billionaires out of existence, and introduce proportional representation.
Sources
- https://mayorofwaterloo.ca/
- https://www.revolutionparty.ca/candidates/jamie-hari
- https://www.revolutionparty.ca/the-short-version
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ai9gByBzs
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-candidate-panel-federal-election-1.7518625
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/preview-of-the-2026-mayoral-races-in-cambridge-kitchener-and-waterloo/
- https://ca.linkedin.com/in/jamiehari
