Candidate for Mayor of Burlington
Let's make Burlington Canada's best city to live, work, and raise a family.
A fresh vision for Burlington with big ideas for housing, business, and family life, not more budget-line politics.
Why I'm running: Burlington deserves bigger vision , not more insider budget talk
I'm not a career councillor. I'm a neighbour with a plan to put Burlington on the map — and make it work for every family on every street.
Pillar One
Responsible Growth. Protected Green Spaces. Housing for Every Generation
Protect every green space, no exceptions
Every designated green space and natural area stays protected. Full stop. Growth happens by building smarter within our existing neighbourhoods not by paving over what makes Burlington, Burlington.
We will accommodate responsible development while protecting Burlington’s natural assets and directing growth toward appropriate locations, particularly major transit corridors and GO station areas.
Burlington does not have to choose between housing and the environment. We can build the housing people need while protecting the natural spaces that make Burlington worth calling home.
We will accommodate responsible development while protecting Burlington’s natural assets and directing growth toward appropriate locations, particularly major transit corridors and GO station areas.
Burlington does not have to choose between housing and the environment. We can build the housing people need while protecting the natural spaces that make Burlington worth calling home.
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Burlington is under pressure to accommodate more housing and population growth, but residents are concerned that development may outpace roads, transit, parks, schools, community services and environmental protection.
At the same time, simply opposing all development is neither realistic nor responsible. Burlington needs more housing for young adults, families, workers and seniors. The real challenge is deciding where growth belongs, what form it should take and what infrastructure must accompany it.
Our green spaces, waterfront, escarpment, rural lands and established neighbourhoods are not obstacles to progress. They are part of what makes Burlington desirable and must be protected as the city grows.
At the same time, simply opposing all development is neither realistic nor responsible. Burlington needs more housing for young adults, families, workers and seniors. The real challenge is deciding where growth belongs, what form it should take and what infrastructure must accompany it.
Our green spaces, waterfront, escarpment, rural lands and established neighbourhoods are not obstacles to progress. They are part of what makes Burlington desirable and must be protected as the city grows.
Affordable, missing-middle housing
More duplexes, triplexes, and townhomes in every neighbourhood — not just towers downtown. Real housing options families can actually afford.
Business & jobs
Cut red tape so local business and new employers choose Burlington — with commercial growth concentrated in the inner city, not sprawling into protected land.
A waterfront and downtown for everyone
A world-class waterfront that funds real investment in our inner city — so growth benefits every neighbourhood, not just the water's edge.
Pillar Two
Built for Families
My vision: one of the best recreational spaces in Canada, right here in Burlington a place where your kids can play every sport they love, and you get your time back.
This is a dream project, and I won't pretend otherwise — but it's a dream worth chasing. I want to work with federal and private partners to bring real investment into Burlington and make this happen. Imagine one place — indoor and outdoor — where your kids can spend the whole day playing hockey, soccer, basketball, swimming, or climbing, while you get your own time back instead of driving between four different locations across the city. That's the Burlington I want to build toward.
Pillar Three
Affordability and Accountable City Spending
Residents should be able to see where their tax dollars go, what results they receive and why costs are increasing.
Burlington residents are paying more for housing, groceries, transportation and everyday essentials. Municipal taxes and fees add to that pressure, yet many residents do not always see a clear connection between rising costs and better services.
I believe City Hall must treat every tax dollar with the same care families and businesses apply to their own budgets.
Before asking residents to pay more, the City should demonstrate that it has reviewed spending, reduced duplication, managed projects responsibly and focused resources on the services people rely on most.
I believe City Hall must treat every tax dollar with the same care families and businesses apply to their own budgets.
Before asking residents to pay more, the City should demonstrate that it has reviewed spending, reduced duplication, managed projects responsibly and focused resources on the services people rely on most.
Pillar Four
Moving Burlington Forward
Smarter roads, synced lights, and infrastructure spending that actually goes where it's needed most.
If you drive Guelph Line, Fairview, Mainway, or Lakeshore at rush hour, you already know the problem. Residents have been promised synchronized traffic lights for over two decades — it's time to actually deliver it, using modern adaptive signal technology that responds to real traffic in real time, not fixed timers from another era. And with the Wyecroft Road bridge set to open this year, Harvester Road is about to get a lot busier — we need intersection upgrades ready before that traffic arrives, not years after. I'll prioritize infrastructure spending based on where roads are actually failing, not where it's easiest to spend, so your tax dollars go toward the fixes you can feel — smoother commutes, safer intersections, and roads that don't fall apart every winter.
Smart, synced traffic lights
Modern adaptive signal systems on our worst corridors — lights that respond to real traffic, not outdated fixed timers.
Fix the bottlenecks that matter
Targeted upgrades at known problem intersections — Guelph Line, Fairview, Mainway, Harvester — before new development adds more cars, not years after.
Infrastructure spending with priorities
Road and infrastructure investment directed by actual condition data — fixing what's failing first, not what's easiest.
About Mo Shahin
Not a career politician. A neighbour. A builder.
For more than twenty years, Burlington has been my family's home. Like so many who chose Canada for opportunity, I came here to build a better future. This community gave my family that opportunity, and it's where we've chosen to build our lives.
I'm not a career politician.
I'm an engineer, entrepreneur, and business builder who has spent the past two decades creating companies, leading teams, solving complex problems, and turning ambitious ideas into reality. I've learned that great leadership isn't about making promises—it's about delivering results.
I'm an engineer, entrepreneur, and business builder who has spent the past two decades creating companies, leading teams, solving complex problems, and turning ambitious ideas into reality. I've learned that great leadership isn't about making promises—it's about delivering results.
That's why I'm running for Mayor.
Not because politics has been my career, but because Burlington has been my home, and I believe it's time to give back to the community that has given so much to my family.
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