2014 Peel Region municipal elections

The list of individuals interested in candidacy include:

• Steve Mahoney, former MP, MPP, Mississauga Regional councillor{{cite news|last1=Criscione|first1=Peter|title=Mayors are chosen: Now who will be Peel's regional chair?|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4950717-mayors-are-chosen-now-who-will-be-peel-s-regional-chair-/|accessdate=27 November 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|agency=The Mississauga News|date=29 October 2014}}
• Pat Mullin, former Mississauga Regional councillor
• Richard Paterak, former Caledon Regional councillor
• John Sanderson, former Brampton Regional councillor{{cite news|last1=Criscione|first1=Peter|title=New era begins at Brampton city hall|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4948577-new-era-begins-at-brampton-city-hall/|accessdate=27 November 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=28 October 2014|quote=“I’m a bit down,” Sanderson, who indicated he’s interested in running for the open chair at Peel Region.}}
• Shelley White, CEO, United Way of Peel{{cite news|last1=Criscione|first1=Peter|title=United Way of Peel CEO faces fallout for political endorsement|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5157482-united-way-of-peel-ceo-faces-fallout-for-political-endorsement/|accessdate=27 November 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|agency=Mississauga News|date=26 November 2014}}
• Frank Dale, Mississauga City Councillor Ward 4

Hazel McCallion has cautioned current Mississauga councillors from seeking the seat, or voting for a current Regional councillor, as this would trigger a $500,000 by-election or an appointment.{{cite news|last1=Clay|first1=Chris|title=Mayor urges councillors to abandon bid for regional chair|url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/5161999-mayor-urges-councillors-to-abandon-bid-for-regional-chair/|accessdate=28 November 2014|work=The Mississauga News|date=28 November 2014}} Frank Dale won the appointment by a single vote over John Sanderson which he cast for himself.

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The 2014 Brampton municipal election was held on October 27, 2014, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Brampton, Brampton City Council and the Brampton members of the Peel District School Board (Public) and Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board. The election is being held in conjunction with the province wide 2014 municipal elections.

There are currently eleven Mayoral candidates in Brampton.

• John Ish Ishmael, withdrew in February
• Fazal Khan, now registered as a candidate for Wards 2 & 6 on city council.
• Sewak Singh Manak

Forum Research for The Toronto Star, January 18, 2014"[http://www.forumresearch.com/forms/News%20Archives/News%20Releases/44491_Brampton_Trial_Heats_News_Release_%282014.01.19%29_Forum_Research.pdf Majority disapprove of Fennell as mayor]", Forum research news release.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Spending scandal catching up with Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell, pollster says|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/21/spending_scandal_catching_up_with_brampton_mayor_susan_fennell_pollster_says.html|accessdate=29 April 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=21 January 2014|location=Toronto ON}}

Forum Research for The Toronto Star, April 27, 2014{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Poll finds Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell a distant third|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04/29/poll_finds_brampton_mayor_susan_fennell_a_distant_third.html|accessdate=29 April 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=29 April 2014|location=Toronto ON|page=GT2}}

Forum Research for The Toronto Star, August 7 and 8, 2014 (1178 Brampton voters):{{cite web|author=San Grewal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/11/most_in_brampton_want_mayor_susan_fennell_to_quit_poll.html |title=Most in Brampton want Mayor Susan Fennell to quit: poll | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-08-11 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Forum Research for The Toronto Star, September 27, 2014 (928 Brampton voters):{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Former MPP Linda Jeffrey polls well ahead of Susan Fennell in Brampton race|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/30/former_mp_linda_jeffrey_poll_well_ahead_of_susan_fennell_in_brampton_race.html#|accessdate=30 September 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=30 September 2014}}

Initials refer to candidates Hargy Randhawa, Gurjit Grewal, and Devinder Sangha.

Mainstreet Research, October 2, 2014:{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1596351/linda-jeffrey-leads-mayoral-race-in-brampton-poll/ |title=Linda Jeffrey leads mayoral race in Brampton: Poll - Toronto |website=Globalnews.ca |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Mainstreet Research, October 2, 2014, of only those certain to vote:{{cite web|url=http://www.mainstreettechnologies.ca/brampton-mayoral-poll/ |title = Brampton Mayoral Poll |accessdate=October 3, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085731/http://www.mainstreettechnologies.ca/brampton-mayoral-poll/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }}

Forum Research for The Toronto Star, October 16, 2014 (1,020 Brampton voters):{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Susan Fennell's support slipping as Linda Jeffrey holds steady in new Forum poll|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/16/susan_fennells_support_slipping_as_linda_jeffrey_holds_steady_in_new_forum_poll.html|accessdate=17 October 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=16 October 2014}}

Mainstreet Research, October 21, 2014 (1,602 Brampton voters):{{cite web|url=http://www.mainstreettechnologies.ca/latest-brampton-results/ |title = Jeffrey leads Sanderson 34% to 27% - Mainstreet Technologies |accessdate=October 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021154636/http://www.mainstreettechnologies.ca/latest-brampton-results/ |archive-date=October 21, 2014 }}

• Wards 3 & 4: Janice Gordon, Ryan O'neil Knight
• Wards 7 & 8: Jacqueline Bell (became a candidate for Mayor), Clement Osei Tutu
• Wards 9 & 10: Gugni Gill Panaich (became the NDP candidate for Brampton West){{cite web |author=Weeknights at 8 and 11 pm |url=http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/follow-leaders-quiet-first-saturday-campaign-trail |title=The Agenda | TVO.org |website=Theagenda.tvo.org |accessdate=2016-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218114916/http://theagenda.tvo.org/blog/agenda-blogs/follow-leaders-quiet-first-saturday-campaign-trail |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|last=Hannay |first=Chris |url=http://politics.theglobeandmail.com/2014/05/10/ontario-election-where-the-leaders-are-on-may-10/ |title=Ontario election: Where the leaders are on May 10 - Politics Live - News, commentary and analysis from The Globe and Mail's politics desk |website=Politics.theglobeandmail.com |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Incumbent Grant Gibson won with a healthy margin, as did his close ally, Regional Councillor Elaine Moore. Gibson endorsed the candidacy of John Sanderson for mayor. Gibson and Elaine Moore were the only councillors to post their expenses online before the public focus on accountability.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Brampton mayor's sudden interest in reining in spending 'too little, too late,' critics say|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/11r/14/brampton_mayors_spending_controls_too_little_too_late_critics_say.html|accessdate=12 May 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=14 November 2013|location=Toronto ON}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Gibson's top challengers were Steve Kerr, a certified youth counselor/education liaison and entrepreneur, and Maureen Harper, a veterinarian, recently retired from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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• Wards 1 & 5: Wesley Rampersad, a former Region of Peel case worker, terminated in August 2013. Peel Regional Police Fraud Bureau investigations found a total of $189,000 was paid to what police allege were fake client claims. Detectives arrested Rampersad on charges May 1, 2014, laying multiple charges.{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Pam|title=EXCLUSIVE: Council candidate charged with fraud against Region of Peel|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4494422-exclusive-council-candidate-charged-with-fraud-against-region-of-peel/|accessdate=2 May 2014|newspaper=The Brampton Guardian|date=1 May 2014|location=Brampton ON}}
• Wards 3 & 4: Adam Holly, Kevin Montgomery (re-registered as a Regional Council candidate)
• Wards 7 & 8: Logan Anderson (re-registered as a candidate for Regional Council), Joseph Tanti

• January 7: The Star also runs an editorial critical of Fennell, suggesting that it is "becoming near-impossible to ignore Fennell's spending scandals and her attempts to keep the information secret, which have tainted her reputation as mayor and dominated city council," expressing concern that she is a distraction to the City, during its continued growth.{{cite news|title=It's time to bring some competition to the Brampton mayoral campaign: Editorial|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/01/07/its_time_to_bring_some_competition_to_the_brampton_mayoral_campaign_editorial.html|accessdate=8 January 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=7 January 2014|location=Toronto ON}}
• February 10: John Sanderson registers as a candidate for mayor. The Globe notes Sanderson as the first "experienced challenger", highlighting his "extensive six-part platform".{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/fennell-faces-new-challenger-in-race-for-brampton-mayoralty/article16788614/ |title=Fennell faces new challenger in race for Brampton mayoralty |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=2014-02-10 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• March 23: Brampton-Springdale MPP Linda Jeffrey (Liberal) confirms that she will resign as both a Member of Provincial Parliament and Municipal Affairs Minister on the March 25. She did not confirm that she was running for Mayor of Brampton, stating to The Star that she was the nominated candidate for the riding. Jeffrey is a former Brampton councillor. Both Fennell and Sanderson were quick to issue statements connecting her with Liberal government issues like eHealth, Ornge, and gas plant cancellations.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2014/03/23/linda_jeffrey_quits_ontario_cabinet_to_run_for_brampton_mayor.html |title=Linda Jeffrey quits Ontario cabinet to run for Brampton mayor | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-03-23 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• March 24 and 25: A leaked memo reveals that Mayor Fennell asked the city treasurer to initiate a "stop of salary", at the end of October, before a salary report release. The move effectively dropped her from the position as Canada's highest paid mayor, by refusing acceptance of her November and December pay. Council must approve changes to the mayor's salary, and many councillors suggested the move was illegal. Sanderson questioned the act of cutting salary in the lead up to an election. Group Citizens For a Better Brampton questioned whether she can reverse the decision after the election, and receive the back owed pay.{{cite web|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4429036-update-fennell-s-pay-cut-followed-rules-say-staff/ |title=UPDATE: Fennell's pay cut followed rules, say staff |website=Bramptonguardian.com |date=2014-03-24 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}{{cite web|author=San Grewal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/25/bramptons_susan_fennell_asked_her_pay_be_cut_ahead_of_salary_report.html |title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell altered her 2013 pay ahead of salary report release | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-03-25 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• March 26: Susan Fennell issues a statement that she will be stepping aside from duties as mayor for an undisclosed period, as her husband has been admitted for open heart surgery.{{cite news|last=Criscione|first=Peter|title=Mayor Fennell steps away from duties while husband recovers|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4431790-updated-mayor-fennell-steps-away-from-duties-while-husband-recovers/|accessdate=26 March 2014|newspaper=The Brampton Guardian|date=26 March 2014|location=Brampton ON}} Regional Councillor John Sprovieri serves as acting mayor in a session of council. He will hold the position for the remainder of March; Bob Callahan was to by acting mayor in April.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Susan Fennell takes leave from Brampton mayor's job|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/26/susan_fennell_takes_leave_from_mayors_job.html|accessdate=26 March 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=26 March 2014|location=Toronto ON}} Later in the day, Fennell's spokesperson announces she will return by the next meeting of council.{{cite web|author=San Grewal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/26/susan_fennell_takes_leave_from_mayors_job.html |title=Salary issue simmers as Susan Fennell steps away from Brampton city hall | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-03-26 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• April 2:
• Former Councillor and MPP Linda Jeffrey enters the Mayoral race.{{cite news|last=Goodfellow|first=Ashley|title=Jeffrey files papers, pledges to 'take back city hall'|url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4443414-jeffrey-files-papers-pledges-to-take-back-city-hall-/|accessdate=3 April 2014|newspaper=Mississauga News|date=2 April 2014|location=Mississauga ON}}
• Toronto Star runs a front-page story on Fennell and her staff's charges to City credit cards.{{cite news|title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell and staff charged $622,000 to city credit cards|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/04/02/brampton_mayor_susan_fennell_and_staff_charged_622000_to_city_credit_cards.html|accessdate=3 April 2014|date=2 April 2014|author=San Grewal|author2=Zoe McKnight|author3=Marco Chown Oved|location=Toronto ON|page=A1}} An editorial says either Jeffrey or Sanderson "would be a better mayor than the incumbent."{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/04/02/credit_card_spending_by_brampton_mayor_susan_fennell_shows_poor_judgment_editorial.html |title=Credit card spending by Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell shows poor judgment: Editorial | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-04-02 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• May 1: Linda Jeffrey launches her campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4496393-linda-jeffrey-launches-mayoral-campaign-with-promise-to-unite-divided-council/ |title=Linda Jeffrey launches mayoral campaign with promise to unite divided council |website=Bramptonguardian.com |date=2014-05-01 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• May 21: Fennell's privately run Mayor's Gala has only dispersed $442,005 to community groups in 2012 and 2013 combined, from $1,710,106 raised, little over a quarter of funds raised, Toronto Star reports.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell's private fundraisers returned only 25 per cent to community|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/05/21/brampton_mayor_susan_fennells_private_fundraisers_returned_only_25_to_community.html|accessdate=21 May 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=21 May 2014|location=Toronto ON}}
• May 27: Toronto Star reports that a company owned by a "close personal friend" of Fennell has received 453 City contracts since 2001, all under the competitive tendering process minimum, totalling $1.1 million. The company, MeriMac, has also been paid by Fennell's own organization to organize its charitable gala and golf tournaments since 2008. Ching lives in a house owned by Fennell.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title='Close friend' of Mayor Susan Fennell got $1.1M in Brampton city contracts|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/27/close_friend_of_mayor_susan_fennell_got_11m_in_brampton_city_contracts.html|accessdate=29 May 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=27 May 2014|location=Toronto ON}} An editorial the same day suggests that the Mayor's "years of misrule warrant a crushing defeat".{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2014/05/27/brampton_mayor_susan_fennell_is_unworthy_of_the_publics_trust_editorial.html |title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell is unworthy of the public's trust: Editorial | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-05-27 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• May 28: A result of the Star article, City Council votes to replace Integrity Commissioner Donald Cameron, who had cleared Fennell. Once a new Commissioner is hired, councillors intend to file an immediate complaint on the grounds that the previous investigation was misled.{{cite news|last=Grewal|first=San|title=Brampton council votes to probe contracts awarded to Mayor Susan Fennell's friend|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/28/brampton_to_examine_contracts_given_to_mayor_susan_fennells_friend.html|accessdate=29 May 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star|date=28 May 2014|location=Toronto ON}}
• May 29: Fennell goes on CBC Metro Morning to defend her actions, saying the Star story is "filled with inaccuracies"; the Star reiterates that Fennell and Ching refused to reply to repeated questions before the story was published. She assured host Matt Galloway she does not mix personal life and business. Also on CBC, Fennell commented that various councillors have been displaying "outrageous, shameful conduct".{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/brampton-mayor-susan-fennell-slams-reports-of-giving-contracts-to-friend-1.2658180 |title=Brampton mayor Susan Fennell slams reports of giving contracts to friend - Toronto - CBC News |website=Cbc.ca |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}{{cite web|author=Katelyn Verstraten |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/05/29/mayor_susan_fennell_defends_issuing_of_contracts_to_friend.html |title=Mayor Susan Fennell defends issuing of contracts to friend | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-06-25}} She described the tactic as "silly season" to get in the way of Brampton receiving a university campus.{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/fennell-defends-awarding-city-contracts-to-personal-friend-1.1844716 |title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennel defends awarding city contracts to a person friend |website=CP24.com |date=2014-05-29 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

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• September 5: Social Justice Collaborative holds Brampton's first debate of the campaign, at the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives. Coverage of the debate focused largely around spending practices by Fennell and council.{{cite news|last1=Fatima|first1=Sahar|title=Spending scandal hot issue as Brampton mayoral candidates square off at debate|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/spending-scandal-hot-issue-as-brampton-mayoral-candidates-square-off-at-debate/article20358563/|accessdate=5 September 2014|work=The Globe and Mail|date=4 September 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Moloney|first1=Paul|title=Brampton mayor takes shots from rival candidates|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/09/04/brampton_mayor_takes_shots_from_rival_candidates.html|accessdate=5 September 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=4 September 2014}}
• September 10
• Before the final council meeting of the term, Fennell calls a press conference to announce she is pursuing legal action against critical councillors, the Toronto Star, and Deloitte Canada, which was hired by the City to do a forensic audit. "I've had it up to here with the lies the innuendo and the smears."{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/10/live_brampton_council_discusses_paying_back_misspent_money.html |title=Brampton's mayor hires lawyer to go after critics, watchdog and the Star | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-09-10 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}{{cite web|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2014/09/10/brampton-mayor-plans-legal-action-against-foes-must-repay-34k/ |title=Brampton mayor plans legal action against foes, must repay $34K - CityNews |website=Citynews.ca |date=2014-09-10 |access-date=2016-06-25}}
• September 12: Susan Fennell threatens to boycott the Brampton Board of Trade's debate, after several candidates suggested the event was anti-democratic and discriminatory. BBOT members were asked to vote on which candidates should attend. Jaipaul Massey-Singh, Board of Trade chair-elect, responded that the selection process was "in order to properly engage candidates in discussion of their platforms. The BBOT is concerned that if all candidates are invited to speak, individuals will then simply state their positions with little or no opportunity for them to challenge one another or for panelists to hold them accountable in their answers. Recent local debates that have invited all candidates to participate have shown this to be the case."{{cite news|last1=Criscione|first1=Peter|title=Board of Trade accused of discrimination after mayoral candidates excluded from debate|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4858632-board-of-trade-accused-of-discrimination-after-mayoral-candidates-excluded-from-debate/|accessdate=13 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=12 September 2014}} If anyone does not participate, the BBOT will replace them with the candidate with the next highest number of votes.
• September 16: BBOT drops Susan Fennell from the BBOT debate. Self-employed farmer Jacqueline Bell will take the fourth spot, joining Jeffreys, Sanderson, and McLeod. Hargy Randhawa is also added.{{cite news|last1=Criscione|first1=Peter|title=Mayor Susan Fennell is out of board of trade debate|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4863069-mayor-susan-fennell-is-out-of-board-of-trade-debate/|accessdate=16 September 2014|work=Brampton Guardian|date=16 September 2014}} Devinder Sangha issues a press release calling their actions "knee jerk", suggesting Randhawa was "invited directly by the BBOT in spite of his entering the Mayoral race at the last minute and being the lowest voted candidate in the previous Mayoral election."{{cite news|title=BBOT's knee jerk reaction after Fennell boycotts debate|url=http://devindersangha.com/bbots-knee-jerk-reaction-after-fennell-boycotts-debate/|accessdate=19 September 2014|work=Devinder Sangha press release|date=16 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014075020/http://devindersangha.com/bbots-knee-jerk-reaction-after-fennell-boycotts-debate/|archive-date=October 14, 2014|url-status=dead}} Randhawa received over 13% of the vote in 2010, finishing fourth of five candidates.{{cite news|title=Fennell back for another term|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3077592-fennell-back-for-another-term/|accessdate=19 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=25 October 2010}}
• September 24: Brampton CAO John Corbett confirms that Deloitte has decided to "stop providing advice to the city." A new auditing firm must be hired to determine repayment amounts. Councillors talking to the media suggest that, due to legal action, the issue is impossible to revisit before the election.{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell's legal threat stalls council debate on spending audit|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/24/fennells_legal_threat_stalls_council_debate_on_spending_audit.html|accessdate=25 September 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=24 September 2014}}
• September 29: The BBOT debate at Sheridan College happens as scheduled. While Fennell remained uninvited, she talked to media outlets including CP24, and tweeted responses to the debate.{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Fennell misses debate but still faces criticism|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/30/fennell_misses_debate_but_still_faces_criticism.html|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=30 September 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Codi|title=Brampton mayor loses spot at debate after threatening to boycott event|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/brampton-mayor-loses-spot-at-debate-after-threatening-to-boycott-event-1.2030368|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=CP24|date=29 September 2014}}
• October 2: Attention moved from Fennell to Jeffrey in the Brampton Young Professionals Forum debate, with the incumbent, Sanderson, and Sangha suggesting that the Province didn't help the City. Jeffrey suggested the City missed opportunities: "sat on the bench and did not chase the puck".
• October 5: A senior solicitor for Brampton, Colin Grant, is revealed to be no longer with the City.{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Brampton's senior solicitor no longer with city|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/05/bramptons_senior_solicitor_no_longer_with_city.html|accessdate=6 October 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=5 October 2014}}
• October 6:
• Fennell, Sanderson, and Jeffrey appear on CP24 program LeDrew Live.{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=461285 |title=Brampton mayoral candidates on reasons for running |website=CP24.com |date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=2016-06-25}} Fennell dubs the controversy as "manufactured scandals".{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=461281 |title=Brampton mayoral candidates discuss scandals |website=CP24.com |date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=2016-06-25}} Sanderson suggests Jeffrey double crossed him, suggesting during the ice storm that she was not interested in running for Mayor of Brampton.{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=461290 |title=Brampton mayoral candidates on vision for city |website=CP24.com |date=October 6, 2014 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• An anonymous attack ad, directed at Jeffrey, is released on YouTube. Citing its production values and professional narration, Jeffrey's campaign suggests that it is connected to a "well financed individual or group."{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BramptonLinda/posts/626756770766425 |title=Linda Jeffrey |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• October 16: A poll conducted by Forum finds 68% of voters want Fennell to resign, up from 63% in September.
• October 24:
• Arbitrator Janet Leiper released a report, finding that the amount to be owed by Fennell as $3,522.97, less than the roughly $34,000 indicated in the audit.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/brampton-mayors-expenses-much-less-than-audit-found-report-says/article21286272/ |title=Brampton mayor's improper expenses much less than audit found, report says |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• After a press conference held by Fennell on the porch of her Terra Cotta Crescent house, supporters throw room-temperature coffee in the face of Toronto Star reporter San Grewal.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/4942884-fennell-s-supporters-turn-on-media-at-press-conference/ |title=Updated: Fennell's supporters turn on media at press conference |website=Cambridgetimes.ca |date=2014-10-24 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}
• November 26: United Way of Peel officials say they are looking into code of ethics complaints, related to CEO Shelley White's endorsement of Jeffreys.{{cite web|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5157482-united-way-of-peel-ceo-faces-fallout-for-political-endorsement/ |title=United Way of Peel CEO faces fallout for political endorsement |website=Bramptonguardian.com |date=2014-11-26 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Registration for the 2014 election in Caledon had a slow start compared to other municipalities; the first Council registration was incumbent Gord McClure, on February 14.{{cite news|title=Gord McClure declares for Ward 2 seat|url=http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/4372133-gord-mcclure-declares-for-ward-2-seat/|accessdate=3 September 2014|work=Caledon Enterprise|date=18 February 2014}}

There are currently two Mayoral candidates in Caledon.

Incumbent Marolyn Morrison is not seeking a fourth term in office; her husband intends to retire from teaching in 2015.{{cite news|last1=Strader|first1=Matthew|title=Caledon Mayor Marolyn Morrison not seeking re-election|url=http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/4306655-caledon-mayor-marolyn-morrison-not-seeking-re-election/|accessdate=3 September 2014|work=Caledon Enterprise|date=9 January 2014}} Morrison experienced continued intimidation from developers throughout her term of office, including an attack on her husband that caused temporary vision damage.{{cite news|last1=Marr|first1=Danielle|title=Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Not Mayor Morrison|url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4607114-who-s-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf-not-mayor-morrison/|accessdate=3 September 2014|work=Mississauga News|agency=Caledon Enterprise|date=3 July 2014}}

Chris Harker, a former Ward 5 Regional Councillor, registered from August 13; he withdrew August 18, due to "a sudden and unforeseen personal matter".{{cite web|url=http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/4764577-here-and-gone-again-harker-bows-out-of-mayoral-race/ |title=Here and gone again, Harker bows out of Mayoral race |website=Caledonenterprise.com |date=2014-08-18 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Those elected as a Regional Councillor serve both on Town of Caledon council and Region of Peel council.

Those elected as an Area Councillor serve only on the Town of Caledon council, not the Region of Peel council.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2014 Mississauga mayoral election

| country = Mississauga

| type = Mayoral

| previous_election = 2010 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga

| previous_year = 2010

| next_election = 2018 Peel Region municipal elections#Mississauga

| next_year = 2018

| election_date = October 27, 2014

| turnout =

| image1 = 160x150px

| candidate1 = Bonnie Crombie

| popular_vote1 = 102,346

| percentage1 = 63.49%

| image2 =

| candidate2 = Steve Mahoney

| popular_vote2 = 46,224

| percentage2 = 28.68%

| title = Mayor

| before_election = Hazel McCallion

| after_election = Bonnie Crombie

}}

The mayoral race in Mississauga was noted for the retirement of Hazel McCallion, who had served as the city's mayor since 1978 and often faced only token opposition in past campaigns, thus giving rise to the city's first genuinely competitive mayoral race in many years.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/race-to-replace-mississauga-mayor-hurricane-hazel-starts-with-a-whimper/article16381325/ "Race to replace Mississauga Mayor ‘Hurricane’ Hazel begins without key rival"]. The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2014. The leading candidates were Bonnie Crombie and Steve Mahoney, both former Members of Parliament. A third former MP, Carolyn Parrish, was widely believed to be a potential candidate as well, but instead confirmed her intention to run for a council seat rather than for mayor.

Through much of the year, Mahoney and Crombie were effectively tied in public opinion polling; although Mahoney led slightly in most polls, his lead rarely exceeded the poll's margin of error.{{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Bonnie Crombie pulls ahead in Mississauga mayor's race: Poll|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/mississauga/2014/10/16/bonnie_crombie_pulls_ahead_in_mississauga_mayors_race_poll.html|accessdate=20 October 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=16 October 2014}} Both candidates' platforms were nearly identical, with the only substantive point of distinction between them being Mahoney's proposal to implement high-occupancy vehicle lanes on some city streets as an interim measure, while working toward the longer-term implementation of rapid transit improvements that both candidates favoured. In early October, however, McCallion made a speech in which, while stopping short of calling it an official endorsement, she appeared to favour Crombie as her successor;[https://www.thestar.com/business/2014/10/12/bonnie_crombie_claims_support_of_mayor_hazel_mccallion_in_mississauga_mayoral_fight.html "Bonnie Crombie claims support of Mayor Hazel McCallion"]. Toronto Star, October 12, 2014. the speech almost immediately vaulted Crombie into a 25-point lead over Mahoney.

There were a total of 10 registered candidates.

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Mike Shoss withdrew his nomination for mayor.

• Bonnie Crombie
• Mississauga: Stella Ambler, Hazel McCallion (implied only), Luz del Rosario, Paul Szabo
• Other: Dr. Carolyn Bennett, Dr. Kirsty Duncan, Art Eggleton, Andrew Kania, Dominic LeBlanc, Rob Oliphant, Yasmin Ratansi
• Steve Mahoney
• Mississauga: Brad Butt, Bob Dechert, Bob Delaney, Albina Guarnieri, Councillor Sue McFadden, Gurbax Singh Malhi, Harinder Takhar
• Other: Colleen Beaumier, Sarmite Bulte, Aileen Carroll, George Dadamo, Buzz Hargrove, John Manley, John McKay, Karen Redman, Brian Tobin

Forum Research, March{{cite web|author=San Grewal |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/03/20/steve_mahoney_top_choice_for_mississauga_mayor_poll_finds.html |title=Steve Mahoney top choice for Mississauga mayor, poll finds | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-03-21 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Forum Research, April{{cite web|author=Kristin Rushowy |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/04/15/mississauga_poll_finds_steve_mahoney_bonnie_crombie_tied_in_mayors_race.html |title=Mississauga poll finds Steve Mahoney, Bonnie Crombie tied in mayor's race | Toronto Star |website=Thestar.com |date=2014-04-15 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.forumresearch.com/forms/News%20Archives/News%20Releases/32283_Mississauga_Horserace_News_Release_%282014.04.12%29_Forum_Research.pdf |title=Mahoney, Crombie in tie for Mississauga Mayor |website=Forumresearch.com |accessdate=2016-06-26}}

Forum Research, July{{cite web|url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4798857-mahoney-crombie-in-a-tight-race-for-mississauga-mayor/ |title=Mahoney, Crombie in a tight race for Mississauga mayor |website=Mississauga.com |date=2014-08-26 |accessdate=2016-06-25}}

Forum Research, August

Forum Research, September 28 (557 respondents){{cite news|last1=Grewal|first1=San|title=Poll shows Mississauga mayoral race still close|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/30/poll_shows_mississauga_mayoral_race_still_close.html|accessdate=2 October 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=30 September 2014}}

Forum Research, October 16 (769 respondents)

In mid-September 2014, Mahoney commissioned a poll of 824 people using interactive voice response. Main Street Technologies added the names of the three Toronto mayoral front-runners to Mississauga front-runners' names, to demonstrate Mahoney's observation that many Mississauga residents were unaware of the municipal election or its candidates.{{cite news|last1=Brennan|first1=Richard J.|title=Overlapping mayoral campaigns are confusing Mississauga voters, poll shows|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/09/19/overlapping_mayoral_campaigns_are_confusing_mississauga_voters_poll_shows.html|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=19 September 2014}} Mahoney's internal polling found that 63 to 66% of Mississauga residents are undecided as to their choice for mayor.{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Toronto mayoral race overshadowing Mississauga campaign|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/09/19/toronto-mayoral-race-overshadowing-mississauga-campaign|accessdate=20 September 2014|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=19 September 2014}}

• Ward 3: Audrey Polanco
• Ward 5: Loveen Kaur Gill, Cheryl Rodricks
• Ward 6: Peter Ferreira
• Ward 7: Amir Ali, Jozef Lech, Anwar Bilal Mughal
• Ward 8: David Sousa, Albert Tan

Note that Sidney Mondoux was registered for Ward 9, then to Ward 5, and will appear on the ballot for Ward 9.

Janet McDougald was acclaimed as the chair of the Peel District School Board in a 1 December 2014 inaugural meeting.{{cite news|title=McDougald acclaimed as Peel District School Board chair|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/5181877-mcdougald-acclaimed-as-peel-district-school-board-chair/|accessdate=4 December 2014|work=Brampton Guardian|date=4 December 2014}}

Wards 1, 5

Wards 2, 6

• Janet Atherley{{cite news|title=Brampton Trustee - Public - Ward 2&6: Janet Atherly|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4871375-brampton-trustee-public-ward-2-6-janet-atherly/|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}
• Michael Benoit
• William Davies{{cite news|title=Brampton Trustee - Public - Ward 2&6: William Davies|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4871376-brampton-trustee-public-ward-2-6-william-davies/|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}
• Hardeep Kalirah{{cite news|last1=Belgrave|first1=Roger|title=Brampton Trustee - Public - Ward 2&6: Hardeep Kalirah|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4871379-brampton-trustee-public-ward-2-6-hardeep-kalirah/|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}
• Suzanne Nurse, incumbent
• Brittany Savaille
• Avtaar Soor
• Ravichandran Subbaian{{cite news|title=Brampton Trustee - Public - Ward 2&6: Ravi Subbaian|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4871361-brampton-trustee-public-ward-2-6-ravi-subbaian/|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}

Wards 3, 4

• Gurdeep Kaur Bhachu
• Lloyd Fournier
• Daljit Gill
• Rekha Joshi
• Ryan-O'Neil Knight
• Kathy McDonald
• Jagmohan Singh
• Stan Taylor{{cite news|title=Brampton Trustee - Public - Ward 3&4: Stan Taylor|url=http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4871384-brampton-trustee-public-ward-3-4-stan-taylor/|accessdate=20 September 2014|work=The Brampton Guardian|date=19 September 2014}}

Wards 7, 8

• Devinder Singh Anand
• Carrie Andrews
• Shaheen Arshed
• Handell Patrick Buchanan
• Dezso Farkas
• Virginia Finbow
• Michael J. Gyovai
• Satpaul Singh Johal
• Christina MacLean
• Sunny Punia
• Amardeep Singh
• Lynne Lazare{{cite web|url=http://www.discovertheequation.com/ |title = Home |accessdate=October 27, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028025824/http://www.discovertheequation.com/ |archive-date=October 28, 2014 }}

Wards 9, 10

Withdrawn

• Wards 2, 6: Daniel Yeboah
• Wards 3, 4: Steve Kavanagh

• Stan Cameron (X)

Wards 1 and 7

• Janet McDougald, incumbent
• Greg Vosper
• Stephen Warner

Wards 2 and 8

• Yve Bernard
• Sophia Brown Ramsay
• Andrew Hamilton-Smith
• Brad Hutchinson
• Brad MacDonald, incumbent
• Virinderpaul Singh
• Muhammad Waris

Wards 3 and 4

• Rita Bindra
• Evan Engering
• Sue Lawton, incumbent
• Goran Saveski

Ward 5

• Deepak Anand
• Jason Benoit
• Rita Bindra
• Yasmeen Khan
• Ranjit Kaur Khatkur
• Karen Lin
• Virinderpaul Singh
• Rick Williams

Ward 6

• Josephine Bau
• Bernadette Chatwin
• Robert Crocker
• Marina Pedrosa Hrenar
• Linden King
• David Li
• Sathyanithy Sadagopan
• Ravi Sahni
• Paramvir Singh Sekhon
• Keval Shaw
• Birinder Shergill
• Farina Siddiqui
• Pam Tomasevic
• George Winter

Ward 9 and 10

• Hussain A Asghar
• Cameron Bogren
• Sandra Clarke
• Nokha Dakroub
• Meredith Johnson
• Iftikhar Malik
• Shannon Pecore
• Dani Schulze
• Michael Sesek
• Malih Siddiqi
• Albert Tan
• Allison Van Wagner
• Kathy Vukobrat
• Kathy Zhao

Brampton wards 1, 3, 4

• Mike Campeau
• Anna Maria da Silva - Incumbent
• Jefferson Huang
• Devanand Ramsumair

Brampton wards 2, 5, 6

• Darryl Brian D'Souza
• Denaize Joseph
• Thomas Joseph
• Frank R. Turner
• Carmen Wilson-Durston

Joseph Tanti withdrew his nomination, to run for Brampton City Council in Wards 7 & 8.

Brampton wards 7, 8, 9, 10

• Sylvia Aiello
• Mark Hoffberg
• Abraham Joseph
• Janice Gordon
• Mark Hoffberg
• Tara Elizebeth Nugent
• Lesley-Anne Raymer
• Shawn Xaviour

Caledon

• Krystina De Rose
• Frank Di Cosola
• Tony Meglio

Mississauga ward 1, 3

• Mario Pascucci
• Antu-Maprani Chakkunny

Mississauga ward 2, 8

• Corey Henderson
• Sharon M. Hobin, incumbent
• Arnold Rego

Mississauga ward 4

• Anna M. Abbruscato, incumbent
• Miroslaw Ruta

Mississauga ward 5

• Helene Burrowes
• Joseph Joseph

Mississauga ward 6, 11

• Josephine Bau
• Natalia Kusendova
• Luz del Rosario

Mississauga ward 7

• Patti-Ann Finlay
• Bruno Iannicca, incumbent

Mississauga ward 9, 10

• Esther O'Toole, incumbent

The following candidates are running in all of Peel. Locally, the schools represented are École élémentaire Carrefour des jeunes, École élémentaire Horizon Jeunesse, and École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières.

• Malika Attou, St. Catharines
• Mark David de Pelham, Mississauga
• Kris Nair, Mississauga
• Yvon Rochefort, Brampton

:: Withdrawn: Ravi Sahni

Brampton and Caledon

:: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc.

• Geneviève Grenier
• Tammy Knibbs
• Blaise Liaki

Mississauga

:: Schools represented locally in École élémentaire catholique René-Lamoureux, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, and École secondaire catholique Sainte-Famille.

• Estelle Ah-Kiow
• Innocent Legrand Watat

{{Reflist|30em}}

• [http://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Election/Pages/Welcome.aspx Municipal election], City of Brampton
• [https://www.brampton.ca/EN/City-Hall/Election/Pages/List-of-Candidates2014.aspx List of candidates]
• Editorial board interviews by the Brampton Guardian: [http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4941682-transcript-mayoral-candidate-susan-fennell-meets-the-press/ Fennell], [http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4941658-transcript-mayoral-candidate-linda-jeffrey-meets-the-press/ Jeffrey], [http://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/4941706-transcript-mayoral-candidate-john-sanderson-meets-the-press/ Sanderson]
• [http://www.caledon.ca/en/townhall/elections.asp Elections], Town of Caledon
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20140904193818/http://www.caledon.ca/en/townhall/elections-candidates-list.asp List of candidates]
• [http://www.mississaugavotes.ca/home Municipal elections], City of Mississauga
• [http://www.mississaugavotes.ca/infoforvoters/whosrunning List of candidates]

Peel

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