A delegation of Councillors and employees from the Metropolis of Mississauga, led by Mayor Carolyn Parrish, attended the Affiliation of Municipalities of Ontario’s 2024 convention in Ottawa.
From August 18-21, 2024, a delegation of Councillors and employees from the Metropolis of Mississauga, led by Mayor Carolyn Parrish, attended the Affiliation of Municipalities of Ontario’s (AMO) 2024 convention in Ottawa, the place they met with authorities officers together with cupboard ministers, opposition occasion leaders, MPPs and trade stakeholders to debate and advocate for Mississauga’s priorities.
In attendance from the Metropolis had been Councillor Alvin Tedjo, Ward 2; Councillor Chris Fonseca, Ward 3; Councillor Joe Horneck, Ward 6; Councillor Dipika Damerla, Ward 7; Deputy Mayor and Councillor, Matt Mahoney, Ward 8; Councillor Martin Reid, Ward 9; Councillor Sue McFadden, Ward 10; Councillor Brad Butt, Ward 11; Geoff Wright, Mississauga’s Metropolis Supervisor and Chief Administrative Officer; and Raj Sheth, Commissioner of Company Providers.
Throughout the convention, Mississauga’s delegation took the chance to debate the Metropolis’s prime priorities together with housing affordability and the instruments wanted to get housing constructed shortly; making certain Mississauga and Peel Area obtain their justifiable share of provincial funding; investing in infrastructure and transit, together with a brand new deal for Mississauga just like these just lately signed between the province and the cities of Toronto and Ottawa; job development and abilities growth to satisfy the demand for brand spanking new housing; and helps for key industries together with small companies.
Particular person conferences occurred with the cupboard ministers and representatives from the next portfolios:
Municipal Affairs and Housing
Infrastructure
Transportation
Finance
Financial Growth, Job Creation and Commerce, and Small Enterprise
Labour, Immigration, Coaching and Expertise Growth
The Mississauga delegation additionally met with the leaders and caucus members from the Ontario New Democratic Get together (NDP), Ontario Liberal Get together and the Ontario Inexperienced Get together.
The Mississauga delegation harassed with all provincial ministers, in addition to with opposition occasion leaders, the necessity for equity for the 1.5 million those who dwell in Peel Area. Based on the Metamorphosis Community, a gaggle of near 100 social companies businesses in Peel Area, residents in Peel obtain $578 much less per capita from the province than folks residing in different areas, and $145 much less per capita for very important social companies. In complete, Peel Area is brief greater than $868 million for essential applications and companies that residents depend on. This funding hole have to be closed utilizing property tax {dollars}. Mississauga joined Peel Area and the Metamorphosis Community to make the case to the provincial authorities for equity for Peel Area and Mississauga taxpayers.
Be taught extra about Mississauga’s priorities with the provincial authorities by studying the Metropolis’s 2024 provincial pre-budget submission.
Background
AMO is a non-profit group representing virtually all of Ontario’s municipal governments. AMO helps and enhances sturdy and efficient municipal authorities in Ontario and promotes the worth of municipal authorities as an important and important element of Ontario and Canada’s political programs. Every year, Mississauga leads a delegation to the convention and arranges conferences with key ministries and Members of Cupboard, and opposition occasion leaders to debate and advocate for the Metropolis’s prime priorities.
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“The AMO Conference provides Council and the City an opportunity to advocate to the province for our top priorities and to demonstrate that, as the third largest city in Ontario, with the second largest urban economy, we need and deserve our fair share of funding and investments. At the same time, we are able to build relationships with the provincial government and show that we are willing partners to build a better province. The City of Mississauga put our best foot forward at AMO and left no doubt about our priorities and the importance of Mississauga to Ontario.” – Mayor Carolyn Parrish, Metropolis of Mississauga
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