October 26th is election day, and I want you to know exactly what you’re getting when you mark Matt Millar on your ballot. So I’ve put all of my answers on the record, in one place, on ward9.online/ask-matt More than 20 organizations have sent me their questionnaires, from the Chamber of Commerce to the Labour Council, and fellow Ward 9 residents have sent me their own questions and concerns. That’s over 240 answers, and every one of them is fully searchable. Type in any word, like taxes, traffic, farmland or council pay, and everything I’ve said about it comes up. Still have questions? Send it to me from that page and I’ll answer it right away for everyone to see. And I’ll keep doing that for the next four years.  As your councillor, I’m going to demand straight answers from City Hall, so I’m offering mine first. The best vote is an informed vote, and that’s exactly what your vote for Matt Millar on Monday October 26 will be!

A disappointing result for Londoners looking for change. Josh Morgan has been re-elected as mayor, and 10 of the 11 sitting councillors who ran again won another term. Four new councillors join them. Thank you to the 1,063 people who trusted me with their vote. And I'm especially grateful for anyone who put up a sign, made a donation, offered advice, or wrote in with a hard question. You made this campaign better. Kudos to all of the candidates who sacrificed to give voters an option, and a special shout-out to Luke Thomas here in Ward 9 for running a relentless ground game and finishing a close second, trailing by just 687 votes. Sadly, across London, despite a 5.5-point increase, only 31% of eligible voters cast a ballot. Once again, those who sat out could have decided the election, by a large margin. Ward 9 came in higher than the average, at about 37%, so I hope that reflects positively on both the candidates and the voters here. Of the people who voted for mayor, 54.6% chose someone other than the incumbent. In Ward 9, 60.4% voted for change. Spending carefully is what I promised to do at City Hall, so I held my campaign to the same standard. From an efficiency standpoint, campaign spending came in at under $2 per vote. Property taxes, how City Hall spends our money, and the decisions council makes will continue to have just as much effect on us, so I'll keep paying attention, and I hope you will too.

ACORN London sent every candidate a survey on tenant protections. It asked about rental licensing, a landlord registry, inspections, vacant downtown buildings, and housing quality. Right now, a homeowner renting out a basement apartment needs a City licence and an inspection before the first tenant moves in, while the apartment tower down the street doesn’t need a rental licence at all. My answers start from that gap. I’d point the City’s enforcement at the large buildings that keep generating complaints, and keep new red tape off the homeowner who rents out part of a house to help pay the mortgage. Here is every question and every answer I submitted, word for word. ward9.online/articles/acorn-…

Accessibile London Coalition posted their candidate questionnaire results. See how the answers stack up. accessiblelondoncoalition.ca…

At the Ward 9 debate, we got an audience question asking why so many decisions are made at City Hall WITHOUT the final say, or even input, being given by elected representatives. "What will you do to fight the bullies at City Hall?" I didn't articulate my full thoughts on this given the time constraints. One of my biggest concerns is that we constantly see our councillors deferring to city staff, instead of our elected representatives directing staff. Councillors are elected by the people; city staff is not. I am not afraid to stand up to the bullies. I will not go along with something I don't believe is right, just because it's the path of least resistance. Even if I am standing alone, and the outcome is already decided, I will still stand up for Ward 9!

At the Ward 9 debate, we got an audience question asking us if we would oppose any corporation (ie: FLOCK) trying to install ALPRs in London. My Position: London Police Service already operates mobile ALPR on about 50 cruisers, with a completed privacy impact assessment and a stated policy of deleting non-hit (no matches to any known criminals) data immediately. An officer is behind the wheel deciding where and when to drive, and, most importantly, non-hit data is deleted and not stored in a database. I can live with that system on the condition that the stated policy is actually followed and independently verified, not simply assumed. A fixed camera network is different. It runs continuously with no officer making a judgment call, and it builds a permanent, searchable record of where every vehicle in the city has been. Waterloo activated exactly this kind of fixed CCTV and ALPR network in June, with more communities expected to follow. I oppose it for London. My objection is not only corporations, but government as well. I do not trust ANY ENTITY to compile mass surveillance data on citizens, whether the customer is a government or anyone else. A fixed network built and hosted by anyone is unacceptable. A permanent, always-on database creates its own risk regardless of who holds it or how careful today's policy looks: it invites expansion, becomes a target for a breach, and creates pressure to widen its use over time.

At the Ward 9 debate, a Byron resident asked us why the city allows unsuitable high-density developments that displace single-family homes in neighbourhoods that don't have the necessary infrastructure to accommodate them, and whether we would accept donations from developers. My answer might surprise you.

I'm committed to changing the political landscape in Ward 9, and all across London! Check out ward9.online to see how I'm doing things differently. Vote Matt Millar for Ward 9 Councillor on October 26!

I'd like to give a shoutout to Stephen Orser (Ward 4) and Gurinder Pal Singh (Ward 14) for pledging to support the Pay Accountable to City Taxpayers (PACT) bylaw if elected, which will drop City Council Pay 1% for every 1% increase to property tax rates above inflation, showing true commitment to keeping life in London affordable and respecting taxpayer dollars. The full pledge list is public at ward9.online/pledge/ and I've invited every council and mayoral candidate across London to read and respond with feedback. If your preferred candidate hasn't responded, send them the link and ask them why not.

Thames Region Ecological Association @TREAontario released their 2026 Municipal Election Guide. Looks like Councillor Hopkins and I were the only Ward 9 respondents. trea.ca/resources/2026-munic…