Questions residents ask
Including the hard ones. If yours isn't here, email me: dayal4kingston@gmail.com.
How will the public react if other communities follow suit and do the same?: From the Masjid (Mosque) to City Hall
What qualifies a scientist to sit on council?: Municipal government is mostly an engineering and budgeting problem — roads, water, waste, permits, taxes, and whether spending produces service. I hold a doctorate from ETH Zürich and have spent 25 years across academia and industry, including at Queen's University and ESG Solutions here in Kingston. More about my background. I openly disclose my profile, unlike some other candidates whose educational backgrounds, professional experiences, and even real names remain unknown to the public. Can you really trust a candidate who doesn't use his/her real name or who uses a fake name to contest an election?
Dear voters, based on my stand, you may find organized propaganda and outburst against me by the supporters of Hamas (Canada's officially declared terrorist organization), female genital mutilation (FGM), children-abusing grooming gangs or some other people, please do not be misled by them or such terror apologist organized gangs who want to dictate terms based on their regressive mindset and propaganda.
These propagandists may be sitting in some foreign countries, it is a matter of investigation. I have already started receiving their hate and abusive emails, phone calls, videos and messages, mostly from fake IDs, which show their typically violent, aggressive mindset, civilizationphobia and language full of profanity and parroted vocabulary.
The more they abuse me, the more it validates my points. My advice to them: reflect inward, act with civility, and reject hypocrisy. Cast aside your ill will and abusive behavior toward others, and stop trying to fool people. If you are open-minded and free from rigid fundamentalism, you will find that all of my points are deeply in favor of the very community you claim to represent.
My all points are substantive and forward-thinking. It simply takes a discerning perspective to see the logic behind them.
Food for thought:
Assault on Democratic Values and Principles. How Islamist Entryism Weakens Civil Society and Higher Education in Canada
Is Canada moving toward religion-based tribalism?: Canadian Muslim Voting Guide: Federal Election 2019
Are you running against the incumbent councillor, Mr. Jamshed Hassan, because he is a Muslim and a person of Pakistani origin?: Absolutely not. My candidacy has nothing to do with race, religion, or background. I am running in this election based entirely on the platform and issues outlined on my 'About' page.
Is your campaign racist against the incumbent councillor, Mr. Jamshed Hassan?: Absolutely not. I immigrated to Canada from India approximately 17 years ago, and I don't think Mr. Jamshed Hassan and I are from two significantly different races, unless he claims otherwise.
News:
Kingston Islamic community calls out city council candidate for ‘Islamophobia’: I received a call from a mayoral candidate prior to the all-candidates debate. During our conversation, I noted that even if I leave my website, freechirp.com, entirely blank, I could still be labelled as "Islamophobic" — simply because there is virtually no freedom of speech in the majority of Islamic countries. The candidate seemingly laughed upon hearing this observation.
The world should reject the concept of "Islamophobia" and focus instead on "Kafirophobia." First of all, "Islamophobia" is a bogus term, promoted mainly by Islamists and Halal-'certified' career politicians, thanks to the flawed secularism of Canada; a phobia implies an irrational fear, yet there is nothing irrational about these concerns when the reality is so transparent. Conversely, fear in Kafirophobia is genuinely irrational. While there are isolated incidents of so-called Islamophobia globally, there are millions of documented incidents of Kafirophobia worldwide. A closer look at the nature of these events reveals a stark contrast as well: allegations of Islamophobia often center on unpleasant comments, minor harassment, or occasional serious incidents, whereas incidents of Kafirophobia are open for everyone to see.
To all those who have accused me of "Islamophobia," I ask you to state your precise objections. Is there anything in my statements that does not fall squarely under the freedom of speech guaranteed to me by the Constitution of Canada through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? By levelling these accusations, are you not attempting to suppress my freedom of expression for the sake of securing en-bloc votes? In doing so, are you truly working in the interest of the general public, or merely serving the narrow interests of a single community? Are we operating under the rule of law in Canada, or are we allowing rogue, extrajudicial, never-civilized Islamist and barbaric Taliban style 'kangaroo court' narratives to dictate outcomes?
Kingston’s municipal election: Trillium District: According to this article, for the incumbent councillor Mr. Jamshed Hassan, "the last four years were just an introduction" and that "the issues facing Trillium District haven’t changed much since the last municipal election". The article further notes that "the issues in the district are similar to what they were four years ago".
Are these statements not an outright admission that he has failed to address the ongoing concerns of Trillium District residents over the last four years? It seems that his only significant contribution over the last four years has been joining council meetings via video when travelling to Pakistan despite the 10-hour time difference.
It raises a critical question: did he accomplish nearly nothing for his constituents during his term, or did he simply choose to focus elsewhere?
For instance, public records show he serves as a member of the Kingston Police Services Board as a member of Kingston Municipal council (https://www.kingstonpolice.ca/about-kp/police-service-board/), where legislated responsibilities include employing police members, monitoring the chief of police's handling of discipline within the police service, preparing and adopting a diversity plan, etc. Furthermore, his website highlights significant personal involvement in the Canadian Colours Kingston Foundation (CCKF), organizing the Annual Diversity Dinner, promoting inclusivity, etc.
Why support a tax-funded public awareness program against genetic-disorders-prone first-cousin marriages?: With reference to the public health concerns raised in the Dawn article, 'Inter-cousin marriages and inherited health risks' the answer is straightforward. Do we truly wish to ignore these preventable genetic risks and risk overburdening our publicly funded healthcare system with sick children, that ultimately may drive up our municipal property taxes too? Of course not. A proactive awareness campaign is a fiscally responsible measure to protect both our families and our tax dollars.
Consanguineous Marriage: Law and Public Health: One of the most impactful contributions of 'Born in Bradford' was its estimation of attributable risk: despite accounting for a minority of births, consanguineous marriages were responsible for approximately 30% of all congenital anomalies and 25% of infant mortality in Bradford. This demonstrates a significant public health burden extending beyond individual families.
Should you be allowed to marry your (first) cousin?: Three quarters of Britons say no.
Why do you support a ban on face covering veils in public spaces?: hiding one's identity compromises public safety. Just for example: many cities worldwide invest in public security cameras; however, if individuals conceal their faces, these security measures become entirely ineffective. Several Muslim-majority countries too have banned or restricted the burqa and full-face veils in public spaces, schools, or government buildings
a. Tajikistan: Banned the burqa completely. The government called it a culture that does not match local traditions.
b. Chad: Outlawed the burqa. Officials took this action after security attacks.
c. Tunisia: Banned full-face veils in public offices and government institutions. The state cited safety reasons.
d. Morocco: Banned the making, sale, and marketing of the burqa.
e. Central Asian Nations: Countries like Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan have placed limits on religious dress in certain public places or schools.
Are they all anti-Muslims? or, is it just Kafirophobia that demands, 'How dare a Kafir say this?
I am just fighting for you and your children. Remember this when you cast your vote. If you don't understand it today, you will understand it 20 years down the line. There is no other way.
When and where do I vote?
Ontario municipal elections fall on the fourth Monday of October — Monday, October 26, 2026. Voting locations, advance polls and any online or mail options are set by the City of Kingston Clerk's office. Watch for your voter notification card in the mail.
Am I in the Trillium District?
Kingston elects one councillor per district. The City publishes a district lookup by address — enter your street and it will tell you which ballot you receive. If Trillium comes back, I'm on it.
Do I need to register in advance?
Most residents are already on the voters' list. If you've moved recently, or your card doesn't arrive, contact the City Clerk's office to confirm or update your registration — you can usually also be added at the polling station with proper identification.
What party do you represent?
None. Ontario municipal elections are non-partisan — no party labels appear on the ballot. I'm running as an independent resident, with no interest group and no donor list behind me.
What qualifies a scientist to sit on council?
Municipal government is mostly an engineering and budgeting problem — roads, water, waste, permits, taxes, and whether spending produces service. I hold a doctorate from ETH Zürich and have spent 25 years across academia and industry, including at Queen's University and ESG Solutions here in Kingston. More about my background. I openly disclose my profile, unlike some other candidates whose educational backgrounds, professional experiences, and even real names remain entirely unknown to the public.
Have you held office before?
No. I'm a first-time candidate, and that is part of the case — I arrive without favours owed and without the habit of approving whatever was approved last year.However, I currently serve as an elected director on the board of a condominium corporation managing approximately 300 units.
How do I reach you directly?
Email dayal4kingston@gmail.com or call 613 217 6708. I answer my own phone. Questions, criticism and invitations to speak to your street or residents' association are all welcome.
Can one councillor actually cut my property taxes?
One councillor is one vote, so no single member sets the rate. What a councillor can do is scrutinise the budget in committee, vote against increases, publish where the money goes, and build a majority for restraint.
Sales tax is federal and provincial. How can a municipality touch it?
A fair challenge, and there is a mechanism. There is no sales tax on basic groceries — so why tax the seedlings, vegetable plants, soil, fertilizer and tools people need to grow food? Taxing those is taxing food indirectly.
In principle the exemption should be Canada-wide. To act immediately, a municipality should issue online refunds against submitted receipts for qualifying gardening purchases, then claim those funds back from the provincial and federal governments through special grants.
Why free land for Queen's startups instead of tax relief for everyone?
Because it pays for itself. A company that stays in Kingston employs residents and pays commercial rates for decades; land sitting idle pays nothing. This isn't charity to startups, it's an investment with a return — and I'd hold it to that standard publicly.
Isn't backyard gardening a small answer to grocery prices?
On its own, yes. Food prices are set well above City Hall. But a city can lower the cost of growing food, open plots to people without yards, and stop taxing the inputs — and for a household growing a season of vegetables, that is real money. I'd rather do the small thing that works than promise the large thing I cannot deliver.
Where can a councillor only advocate, not decide?
Sales tax rates, currency and the value of the dollar, immigration, and criminal law are all set provincially or federally. Council can pass resolutions and lobby, and I will — but the platform page marks which planks council decides and which it can only push for, so you know what my vote actually controls.
Still have a question? Ask it — I'd rather argue with you than avoid you.
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