Vote Michael MacriFor Mayor
My Promise to You
Four commitments to keep LaSalle's decisions in LaSalle.
LaSalle is Our Home
Neighbourhood planning is the decision of LaSalle residents. Provincial mandates to solve a housing crisis are not our job.
Taxpayer Protection
New development must fully pay for itself. LaSalle taxpayers should not subsidize rapid growth plans from Queen's Park.
Responsible Growth = Public Safety
Responsible growth means local roads, utilities, and public services are not overwhelmed by mandates from Queen's Park.
Accountability and Leadership
Prioritizing LaSalle's character will be core moving forward. Let's stop being passively compliant.
LaSalle's Traffic Reality
Vehicles Per Day — Traffic Counts
Source: Malden Road Environmental Assessment (EA)
"Delaying necessary infrastructure while pushing higher growth isn't just poor planning, it's irresponsible to LaSalle drivers of all ages — and is a public safety issue."
— Michael Macri, LaSalle Mayoral Candidate
The Situation
Current town planning uses pre-2020 data and does not include Queen's Park 10,000-unit growth mandates.
Our Reality
The current LaSalle infrastructure plans will not solve our congestion problems, but will increase our debt.
The Solution = Common Sense
Commission a new, realistic traffic study that includes high-density growth targets AND create a "pay as you grow" budget.
"When Council stood up to the current Mayor to protect taxpayers from a 6% tax hike, they did the right thing. My commitment as Mayor is simple: work with Council, audit municipal spending, and fight any and all tax increases."
— Michael Macri, LaSalle Mayoral Candidate
Two Different Approaches. Two Different Priorities.
Current Mayor's Priorities
- ✕Waived developer costs and growth fees, leaving LaSalle taxpayers to subsidize future expansion.
- ✕Fought on the record for a 5.98% property tax increase.
- ✕Prioritized multi-million-dollar discretionary expansion projects while local traffic bottlenecks and infrastructure face mounting pressure.
Michael Macri's Priorities
- ✓Growth must pay for growth. LaSalle taxpayers will not subsidize developers and Queen's Park.
- ✓I will fight any and all tax increases.
- ✓Core infrastructure comes first. I will insist on "Pay-As-You-Grow" funding.
- ✓Prioritize roads, emergency services, and flood protection before new commitments are made.
Leadership & Accountability
"In my 30 years of corporate experience managing global teams and $200M+ budgets, I learned a simple truth: real leadership starts with clear, shared objectives and measuring our progress honestly."
Leadership
Defining clear goals for LaSalle's infrastructure, local services, and community growth — not passively reacting to outside pressures. Building collaborative partnerships between residents, businesses, developers, and the province.
Accountability
Establishing bi-annual progress tracking to evaluate municipal performance, project timelines, and budget realities against our shared goals.
LaSalle Decisions Stay in LaSalle
Stand Up to Queen's Park
Provincial housing mandates don't account for our local roads, safety, or wellness. I represent you, not provincial bureaucrats.
Town Input for Major Expenditures
Multi-million dollar discretionary projects shouldn't be decided behind closed doors. For high-cost projects, I will push to have more resident input.
Resident-First Governance
No blanket approvals. Growth will be based on our capacity, with transparent leadership that gives power back to property owners and taxpayers.
Real-World Experience. Team-First Leadership.
Resident-first leadership. Taxpayer protection. Responsible growth.
Good leadership brings people together, listens to different perspectives, and delivers meaningful results.
Across my career working for and with global organizations like Ford, General Motors, Volvo, Prudential, Hertz, and H&R Block, the most valuable lesson learned was simple: no major challenge is ever solved alone.
Managing large, cross-functional teams and navigating high-stakes environments including parts of the GM restructuring in 2009 taught me to manage complex budgets, build consensus among competing priorities, and always keep the real-world impact on working families and their local communities top of mind.
This discipline allowed me to build a Global Marketing Analytics Team at the Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI) working with over 20 countries - including Ford of Canada, managing 60 professionals, multiple vendors, and a budget of $3.0B of marketing spend. Our work was recognized in the Harvard Business Review and we won multiple awards.
Running a municipality requires the same disciplined and collaborative mindset. Bringing this real-world business experience to the Mayor's office means ensuring taxpayer dollars are managed with transparency, infrastructure projects are planned for the long term, and Council works constructively with residents to keep LaSalle moving forward.