Milton mayoral candidates call for clean campaigning

POLITICS Milton mayoral candidates call for clean campaigning By Megan King Global News Posted September 24, 2026 7:00 am 2 min read WATCH: Milton mayoral candidates call for clean campaigning LEAVE A COMMENT SHARE THIS ITEM ON FACEBOOK SHARE THIS ITEM ON X SEND THIS PAGE TO SOMEONE VIA EMAIL SEE MORE SHARING OPTIONS DESCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE INCREASE ARTICLE FONT SIZE Milton, Ont. mayoral candidates Gord Krantz and Zainab Azim sat together at a booth in Troy’s diner Wednesday, sipping on milkshakes — one chocolate and one strawberry. The pair are running against each other in the upcoming municipal election, but are committed to ensuring they run clean campaigns. To do so, they teamed up to shoot a video encouraging people to keep politics civil. “While I like strawberry milkshakes,” said Azim in a social media video. “I love chocolate,” replied Krantz. “We both agree that Troy’s has the best milkshakes in town.” STORY CONTINUES BELOW ADVERTISEMENT That Instagram post by Azim gained hundreds of thousands of views from around the world. “Things were happening in [Milton] that I don’t think are reflective of who we are,” said Azim. “Signs were being broken down, things were happening online that we know is not who we are as Miltonians. So, I went to Gord’s house and I showed him an example video and why don’t we show people who we are as Miltonians and try to actually change the conversation.” Krantz — Canada’s longest-serving mayor — was quick to agree. Get daily Montreal news Get daily Montreal news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. SIGN UP FOR DAILY MONTREAL NEWSLETTER GET STARTED BY PROVIDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO GLOBAL NEWS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY. “I’ve done very little, if any, mudslinging,” he said. “That was never in my vocabulary when it comes to politics. So, I think that’s what we attempted to zero in on. We can agree to disagree.” Milton’s current mayor, 89-year-old Krantz has held the position since 1980 — and was a councillor for 15 years before then. Raised in Milton, 24-year-old Azim grew up with Krantz as mayor for her entire life. MORE ON POLITICS MORE VIDEOS Most Ontarians don’t recognize current Ontario Liberal leadership contenders, poll finds Don’t fear a referendum, PQ leader says in final debate of election campaign Fact check: Can non-Albertans mail in referendum votes? 4th minister for David Eby announces she’s not running in upcoming…