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Keenan Courtis

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Running for
Councillor
Ward 11
University-Rosedale
Days until polls open
29

About Keenan

Written by Keenan Courtis in answer to our questionnaire, and published as given. Not our description of them.

Keenan Courtis is a cybersecurity strategy advisor at a Fortune 500 financial corporation.Here to fight for Safe Communities, Livable Neighborhoods, Effective Transit, and a Proactive Government.

Our questionnaire

Where Keenan Courtis stands

Keenan Courtis’ own answers to the questions we put to every candidate, published as given — including, where they wrote one, their reasoning in their own words.

Five decisions facing the next council

Should Toronto permit substantially more housing as-of-right in every ward, including areas currently dominated by detached and semi-detached homes?

  • Keenan Courtis    Yes

When a person living in a park has been offered an available indoor space that meets their accessibility, safety and household needs, should the city require them to leave the encampment?

  • Keenan Courtis    Yes

Should Toronto introduce road-pricing measures, such as congestion charges or tolls, if the revenue is dedicated to transportation improvements?

  • Keenan Courtis    Yes

Should Toronto raise additional local revenue to address its infrastructure repair backlog rather than defer maintenance while seeking funding from other governments?

  • Keenan Courtis    No

Should Toronto publish project-level budgets, schedules and performance updates for all major capital projects?

  • Keenan Courtis    Yes

Public safety and public space

Which approach should receive the greatest additional investment to improve public safety?

  • Keenan Courtis    Lighting, maintenance, sanitation and active use of streets and parks

Over the next council term, the Toronto Police Service budget should:

  • Keenan Courtis    Decrease after inflation, with some responsibilities and funding transferred to civilian services

How should Toronto govern automated licence-plate readers and similar surveillance technology used on public streets?

  • Keenan Courtis    Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing

Transit and transportation

What should receive the greatest share of the next available transit funding?

  • Keenan Courtis    New rapid-transit lines and extensions

When there is not enough street space for every use, which should generally receive priority?

  • Keenan Courtis    Transit, walking and cycling

Housing and growth

If Toronto could make one major housing intervention this term, which should receive the greatest emphasis?

  • Keenan Courtis    Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing

What should be Toronto's primary role in delivering affordable and supportive housing?

  • Keenan Courtis    Focus primarily on permitting enough housing and reducing barriers to construction

Where should Toronto permit the greatest increase in housing density?

  • Keenan Courtis    Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood

City government and service delivery

Which change would you implement to reduce the cost of building housing in Toronto?

  • Keenan Courtis    Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits

What is the most important change Toronto should make to reduce capital-project delays and cost overruns?

  • Keenan Courtis    Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting

Which service-delivery model should Toronto use more often?

  • Keenan Courtis    Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity

Taxes, spending and fiscal sustainability

Over the next council term, residential property-tax revenues should generally:

  • Keenan Courtis    Grow approximately with inflation and population

Which type of additional revenue should Toronto rely on most heavily?

  • Keenan Courtis    Congestion charges, tolls, parking levies and service fees

What should Toronto do first to address its infrastructure repair backlog?

  • Keenan Courtis    Introduce a levy or other recurring source reserved for maintenance

Governance and representation

What should be Toronto's primary approach to the provincial government?

  • Keenan Courtis    Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement

Strong mayor powers should be used mainly for:

  • Keenan Courtis    overriding council on zoning and approvals to get homes built

Your ward and your record

Which objective should receive the greatest attention in your ward during the next council term?

  • Keenan Courtis    Enforcement, public-space management and responses to disorder

Which single result should voters use to assess your performance at the end of the term?

  • Keenan Courtis    Safer, cleaner and better-maintained streets and public spaces

Priorities and trade-offs

Over the next council term, Toronto should:

  • Keenan Courtis    Expand the protected cycling network, including projects that remove traffic lanes or parking

When demonstrations substantially block transportation or access to essential institutions, the city should prioritize:

  • Keenan Courtis    Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat

Where should Toronto direct its next major technology investment?

  • Keenan Courtis    Permits, licences, payments and service requests

When Toronto faces a structural operating-budget gap, what should it do first?

  • Keenan Courtis    Reduce or redesign lower-priority services

What is the most important municipal intervention for improving Toronto's business climate?

  • Keenan Courtis    Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure

How should Toronto attract major employers, investment and events?

  • Keenan Courtis    Housing affordability, transportation, safety and quality of life

What should Toronto prioritize to increase construction capacity?

  • Keenan Courtis    Maintain a stable, long-term pipeline of public projects

What should receive the greatest priority in Toronto's public-realm budget?

  • Keenan Courtis    Cleanliness, roads, sidewalks, snow clearing, washrooms and routine park care

What should be Toronto's primary tool for supporting arts, culture and nightlife?

  • Keenan Courtis    Simpler permits, flexible operating rules and later hours

If autonomous taxi services operate in Toronto, which condition should the city prioritize?

  • Keenan Courtis    Mandatory reporting on trips, collisions, congestion and curb use

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