Written by Paul Ainslie in answer to our questionnaire, and published as given. Not our description of them.
Is the City Councillor for Scarborough-Guildwood and Deputy Mayor of Scarborough, I am proud to serve the residents of our community and champion the interests of Scarborough across Toronto. Throughout more than 20 years of elected public service, I have remained focused on delivering results, strengthening neighbourhoods, and ensuring Scarborough has a strong and respected voice at City Hall.
I believe effective leadership is built on collaboration. As Deputy Mayor, I have worked closely with municipal, provincial, and federal partners to advance priorities that matter most to residents, including housing, transportation, community safety, infrastructure, economic development, and social services. My goal has always been to ensure Scarborough receives its fair share of resources, investment, and opportunity.
Residents deserve representation that is accessible, accountable, and focused on practical solutions. Through regular conversations in our neighbourhoods, on the TTC and GO Transit, at community events, places of worship, and monthly Town Hall meetings, I hear directly from the people I serve. What I hear consistently is that residents want leaders who listen, work together, and solve problems.
Throughout my career, I have been committed to delivering common-sense representation and real results. I believe elected officials should do more than identify challenges; they should work every day to address them. That commitment continues to guide my work as your City Councillor and Deputy Mayor.
Our questionnaire
Paul Ainslie’s own answers to the questions we put to every candidate, published as given — including, where they wrote one, their reasoning in their own words.
Its needs to fit in with the surrounding neighbourhood. A priority needs to be enhancing housing on our main avenues where public transit is much more readily avaiaalble
We need the Provincial and Federal governments to finance the necessary space for people to move in to
The long advocated share of the gasoline tax is needed
You really need a combination of all three to be successful. We need Licensing Officers to be working evening,especially on the weekends.
The Police Services Budget should be increased with inflation
I'm not clear what "approved organizations" would be?
The TTC has huge state of good repair backlog which needs to be resolved.
We need a mix of all three for communities to be successful
I have been working to see AI used to speed up the building approval process
I combination of Direct Delivery and External Delivery would work best
We need to do all three of the above
When you get improved finances and services, improvements to the public realm are realized as well. People, along with myself want the best value for their tax dollars.
I'm a strong believer if cycling routes are to be built they must be part of a connected network and not build in isolation. There is no point saying you built a bike lane or route if it isn't connected to anything else
A combination of all three would be the best path forward in terms of using technology
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