Davenport

Toronto needs to make good choices with ling term solutions to increase various types of housing along main roads where rapid transit is easily accessible. Having a blanket ability to build housing within neighbourhoods can change the feel and character of areas unknowingly. Plan things better.

Toronto should permit more housing in every ward, including gentle-density options such as duplexes, fourplexes, townhomes and small apartment buildings. Growth must be responsibly planned, with affordable units, adequate parking where needed, green space, schools, and transit.

Choosing a safer option like housing is the best option for those that are de-housed. Those that refuse the offer of housing have more issue such as addiction or mental health problems that doesn’t allow them to make this decision that would be in thier best interest. Parks are for everyone.

If a person is offered a suitable indoor space the city should require the encampment to be cleared. This must be done respectfully, with outreach workers, transportation, storage for belongings and continued support—not through sudden or harsh enforcement.

Many people that work in Toronto can’t afford to live in Toronto. People in trades have tools or car pool. There are better revenue streams than tolls.

Even if the revenue supports transportation, congestion charges or tolls could unfairly burden workers, families and small businesses. Toronto should first improve public transit, traffic-light coordination, construction planning and traffic enforcement.

Toronto should seek additional revenue streams that make sense and do not burden the people that live in the city. We should also seek funding from other levels of government as we are an economic engine for Ontario

Toronto residents and small businesses are already facing high costs. Before creating new taxes or fees, the City should review spending, redirect existing funds, prioritize urgent safety repairs, and use partnerships where they provide good value without privatizing essential public assets.

Toronto should be transparent in its spending and accountability. Toronto should be able to plan for additional costs ahead of time when planning projects.

Toronto should publish easy-to-understand budgets, timelines, progress reports, delays and cost overruns for every major capital project. Residents deserve transparency and accountability for how their tax dollars are spent.

Ultimately the rule of law and accountability for those enforcing it will provide a deterrent and the safety the public needs to bring back our feeling of security on city streets. This can only be successful if it’s done in conjunction with effective crisis prevention services.

Toronto should invest more in mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention. Police remain important, but trained civilian teams can prevent crises and allow officers to focus on violence, serious crime and immediate threats.

The current police force is understaffed relative to our population, workload and service demands. With many veteran officers retiring there reds to be a larger budget to hire and train new officers to maintain thier current capabilities.

Police need stable funding to address crime, traffic enforcement and neighbourhood safety. The budget should keep pace with inflation, with any additional increase tied to clear needs, measurable results and strong accountability.

Although it’s necessary to utilize thee types of technologies, it should be done in a way that demonstrates a benefit to public safety. The use of this technology should also have levels of accountability that can be assessed by outside third parties in order to keep regulation in place.

Police may use this technology for legitimate public-safety purposes, but Toronto needs strict rules for access, data retention, sharing and independent audits. Information about innocent residents should not be stored without a valid reason.

Our top priority should be planning for the continuing growth of our transit systems to meet the continued future demands that are forthcoming. In a very close second making sure that our current system is frequent, reliable and be maintained and overseen pragmatically.

Toronto must maintain its transit system and plan future expansion, but the next available funding should mainly improve daily service. More frequent and reliable buses, streetcars and subways would provide residents with the quickest benefit.

Transit and other forms of personal transportation such as cycling and safely walking are key to keeping our inner core of the city moving. With that said service, emergency and delivery vehicles require access to keep our city safe and viable.

Emergency vehicles, accessibility, deliveries and trades should generally come first. Toronto must also support transit, walking and cycling and preserve reasonable parking and loading spaces where residents and small businesses depend on them.

Main Roads that have the most public transit should be where Toronto focuses its efforts to build more housing including affordable housing.

Toronto should prioritize affordable and supportive housing because supply alone will not help those most in need. The City should use public land, partnerships and senior-government funding to build homes residents can truly afford.

Some homes in Toronto along Main Street corridors were built in 1900-1930. These homes should no longer occupy main street spaces. Building better housing options along these thoroughfares is key.

Toronto should provide land, funding and incentives while partnering with non-profit, co-op and responsible private builders. Strong agreements must protect long-term affordability, public accountability and supportive services.

Modifying housing within neighborhood’s will negatively affect the landscape of the home dynamics that makes Toronto great as well as loosing additional tax revenue. Main transit corridor redevelopment is important.

Toronto should allow more housing in every neighbourhood, including multiplexes and small apartments. The greatest density should be near transit and major streets, where residents can easily reach jobs, shops and services

Reductions in municipal development charges are necessary especially for projects that deliver new housing. Timing is important Toronto has secured $1.5 billion in federal/provincial funding specifically to allow the City to reduce residential development charges.

Toronto should expand as-of-right zoning and speed up routine permits. Clear timelines and simpler digital approvals can reduce delays and costs while protecting safety, accessibility and neighbourhood standards.

Create a single, city-wide capital-project accountability system with one accountable project manager and mandatory change-order controls.

Toronto needs stronger project management, competitive procurement and better contract oversight. Major projects should have clear budgets, timelines and public progress reports so delays and cost overruns are identified early.

We should support external service delivery as one of Toronto’s core service-delivery options—but only when a competitive process demonstrates better value, service quality and accountability than delivering the service in-house.

Toronto should use competitive outside providers when they offer better value and service. Contracts must include clear standards, public reporting and strong oversight. Essential services should remain publicly accountable.

Revenues from property tax should grow in line with inflation and population growth. We should not rely on above-inflation property-tax increases as a default to budget pressures. Toronto should control costs, find competitive service, and secure greater revenues from growth and other sources.

Property-tax revenue should generally keep pace with inflation and population growth so Toronto can maintain essential services. Any increase above that level must be transparent, justified, and balanced with affordability.

Toronto revenues should grow by growing its tax base and not by continually raising taxes on existing residents. New development and economic activity should contribute fairly to the infrastructure and services needed to support that growth.

Toronto should rely more on land-transfer and real-estate activity revenues than road tolls or new taxes. Charges must be designed carefully so they do not discourage affordable and rental housing construction.

Before asking residents for another dedicated levy, the City must demonstrate that it is managing its existing capital budget efficiently. Toronto should fix what it already owns before committing taxpayers to more expansion. Prioritize roads, bridges, transit, housing and public facilities.

Toronto should prioritize repairing existing roads, transit, water systems and public buildings before starting non-essential expansion projects. Urgent repairs should be fully funded so neglect does not create higher costs later.

Toronto should have a results-first relationship with the province: partner where we can secure funding, approvals and better outcomes for residents, and advocate firmly when Toronto’s interests are at stake. We should never put political conflict ahead of getting results for Toronto taxpayers.

Toronto should work with the province to secure funding and approvals for housing, transit and infrastructure. Partnership does not mean silence—the City must still speak firmly when provincial decisions do not serve Toronto residents.

Strong-mayor powers should be used to overcome unnecessary barriers with housing. They should not bypass legitimate public consultation or environmental, safety and planning standards.

Strong mayor powers should be used rarely and mainly to move affordable housing forward. They should never replace open debate, community input or financial oversight. Every decision must be publicly explained.

Davenport should be a ward where people feel safe walking, taking transit, running a business and enjoying our parks and public spaces. I will prioritize visible policing, pedestrian safety, clean and well-maintained public spaces, and effective responses to disorder.

Ward 9 needs reliable transit, safer roads, clean parks, dependable waste collection and well-maintained infrastructure. I will focus on the essential services residents use every day, with a mandate for growth, safety, and order.

By the end of my term, Davenport will have a measurable improvement in the safety, cleanliness and condition of its streets and public spaces, with every major ward priority tracked publicly and progress reported to residents.

Residents deserve a councillor who listens and responds. My office will answer complaints quickly, provide clear updates and help residents reach the correct City department.

Accelerate the expansion of safe, protected cycling routes, prioritizing connected networks and routes that improve safety and provide real transportation alternatives, while monitoring impacts on traffic, businesses and neighbourhoods.

Protect the right to peaceful protest while maintaining reasonable, predetermined limits that ensure access to hospitals, essential services, transit and major transportation routes. The rules should be clear, neutral and applied equally to everyone.

Invest in technology that gives residents and Council real-time, transparent information on whether Toronto is delivering services, completing projects on time and staying within budget.

Every department should demonstrate value for taxpayers. Reduce internal administration, staffing and contract costs first. Toronto should find efficiencies and eliminate unnecessary spending before cutting frontline services or increasing taxes and fees.

Toronto should make it faster and more predictable to open, expand and invest in a business. We should streamline permits, inspections and approvals, set clear service standards and hold City departments accountable when applications take too long.

Toronto should compete by being a great place to live, work and invest. Our priority should be affordable housing, reliable transportation, public safety, efficient approvals and strong infrastructure—not expensive one-off incentives to attract individual companies or events.

Toronto should expand apprenticeships, trades training and recognition of international credentials so we have the skilled workforce needed to build more housing and infrastructure faster.

Toronto should prioritize clean streets, safe sidewalks, reliable snow clearing, well-maintained parks and public spaces before investing in expensive new projects. We should maintain what we already own before building more.

Make it easier for arts, culture and nightlife businesses to operate by simplifying permits, reducing unnecessary red tape and allowing flexible operating hours while maintaining reasonable safety and noise standards.

We should require autonomous taxi operators to provide Toronto with transparent data on trips, collisions, congestion, curb use and accessibility so the City can regulate based on evidence and protect the public interest.