GO DEEPER · POLICY & PRIORITIES · What will you do?
P01 · Housing & affordability · all candidates ↗
What specific housing changes would you support in Ward 14, where would the housing go, and how would you ensure some of it remains genuinely affordable?
Approach & proposed action
affordable housing should be a priority
P02 · TTC & transit · all candidates ↗
What are the three most important changes you would make to transit in Ward 14, and how would you pay for them?
Approach & proposed action
no fare increases
P03 · Ontario Line / Metrolinx · all candidates ↗
What specifically would you demand from Metrolinx to reduce disruption to residents and businesses, and what can a city councillor realistically do if Metrolinx refuses?
Approach & proposed action
the city is trying to hold the province accountable and I would join councilor Matlow and others to do so!
P04 · Traffic, cycling & pedestrians · all candidates ↗
How would you balance cars, bikes, pedestrians, streetcars and buses when improving one mode makes another less convenient? Give us one concrete Ward 14 example.
Approach & proposed action
keep existing bike lanes!
im a member of cycle Toronto
P05 · Small business & main streets · all candidates ↗
What would you do during your first two years to protect and strengthen businesses on the Danforth, Gerrard, Queen, Pape and other commercial streets? What would it cost?
Approach & proposed action
public a "lonely planet Danforth " type promotional brochure on all local business and distribute globally
P06 · City finances & taxes · all candidates ↗
Toronto needs better services but has limited money. What would you spend more on, what would you spend less on, and what taxes or fees, if any, would you change?
Approach & proposed action
oppose the province billions on a spa etc to save municipalities
P07 · Community safety, homelessness & mental health · all candidates ↗
What should the City do about homelessness, addiction, mental-health crises and public disorder, and where do policing and enforcement fit into your approach?
Approach & proposed action
homelessness is about a gap between rich and poor more than requiring policing
Supporting sources
Finlands model
P08 · Development & neighbourhood character · all candidates ↗
How much additional density should Ward 14 accept, where should it go, and what neighbourhood or heritage features are you unwilling to sacrifice for development?
Approach & proposed action
balance
P09 · Climate, parks & waterfront · all candidates ↗
What is the most important environmental or climate action you could realistically deliver in Ward 14 during one council term?
Approach & proposed action
animal rights has been central for me in working with Wishbone lab and others recognizing animal agriculture and its impact
Cost & funding
make the tdsb plant based
Trade-offs & affected groups
health benefits
P10 · Competence & accountability · all candidates ↗
Name one measurable result you would commit to delivering during your first two years. What would success look like, and how should residents hold you accountable if you don't deliver it?
Approach & proposed action
protect environment
GO DEEPER · LEADERSHIP & EXECUTION · How will you get it done?
L01 · Collaboration · all candidates ↗
Tell us about a time you accomplished something important by working with people who initially disagreed with you. What did you do?
Answer
McMaster as president built a coalition against tuition fee increases
L02 · Changing your mind · all candidates ↗
Give us an example of an important issue where someone persuaded you that you were wrong. What changed your mind?
Answer
going vegan john Robbins the author showed me solid evidence for a major change in my lifestyle
L03 · Coalition building · all candidates ↗
You will have one vote on Council. How will you persuade 12 or 13 other councillors to support something Ward 14 needs?
L04 · Working with opponents · all candidates ↗
How would you work with a mayor, councillor or provincial government whose politics you strongly disagree with?
Answer
stand by principles
L05 · Advocacy · all candidates ↗
When negotiation fails, how do you make Ward 14's voice impossible for City Hall or Queen's Park to ignore without destroying the relationships you still need?
Answer
integrity and community campaigns
L06 · Communication · all candidates ↗
How will residents know what you're doing at City Hall, and how will you hear from residents who don't attend meetings or follow politics online?
L07 · Decision-making · all candidates ↗
If the loudest residents want one thing but the evidence tells you something different, what do you do?
Answer
work with the best interests of the ward
L08 · Handling mistakes · all candidates ↗
Tell us about a significant professional or public mistake you've made. What did you do after realizing you'd made it?
Answer
I apologized after making a nonsensical but possibly hurtful comment
L09 · Managing competing interests · all candidates ↗
When residents, businesses, developers, City staff and advocacy groups all want different outcomes, how do you decide whose interests prevail?
Answer
the ward is the priority
L10 · Leadership temperament · all candidates ↗
What behaviour from another councillor or community member would make you walk away from negotiations, and what behaviour wouldn't?
