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Build housing across the spectrum and protect existing affordable housing.

• Market, affordable, supportive and deeply affordable housing all needed
• Pair housing with mental-health and addictions supports; push feds and province for funding

Confidence:High

No tax increases above inflation; departments must find savings first.

• Would not support tax increases above inflation
• Control spending; City Hall must deliver better results for the money

Confidence:High

Ensure new growth comes with the transit infrastructure to support it.

• Development must bring the transit it needs
• Measure whether investments are actually producing results

Confidence:High

Eliminate the strong-mayor powers imposed by the provincial government.

• Main objective: get rid of strong-mayor powers
• Says the powers were implemented by Mr. Ford

Confidence:High

Run City Hall like a school: clear priorities, data, measured results.

• Set clear priorities, use data, measure results
• Make City Hall accountable for the money it spends

Confidence:High

Fix the infrastructure backlog and make new growth come with infrastructure.

• Repair aging roads before problems become more expensive
• New growth must bring the infrastructure and transit needed to support it

Confidence:High

Fix the worst roads and dangerous crossings first, including Mohawk Road.

• Prioritize worst roads and dangerous crossings
• Mohawk Road named as a problem area

Confidence:High

Beale frames arts as 'bread and roses' — essential alongside jobs, housing and infrastructure.

• Commits to reviewing and strengthening the City Enrichment Fund, examining demand versus available funding for sustainability.
• Would not promise a specific increase without evidence; would bring evidence to council and work with the sector.
• Wants a closer look at city-owned cultural assets and partnerships with developers to add cultural space in new development.

Confidence:High

Daly says the city should not price artists out of city-owned spaces; backs fund review tied to evidence.

• Would review the City Enrichment Fund against a nearly 40% rise in applications, supporting increases only if evidence shows value.
• Would review city-owned spaces, rates and policies before spending on new facilities.
• Applies a responsible-spending, clear-priorities, evidence-of-value standard to arts funding.

Confidence:High