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Jason King

Candidate for Councillor Ward 14

Elected (official result)

In their own words

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Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 16 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Would advance his Summerside Plan: a Jackson community centre, a new Bradley-to-401 commercial district and a new transit hub.

  • Says London's housing inventory is doing well, with reduced listing prices signaling a buyer-favourable market.
  • His Summerside Plan centers a new commercial district between Bradley and Highway 401, plus a Jackson community centre and transit hub.
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“My Summerside Plan will bring access to jobs, services, transportation and public amenities in an area of the city that has been completely baron of these things. The creation of a community center in Jackson and a new commercial district between Bradley and Highway 401 and a new transit hub will be a huge economic engine for the city and bring much needed jobs and amenities to Pond Mills, Summerside and Jackson.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?

Would keep development charges at cost-only, oversee that savings reach buyers, and keep property assessments fair and reasonable.

  • Wants oversight on future property sales so at-cost development charges translate into fair, affordable prices for purchasers.
  • Property tax assessments should be fair and reasonable to keep homeownership and business opportunity viable.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“The development charges should be kept to at cost level for the development needs and no more. There must be oversight on the future sales of properties to ensure those savings are reflected in the pricing to ensure fair and affordable markets for purchasers.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Emergency services

When I call for help, will it come fast enough?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Would overhaul transit into regional neighbourhood buses feeding community hubs with express buses, plus synced green lights.

  • Would scrap cross-city snaking routes for neighbourhood buses feeding community transit hubs with express connections.
  • Wants Bradley Avenue widened to 4 lanes between Wharncliffe Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway within two years.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I would like to see a complete overhaul of how the transit system works. We should do away with the route system that has busses snaking clear across the city. In its place, we should have regional neighbourhood buses that gather up folks and bring them to a community transit hub station where they can access express busses that directly moves them to a destination area.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Government

Will decisions be made in the open, and will anyone answer for them?

King: shelve the downtown plan for a couple of years; fix basic services citywide and get the fiscal picture under control first.

  • No appetite among Ward 14 residents for another downtown revitalization project
  • Shelve the downtown plan for a couple years
  • Improve basic city services and beautification of the whole city; bolster industrial, manufacturing and commercial sectors
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“I propose that we shelve the downtown plan for a couple years, work on improving our basic city services and beautification of the whole city while getting our fiscal picture under control by bolstering our industrial, manufacturing and commercial sectors.”

Source: Downtown London BIA — 2026 Municipal Election Candidate Survey Responses (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

King: build a centralized core parking tower plus targeted ground-level lots on the periphery, with regulated, controlled parking rates.

  • Centralized, core parking tower with smaller targeted ground-level lots around the periphery
  • Parking rates should be regulated and controlled
  • Support parking policies that stimulate rather than stifle the downtown economy
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“The downtown would benefit immensely with a centralized, core parking tower with smaller, more strategically targeted ground level lots around the periphery of the core. Parking rates should be regulated and controlled to ensure that access to the downtown is viable and encouraged.”

Source: Downtown London BIA — 2026 Municipal Election Candidate Survey Responses (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

King: first remove the homeless and addicts from downtown entirely; businesses follow once citizens feel safe; minimal cost to taxpayers.

  • Absolute first step: remove homeless and addicts from downtown entirely
  • Support successful, measurable efforts with minimal, acceptable costs to taxpayers
  • Businesses will follow once citizens return with confidence and security
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“It is clear to me that before any effort is made to bring back a healthy environment downtown for businesses to thrive and citizens to want to be there, the absolute first step is to remove the homeless and addicts from the downtown entirely. I will support successful and measurable efforts and actions that aim to achieve this goal that have minimal and acceptable costs to the tax payors.”

Source: Downtown London BIA — 2026 Municipal Election Candidate Survey Responses (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Would scrap London's Climate Emergency Action Plan, arguing affordability and competitiveness come first.

  • Stated position: scrap the Climate Emergency Action Plan to protect affordability and economic competitiveness.
  • No alternative climate measures proposed in the survey response.
Show their words & source (one sentence)
“I think we ensure affordability, economic competitiveness and advantage by scrapping the Climate Emergency Action Plan.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Healthcare

Will there be a doctor and a hospital when we need one?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Growth & development

How fast should we grow, and who decides what gets built where?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

King is against harm reduction: wants Ontario to drop it for an Alberta-style rehab model and reopening psychiatric hospitals.

  • Against harm reduction policies
  • Wants Ontario to drop harm reduction for a strong rehabilitation and recovery model like Alberta
  • Make reopening psychiatric hospitals in Ontario an election issue
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I am against harm reduction policies and will use every opportunity to pressure and drive the province to move toward a recovery and treatment program.”

Source: Downtown London BIA — 2026 Municipal Election Candidate Survey Responses (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

Believes cultural and creative events are best left to citizens and private funding, with the city providing venues and promotion.

  • The city's role should be venues for festivals and creative functions, plus promotion and development assistance.
  • Cultural investment should be matched by safe, clean, usable public spaces.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I believe that cultural and creative events are best left in the hands of the citizens and private funding. I think the city can be valuable in creating and providing venues for festivals and creative functions as well as providing ancillary services in promotion and development assistance for arts and culture.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Jason King, Ward 14)

Confidence:High

Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

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