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Cuddy: keep building affordable housing and low-cost rentals — for people in addiction recovery and ODSP recipients facing rent increases.

• Continue to build affordable housing and low cost rental units
• For those returning from addiction recovery
• And those on ODSP who cannot afford rent increases, lest they be forced onto the streets

Confidence:High

Rahim wants faster housing approvals of all kinds, growth that fits neighbourhoods, and a push for provincial renoviction rules.

• Asked how to increase housing supply and affordability, Rahim said he would cut the red tape slowing every kind of housing project so approvals that take months today don't take years.
• He says growth must fit the neighbourhood it lands in with roads, parks and services to support it, and wants Council to lobby the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for stronger landlord-tenant rules beyond London's renoviction bylaw.

Confidence:High

Identify spending leaks and stop wasting money so it can be spent where it matters most.

• Identify the leaks in city spending
• Stop wasting money; spend where it matters most

Confidence:High

Osbourne: city should hold income-producing assets to subsidize services and ease property-tax burden.

• City should hold income-producing assets like large pension plans do
• Subsidize more services from new income sources to bring relief
• Lobby the province to reimburse city initiatives that decrease hospital stays and EMS calls

Confidence:High

Rahim wants wasteful spending found and cut before any tax increase, saying competitive taxes and growth aren't opposites.

• Asked about paying for growth and keeping taxes competitive, Rahim said before asking taxpayers for more he wants the wasteful spending already in the budget found and cut.
• He says competitive property taxes and keeping up with growth aren't opposite goals if the City prioritizes what's actually failing over what's easiest to announce.

Confidence:High

Osbourne proposes reliable, electrified public transit plus reasonably sized new developments with full transit access.

• Invest in public transit and make it reliable and electrified
• Build reasonably sized new developments with full access to transit
• Also tackles climate change and public health through lower carbon emissions

Confidence:High

Cuddy: advocate for better LTC service to Ward 3 manufacturing and residential areas — schedules don't line up with shift workers.

• Advocate for improved LTC services to manufacturing and residential areas of Ward 3
• Residents unable to take public transit because schedules do not line up with shifts
• Work with industry and the LTC to align those goals

Confidence:High

Rahim wants LTC schedules aligned with industrial shift times, with direct employer consultation built into transit planning.

• Asked how he would improve transit, Rahim said Ward 3 industrial employers tell him LTC schedules don't line up with shift start and end times, so workers without cars can't take the job.
• He wants the City and LTC to require direct employer consultation rather than running transit on a downtown-commuter schedule alone.

Confidence:High

Clear communication from leaders so residents hear about changes before they happen.

• Clear talk from city leaders
• Residents informed about changes before they happen

Confidence:High

Bring honesty, accountability, and compassionate leadership to the community.

• Honesty and accountability in leadership
• Compassionate leadership

Confidence:High

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Cuddy: relocating city hall downtown — a plan he's advocated since 2022 — would help local businesses thrive and attract new ones.

• Relocating city hall to downtown, advocated since becoming councillor in 2022
• Brought a motion forward to that effect several years ago
• Would assist local businesses to thrive and prosper, and allow others to start

Confidence:High

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Fast-track existing solutions to fix traffic; smarter traffic, safer streets for Ward 3.

• Fast-track solutions already available to fix traffic
• Smarter traffic and safer streets

Confidence:High

Osbourne: water is a natural monopoly and a human right — privatization worldwide has been 'nothing but an abject failure.'

• Water is a natural monopoly, a basic human need, a human right
• Privatization of water worldwide 'has been nothing but an abject failure'
• Commits to protecting London's Blue Community status

Confidence:High

Rahim says infrastructure that's already failing goes first, citing sinkholes as warnings of deferred maintenance.

• Asked how to prioritize infrastructure investments, Rahim said infrastructure that's already failing goes first: 'A sinkhole is a warning sign that maintenance got deferred past the point it was safe to defer.'
• He says it comes down to whether the City funds its core mandates, calling broken sidewalks a red flag when the City spends on 'fancy bus shelters that have been smashed many times over.'

Confidence:High

Osbourne says housing costs and brain drain are the biggest economic challenges and wants community benefits agreements for graduates.

• Asked what Council should do for business growth and talent, Osbourne said the two biggest challenges are housing costs and brain flight, with people leaving due to high costs or lack of opportunity.
• He wants community benefits agreements at the city and ward level so graduates have proper work opportunities in London.

Confidence:High

Cuddy: tariffs and trade barriers are the primary obstacle for London's auto, food processing and health-care manufacturing.

• Primary obstacles: tariffs and trade barriers
• London is a manufacturing centre in automotive, food processing and health care
• Close proximity to the US means London will be challenged to replace that market

Confidence:High

Rahim commits to cutting municipal red tape blocking building, so downtown conversion projects don't get stuck in slow processes.

• Cutting municipal red tape 'one of my core commitments'
• Downtown conversions shouldn't get stuck behind a slow process
• More downtown residents + safer, cleaner public space brings people and payroll back

Confidence:High

Osbourne opposes AI data centres: loud, environmentally damaging, raising energy and water costs without bringing economic growth.

• 'Of course I would oppose it'
• Data centres are loud, damage the environment, and raise costs for everyone
• AI industry's insatiable demand for water and energy raises bills with no economic growth

Confidence:High

Cuddy says London won't hit CEAP targets and taxpayers shouldn't be asked to pay more to meet them.

• Asked which climate plan elements to prioritize, Cuddy said the city will not be hitting the CEAP targets, citing an over-budget, late BRT and provincial natural-gas power generation.
• He said asking taxpayers to give more to meet the targets was unacceptable, and that provincial and federal governments must help achieve the original goals.

Confidence:High

Rahim says London will miss its 2022 climate targets and wants an honest updated timeline, not more taxpayer money.

• Asked which climate plan elements to prioritize, Rahim said London isn't going to hit the targets set in 2022 and the next council should publish an honest, updated timeline.
• He says he won't support asking taxpayers for more money to chase a paper target, and wants agencies held accountable for green commitments already made.

Confidence:High

Tackle homelessness now with a better way to help neighbours without over-taxing residents.

• Neighbours falling through the cracks need help now
• Better approach to homelessness without over-taxing residents

Confidence:High

Build a safer, stronger, more connected London; leadership begins with listening.

• Safer, stronger, more connected London
• Leadership begins with listening

Confidence:High

Osbourne proposes a 'mental health village' on light-commercial land — micro shelters, HART hub, intensive housing — for the unhoused.

• Mental health village on light-commercial zoned land on the outskirts
• Micro shelters, a HART hub and intensive housing in one space
• Give the unhoused a comprehensive plan to find purpose and real help; willing to give up the downtown plan's first five years

Confidence:High

Cuddy says London can't fund the addiction and homelessness crisis alone and senior governments must share the cost.

• Asked how the City should respond to the homelessness and addiction crisis, Cuddy said London cannot solve it on its own: 'Our tax dollars are insufficient for this type of healthcare.'
• He says federal and provincial governments must step up and share the cost, while London's part is building affordable and low-cost rental units, including for those on ODSP.

Confidence:High

Rahim wants needs-based policing measured against actual calls, paired with social supports proven to reduce repeat calls.

• Fix the enforcement gap (charges in only 37 of 5,000+ trespassing/drug calls) before adding money
• Visible, needs-based police presence tracked against actual calls and incidents
• Pair enforcement with funding for social supports proven to reduce repeat calls

Confidence:High

Osbourne says public engagement with festivals creates lasting public value and wants better advertising for events like Home County.

• Asked what role arts and culture should play, Osbourne said public engagement with festivals like Sunfest in itself creates lasting public value.
• He wants better advertising for events like Home County that draw people across the city to spend at local businesses, boosting local economic well-being.

Confidence:High

Cuddy says London's arts rely on generous donors and city grants, and its UNESCO designation attracts rising artists.

• Asked what role arts and culture should play, Cuddy said London relies on generous donors to fund arts and cultural venues, alongside city arts and culture grants.
• He says London's UNESCO designation makes it an attraction for rising artists, citing Museum London and the Grand Theatre as models of city support.

Confidence:High

Rahim says London doesn't need new cultural facilities — it needs lower barriers for artists using the ones it has.

• Asked how the City should support arts and culture, Rahim said London doesn't need to build more; it needs to get out of the way of people already creating.
• He wants cheaper vendor licensing, simpler permitting and faster approvals so artists spend less time on City Hall paperwork and more on events.

Confidence:High