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Sam Trosow

Candidate for Councillor Ward 6

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?

Trosow: city can't afford what adequate affordable housing and mental-health/addiction services need under the property-tax system.

  • City lacks the financial ability to properly fund adequate affordable housing
  • And the necessary services to address mental health and addiction issues
  • Blames the very restrictive and regressive property tax system
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“Yet the city lacks the financial ability to properly fund the need for adequate affordable housing and necessary services to address mental health and addiction issues. We simply cannot afford to do what needs to be done given our very restrictive and regressive property tax system.”

Source: London Decides — 2026 Candidate Questionnaire (Sam Trosow, Ward 6) · September 17, 2026

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

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?

Wants frequent, accessible, reliable and affordable transit, with western and northern rapid-transit prongs planned and funded.

  • Asked how he would improve transit, Trosow said London must build out public transit to serve the airport, VIA station, employment areas, newer subdivisions and intercity connections.
  • Says the remaining western and northern prongs of higher-order transit must be planned and funded to complete the network, and the Mobility Master Plan carefully implemented.
Show their words & source (one sentence)
“We need transit that is frequent, accessible, comprehensive, reliable, and affordable.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Samuel Trosow, Councilor Ward 6)

Confidence:High

Government

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

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Trosow: longer-term funding through the multi-year budget process avoids last-minute crises.

  • Pillar Nonprofit Network 2026 candidate survey — Q8: Support multi-year funding & longer-term partnerships (Yes/No + why).
“Yes — A longer-term funding commitment is necessary to avoid last-minute crises which need to be addressed adhoc. We could accomplish this through a better use of the multi-year budget process.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Pillar Nonprofit Network — London 2026 Candidate Survey (candidate's own Q&A answers)

Confidence:High

Trosow: better nonprofit recognition on advisory committees and special groups.

  • Pillar Nonprofit Network 2026 candidate survey — Q9: Ensuring nonprofits are included in decision-making.
“The nonprofit sector needs to be better recognized when filling positions on advisory committees, tables and other special groups. The city needs to do a better job reaching out, but this is not just limited to the non-profit sector.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Pillar Nonprofit Network — London 2026 Candidate Survey (candidate's own Q&A answers)

Confidence:High

Trosow raised concerns all term about how the city's compliance division responds to property-standards and noise complaints.

  • Concerns about how the municipal compliance division responds to code-enforcement complaints
  • Focus on property standards and noise complaints
  • Worked behind the scenes with staff on how complaints are responded to and how noise complaints are handled
“Over the course of the council term I have raised a number of concerns and criticisms about how the municipal compliance division responds to code-enforcement complaints. This is especially so regarding prooerty standards and noise complaints.”

(a few sentences)

Source: London Decides — 2026 Candidate Questionnaire (Sam Trosow, Ward 6) · September 17, 2026

Confidence:High

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Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

Says growth must pay for growth and the general taxpayer must not subsidize new developments.

  • Asked how London should pay for growth, Trosow said he finds pressures to depart from the principle that growth must pay for growth disturbing.
  • Says the general taxpayer cannot be called on to subsidize new developments; infrastructure decisions should be professionally determined, not politicized.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I find the increased pressures to depart from the longstanding principle that growth must pay for growth to be disturbing. The general taxpayer cannot be called on to subsidize new developments.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Samuel Trosow, Councilor Ward 6)

Confidence:High

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Trosow: wants to be known for better support of music, arts and culture — the creative sector is underfunded but essential to the economy.

  • Better support for the music, arts, and cultural sector as his signature issue
  • Creative sector is underfunded but essential to economic development and well-being
  • Opposes the 'back-to-basics' view that the arts are nice-to-have and not worthy of public funding
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“While I work together with several council colleagues on issues like transit, housing and the environment; the issue I most want to be known for is better support for the music, arts, and cultural sector. I believe the creative sector is underfunded. But it is essential to our economic development and to our personal well-being.”

Source: London Decides — 2026 Candidate Questionnaire (Sam Trosow, Ward 6) · September 17, 2026

Confidence:High

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Says cutting emissions is the key climate priority, via better transit, active transport, waste reduction and tree protection.

  • Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Trosow called the audit showing missed climate targets very troubling and said councillors need to be better integrated into the process.
  • Says reducing emissions is the key priority, requiring better public transit and active transportation, plus waste reduction and protection of tree cover, farmland and watersheds.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“Reducing emissions is the key priority, and this requires improving public transit and active transportation opportunities. Reducing waste, and better protecting tree-cover, farmland and watersheds are also crucial priorities.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Samuel Trosow, Councilor Ward 6)

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?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Supports a 'housing first' approach, calling safe, secure housing a fundamental right for all persons.

  • Asked about London's homelessness and public-safety crisis, Trosow said homelessness is best solved with deeply affordable and supportive housing with wrap-around services.
  • Says he supports the 'housing first' approach because safe and secure housing is a fundamental right that should apply to all persons.
“I support the “housing first” approach as I believe safe and secure housing is a fundamental right that should be applied to all persons.”

(one sentence)

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Samuel Trosow, Councilor Ward 6)

Confidence:High

Trosow: nonprofit spending is an investment with a 'positive multiplier effect,' not a sunk cost.

  • Pillar Nonprofit Network 2026 candidate survey — Q12: Other priorities candidates wanted the sector to know.
“For me the key is providing adequate funding and support. We shouldn’t look at expenditures for nonprofits as sunk costs, money out the door; but rather as legitimate investments which will create value and positive benefits in the long run. Councillors (and staff) need to have a better appreciation of the positive multiplier effect of investing in the nonprofit sector.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Pillar Nonprofit Network — London 2026 Candidate Survey (candidate's own Q&A answers)

Confidence:High

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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?

Rejects 'back-to-basics' cuts to arts funding and wants arts treated as a core budget priority, not a nice-to-have.

  • Asked what role arts and culture should play, Trosow said the arts, culture and creative sectors must be viewed as essential to London's future growth and development, not a 'nice-to-have' add-on.
  • Rejects the 'back-to-basics' argument marginalizing the creative sector and wants arts investment hard-wired into planning like roads and public safety.
Show their words & source (one sentence)
“The arts, culture and creative sectors must be viewed as an essential component in London’s future growth and development.”

Source: London Chamber of Commerce — 2026 candidate survey (Samuel Trosow, Councilor Ward 6)

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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