Kamrul Ahsan

Backs more housing forms — duplexes to mid-rise — near transit and jobs, plus more affordable and non-profit housing.

• Asked how to increase housing supply and affordability, Ahsan said allow more housing forms — duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, mid-rise apartments — especially near transit, jobs and existing services, without unnecessary planning delays.
• Wants more affordable and non-profit housing via city land, incentives and partnerships, plus transit, parks, schools and childcare delivered with new neighbourhoods.

Confidence:High

Ahsan: give up lower-priority projects and politically attractive spending; vote against growth where infrastructure isn't funded.

• Give up lower-priority projects and politically attractive spending
• Vote against or delay growth where needed infrastructure is not properly funded
• Growth without planning leaves the bill with existing residents

Confidence:High

Would improve transit frequency and reliability to employment areas, hospitals, campuses and industrial zones, including shift hours.

• Asked about transit and connections, Ahsan said improve frequency and reliability to employment areas, hospitals, industrial zones, Western, Fanshawe and other major worker destinations, and make transit work for early, late and shift workers.
• Supports continuing rapid-transit improvements while also fixing the conventional bus network most Londoners use daily.

Confidence:High

Would make Council accountable for Downtown Plan delivery: each major action gets a department, timeline, budget and public report.

• Asked about Downtown Plan accountability, Ahsan said Council must be accountable for implementation: each major action gets a responsible department, a timeline, a budget and a public progress report.
• Wants downtown to be busy, clean, safe and welcoming day and evening, with suitable vacant offices converted to housing.

Confidence:High

Ahsan: stop approving growth then catching up on infrastructure — transit, sidewalks, roads, parks planned and delivered alongside homes.

• Stop approving growth then catching up with infrastructure afterward
• In 2030 residents should point to working transit, sidewalks, roads, parks delivered alongside homes
• Better sequencing: clear public plans for roads, transit and services with funding and timelines

Confidence:High

Would get the basics right for business: reliable infrastructure, serviced employment lands, reasonable taxes, faster approvals.

• Asked what the City should do to support business growth, Ahsan said get the basics right: reliable infrastructure, serviced employment lands, reasonable taxes, faster approvals and a business environment where projects can actually get moving.
• Wants Western and Fanshawe much more closely connected to local employers through co-ops, apprenticeships and applied research, plus help for underemployed newcomers.

Confidence:High

Would target emissions cuts that also lower costs: energy efficiency, retrofits, transit, tree canopy, flood and heat protection.

• Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Ahsan said focus where emissions cuts also lower long-term costs and boost resilience: energy efficiency, building retrofits, transit, active transportation, tree canopy, local energy and heat/flood protection.
• Says climate action should be practical, measurable and connected to affordability and economic competitiveness.

Confidence:High

Says homelessness needs housing plus health services; city handles housing, province must fund mental health and addictions.

• Asked about the homelessness and public-safety crises, Ahsan said homelessness requires housing, shelter, outreach, mental-health and addiction services with better agency coordination; the city leads on housing while the province must do its part on health.
• Says police should focus on violence and crime, while the city handles lighting, parks, sanitation, by-laws and public-space design; 'we need both' compassion and public safety.

Confidence:High

Would fix existing cultural facilities first, weighing condition, accessibility, safety, capacity and long-term operating costs.

• Asked what cultural infrastructure to prioritise, Ahsan said take care of existing facilities first, assessing condition, accessibility, safety, capacity and long-term operating costs before building anything major.
• Wants underused municipal buildings made available to artists and community groups, and full public disclosure of capital plus operating costs and expected benefits.

Confidence:High