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Jacklin: 'The homeless need hope and London needs a break' — his headline homelessness stance.

• Mayoral platform proposes rethinking London's homelessness approach, including whether existing resources produce the outcomes Londoners expect.

Confidence:High

Morgan would cut admin overhead from homelessness contracts, write long-term fair contracts, and publish honest outcome measures.

• Would cut administrative overhead out of the City's homelessness-service contracts to get money to front-line workers
• Would write watertight, fair, long-term contracts that treat homelessness as a long-term human crisis, not a line item re-litigated every budget cycle
• Would publish honest public measurement so Londoners can see what is working and what isn't

Confidence:High

Rosehart: 3D-printing machines for housing — printing machine homes with Fanshawe and Western as a London Crown Corp.

• Printing machines for housing
• Printing machine homes with Fanshawe and Western
• As a London Crown Corp

Confidence:High

Demands off-market, low-cost and affordable housing, especially for the most vulnerable people living in encampments.

• Developers have green light to build but affordable housing is desperately needed
• Criticizes city harassment of river encampments and $2M special constables

Confidence:High

Backs time-frame rules for empty dwellings plus more social workers and training centres for housing access.

• Asked what changes would increase housing supply and affordability, Feher said London needs rules on time frames for empty dwellings.
• Also wants more employment agents, social workers and training centres.

Confidence:High

Morgan would accelerate office-to-residential and heritage conversions and expand micro-modular shelters.

• Would accelerate affordable, supportive, market-rate, office-to-residential, and heritage-to-residential housing conversions: 'Empty buildings should become homes, underutilized spaces should become community'
• Cites 190 homes created from 180,000+ sq. ft. of underused office space, including deeply affordable housing
• Would expand 'practical, dignified shelter options' including the micro-modular shelter program, while pushing the province and federal government for investments to address homelessness at its roots

Confidence:High

Krose would turn housing approvals into completed homes and encourage missing-middle housing.

• Would turn housing approvals into homes: continue improving development approvals, publish approval timelines, and identify barriers preventing approved units from reaching construction
• Would encourage more kinds of homes (missing-middle, additional residential units, thoughtful intensification where infrastructure allows)
• Growth must strengthen the tax base, not create unfunded liabilities: 'Today's development decisions become tomorrow's infrastructure bills'
• Would publish an annual Housing and Homelessness Report Card tracking approvals, permits, starts, completions, affordable and supportive housing, and homelessness inflow/outflow

Confidence:High

Howe on housing: as long as land speculation is legal, investors will buy properties and control supply and prices.

• Land speculation lets investors control supply and prices
• Supports expanding Property Standards Officers' role to document bad-faith evictions

Confidence:High

Streamline approvals and expand support networks to reduce chronic homelessness.

• Streamline housing approvals
• Expand support networks to reduce chronic homelessness

Confidence:High

Stevenson supports a renoviction bylaw with enforcement and partnerships to expand housing options.

• Supports a renoviction bylaw with enforcement (per Ontarians Against Corruption's platform tracking)
• Says the City should change its policies to focus on recovery and measurable results on homelessness, and supports partnerships that expand housing options

Confidence:High

Jacklin offers 'oversight of those who are spending tax dollars' — 'not a blank cheque'.

• Wants taxation approached cautiously, municipal spending reviewed for waste and duplication, and value demonstrated before new expenditures.

Confidence:High

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Feher: lower taxes for small and medium businesses and simplify regulations for opening and operating a business.

• Lower taxes for small and medium businesses
• Simplify regulations for opening and operating a business

Confidence:High

Morgan would hold property tax increases in the 3% range over four years via disciplined budgeting and more senior-government funding.

• Would hold property tax increases 'in the 3% range' over the next four years through disciplined budgeting, responsible growth and 'getting London's fair share from Ottawa and Queen's Park'
• Would keep securing federal/provincial grants and maintain London's strong credit rating to keep borrowing costs down
• Pledges every tax dollar should produce visible value (housing, transit, parks, roads, public safety, libraries) and to lead advocacy for a fairer municipal finance system

Confidence:High

Krose promises a budget that respects taxpayers' paycheques.

• A budget that respects taxpayers' paycheques
• The basics are the whole job - not too much to ask

Confidence:High

Howe: raising taxes above inflation would not be an option; alternative revenue like a Trimodal Port would anchor businesses and ease taxes.

• Raising taxes above inflation would not be an option
• Pursue Trimodal Port to create alternative revenue stream and anchor businesses
• Alternative revenue streams reduce tax burden on citizens

Confidence:High

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Krose focuses on safer neighbourhoods as part of her basics-first platform.

• Safer neighbourhoods as a campaign pillar
• A street that feels safe after dark as a basic expectation

Confidence:High

Commits to personally using transit for City business and expects other elected officials to do the same.

• Asked how she would improve transit connections, Morgan said BRT should help and committed to personally using transit for City business.
• Would set the same expectation for other elected representatives, arguing leaders better understand transit problems by sharing them.

Confidence:High

Wants smaller buses for after-hours shift-timed routes, and says air links should be examined.

• Asked about transit improvements, Rosehart proposed smaller buses for after-hours, shift-timed routes.
• Says air links are a subject to be examined for future infrastructure.

Confidence:High

Bus fares unaffordable for low-income riders and service unreliable (50%+ late); BRT won't shift drivers.

• Low-income riders cannot afford current fares
• Service reliability poor with 50%+ of buses late; getting motorists onto buses won't happen

Confidence:High

Says transit must be available at peak working hours across different parts of the city.

• Asked how to improve transit for workers, Feher said transit must be available at peak working hours in different parts of the city.

Confidence:High

Morgan would launch late-night transit service for shift workers and finish the BRT corridors under construction.

• Would launch an 'Alternative Delivery Service' reaching more neighbourhoods and employment areas with better hours, for workers (industrial parks, hospitals, restaurants, entertainment, overnight operations) needing reliable service beyond 11 p.m.
• Would finish and open the rapid transit corridors already underway (East London Link, Wellington Gateway), then plan the next phase of a connected citywide network
• Would complete the Wharncliffe Road underpass and move quickly on improvements at Bostwick Road and Bradley Avenue: 'Infrastructure should lead growth, not chase it'
• Would close gaps in the Thames Valley Parkway trail and strengthen regional transportation links, including rail service and more destinations from London International Airport

Confidence:High

Would prioritize reliable transit to employment areas and for shift workers, plus stronger intercity links.

• Asked how to improve transit connections, Krose said she would prioritize reliable transit to major employment areas and for shift workers.
• Would also advocate for stronger intercity bus, rail and air connections; says service should be frequent, dependable and designed around how people actually work and travel.

Confidence:High

Local transit's priority must be on-time service; refuses more funding for an institution not meeting expectations.

• Asked about improving local transit and connections to employment areas, Howe said the priority is having transit that moves on time.
• Refuses to increase transit funding for an institution not meeting expectations, arguing wasted money is guaranteed and you can't outspend incompetence.

Confidence:High

Optimize transit routes and fleet frequencies to speed up worker commutes.

• Optimize routes and fleet frequencies
• Speed up worker commutes

Confidence:High

Stevenson promises a review of rapid-transit spending and road construction.

• Is promising a review of BRT (rapid transit) spending and road construction
• Has opposed the trajectory of the current BRT program, which has seen budgets rise and corridors cancelled (north and west legs)

Confidence:High

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Rosehart: never use strong-mayor powers — emergency use only; she's hired to work for the people in a representative capacity; referendums.

• Never use strong-mayor powers — for emergency use only
• Hired to work for the people in a representative capacity only
• Referendums; cameras utilized all the time for transparency

Confidence:High

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Stevenson runs on 'compassion with accountability': stronger enforcement and measurable results.

• Would restore safety and pride in neighbourhoods through 'compassion with accountability': stronger enforcement, cleaner public spaces, and measurable results; residents should 'feel safe in their parks, on transit, in business districts, and in their own communities'
• Would bring accountability back to City Hall via responsible spending and transparent decision-making, and improve transportation through reliable transit and safer roads
• Announced (Oct 2026) a financial-disclosure package: quarterly spending reviews, an independent auditor general, a fraud and waste hotline, and a review of senior administration costs (reported by CBC)

Confidence:High

Jacklin on infrastructure: 'London needs a pause, not a stop — just a breather.'

• Proposes finishing major projects already underway (Renew London's ~$285M program) before committing to additional discretionary projects.

Confidence:High

Expand Greenway pollution plant 2-3x and speed up sanitary/storm sewer separation to stop Thames sewage discharges.

• Greenway Pollution Plant at capacity, needs 2X-3X expansion if fast growth continues
• Sewer separation too slow after 16 years; untreated sewage still discharged into Thames when it rains

Confidence:High

Feher: the city is reactive instead of proactive — first priorities are water, sewage, and re-examining road construction.

• City is reactive instead of proactive
• First priority: city water and sewage
• Re-examine road construction throughout the city

Confidence:High

Would prioritize core infrastructure that unlocks the most housing and jobs per dollar, guided by multi-year budgeting.

• Asked how to prioritize growth infrastructure while keeping taxes competitive, Morgan said core infrastructure that unlocks the most housing and jobs per dollar should come first.
• Points to trunk sewers and watermains, transit corridors and safety-critical replacements, guided by the Multi-Year Budget rather than one-off annual decisions.

Confidence:High

Krose would start a Traffic Bottleneck Program and rank school-zone risks, tying infrastructure planning to housing growth.

• Would establish a Traffic Bottleneck Program and complete the first school-zone risk ranking in her first 100 days
• Would plan infrastructure alongside housing so roads, transit, water, wastewater, parks and community services keep pace with growth

Confidence:High

Would build a second and third service core to lower service costs and give uniform coverage across London.

• Asked how to prioritize growth infrastructure and pay for it fairly, Howe said he would build a second service core, then a third, to lower service costs and give uniform coverage across London.
• Says raising taxes above inflation would not be an option; viable alternative revenue streams could later drop annual increases below inflation.

Confidence:High

Repair roads, fix intersections, upgrade pedestrian walkways for walkable streets.

• Repair roads and fix intersections
• Upgrade pedestrian walkways

Confidence:High

Would prioritize infrastructure by necessity and benefit; maintenance of roads, water and emergency services first.

• Asked how to prioritize growth infrastructure, Stevenson said she would rank investments by necessity, public benefit, growth pressures and affordability.
• Calls maintaining roads, water and wastewater, emergency services and community facilities the first responsibility; new projects must include full lifecycle costs.

Confidence:High

Says fair, evenly applied bylaws matter more than incentives for attracting business and talent.

• Asked what the City should do to support business growth and talent retention, Morgan blamed systemic barriers: poorly drafted, unevenly applied bylaws and contracts that don't deliver intended results.
• Says there's no need to incentivize people or businesses to come, stay or grow when the rules of the game are fair, easy to understand and evenly applied.

Confidence:High

Proposes 3D-printing homes with Fanshawe and Western as a London Crown Corporation.

• Asked how to support the economy, Rosehart proposed 'printing machine homes' with Fanshawe and Western as a London Crown Corp.
• Added that being tough on crime is not popular but necessary.

Confidence:High

Feher: unemployment is a major obstacle — make London inviting by making downtown safer and cutting red tape for small business.

• Unemployment rate is a major obstacle needing to be addressed as soon as possible
• Make London more inviting for businesses by making the downtown core safer
• Cut red tape to make it easier for small businesses to open; give youth reasons to stay and hire locally

Confidence:High

Morgan's downtown plan centres on a cultural-hub vision, a public-private parking facility, and commercial vacancy reduction.

• Would make downtown London's cultural hub with more events, hospitality, public spaces and year-round reasons to visit, partnering with other large cities and Ottawa on a national downtown-revitalization push
• Through a public-private partnership, would create a premier parking facility downtown with EV charging and secure bike storage
• Would reduce commercial vacancies via community improvement programs, an aggressive economic development strategy and a new strategic-assets development program; cites advancing Phase 5 of Innovation Park for industrial jobs

Confidence:High

Would make City Hall a better business partner: streamlined approvals, reliable services, accountable taxes and fees.

• Asked how the City should support business growth and talent retention, Krose said her approach is to make City Hall a better partner: streamline approvals, deliver reliable services and keep taxes and fees accountable.
• Wants education and training connected directly to local workforce needs through closer work with employers, Western and Fanshawe.

Confidence:High

Proposes a 'Trimodal Port' logistics hub to anchor businesses and revitalize London's business sector.

• Asked how to support business growth, Howe said London's focus must be revitalizing the business sector, proposing his 'Trimodal Port' as the solution.
• Argues the port would give businesses a fiduciary duty to set up in London and anchor existing ones, turning the city's geography in the congested Southwestern Ontario logistics corridor into its greatest economic asset.

Confidence:High

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Would make City Hall a 'partner in prosperity': red-tape review, business-impact protocol for roadwork, measurable results.

• Asked how to support business growth, Stevenson said she would make City Hall a partner in prosperity, reviewing red tape and business-support programs.
• Would establish a Roadwork Business Impact Protocol, improve access to employment areas, and require the Economic Development Strategy to produce measurable results.

Confidence:High

Would link up safe bike lanes and clear sidewalks properly instead of forcing people into cars.

• Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Morgan pointed to pedestrian infrastructure: linking up safe bike lanes and clearing sidewalks properly in winter.
• Calls it nonsensical to force people into cars by making other travel choices impossible; commits to biking, running and walking for work herself.

Confidence:High

Calls herself 'big on environment'; favors decentralized, off-grid solutions like London's West 5.

• Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Rosehart said she is 'big on environment' and favors more off-grid, decentralized solutions.
• Points to West 5 in London as a prime example of decentralized energy done successfully.

Confidence:High

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Says the city needs a more inexpensive way to address climate change and factory pollution.

• Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Feher said the city needs to find a more inexpensive way to address climate change and factory pollution.

Confidence:High

Agrees London is off track for the 55%-by-2030 climate target; created a Climate Emergency Reserve Fund.

• Asked which Climate Emergency Action Plan elements he would prioritize, Morgan agreed with the audit finding that London is not on track for the 55%-by-2030 target.
• Points to renewed commitment, sustained funding and provincial electricity-generation changes as what's needed; his first Multi-Year Budget created the Climate Emergency Reserve Fund to fund the Plan.

Confidence:High

Krose favours practical climate resilience, potentially restoring the $1M/year Climate Change Reserve Fund tied to clear outcomes.

• Leans toward practical climate resilience that protects critical infrastructure and lowers long-term costs
• Leans toward restoring the $1M-a-year Climate Change Reserve Fund, with funding tied to clear outcomes rather than an arbitrary level
• Leans toward tougher 2050 walking, cycling and transit targets if they are realistic, evidence-based and matched by real service and infrastructure improvements

Confidence:High

Howe opposes an AI data centre unless investors show it integrates into the community in a way that is additive, not subtractive.

• Not ideologically against a data center
• Would not support one without investors showing it integrates additively, not subtractively

Confidence:High

Backs practical, affordable climate measures with measurable results, including efficiency upgrades with payback.

• Asked about the Climate Emergency Action Plan, Stevenson said climate policy must be practical, affordable and focused on measurable results.
• Supports efficiency investments in City buildings, equipment and vehicles where lifecycle costs and payback periods make sense.

Confidence:High

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Rosehart: tough on crime, period — and Housing First; more public washrooms and garbage cleanup; seek provincial and federal funding.

• Tough on crime. Period. Housing first
• Community partners and City Police doing great; health system burdened
• More public washrooms and garbage clean up; seek any provincial and federal funding

Confidence:High

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Krose highlights community work with BGC, neighbourhood groups and Homes for Heroes.

• Support local kids and families via community organizations like BGC
• Champion housing-with-dignity efforts like Homes for Heroes

Confidence:High

Howe: other municipalities should offer similar safety nets; the province should pay London for services beyond food banks and shelters.

• London attracts vulnerable people because other municipalities refuse to offer services beyond shelters and food banks
• Demand other municipalities offer similar safety nets
• Province should pay London for those services; stop extra services except food banks and shelters

Confidence:High

Stevenson would review homelessness spending and overhaul housing supports.

• Promised a review of homelessness spending, an overhaul of housing supports, and continued advocacy for a provincially funded addiction treatment centre
• Advocates sober, recovery-focused housing; in her own statement she says 'Mental health, addiction, and homelessness require stronger partnerships with healthcare providers and other governments' and that 'The city needs to change our policies to focus on recovery and measurable results'
• Campaigned on an end to public drug use

Confidence:High

Morgan would renew the Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund and close gaps on the Thames Valley Parkway trail.

• Would renew the Neighbourhood Parks Improvement Fund, building on major park improvements delivered over the past four years
• Would close gaps and improve access on the Thames Valley Parkway, 'one of London's greatest natural assets'
• Also pledges to cut red tape and work with partners to create more childcare spaces across London

Confidence:High

Calls arts and culture primary economic drivers, not 'nice to haves'; wants their impact quantified.

• Asked what role arts, culture and creative industries should play, Morgan said they are primary economic drivers in London and must be treated as such, not as 'nice to haves' or an afterthought.
• Says the City rarely quantifies artists' impact on job creation, foot traffic in overlooked neighbourhoods, and spending at local venues.

Confidence:High

Calls arts, film and research London's greatest asset; says all industry should be self-supporting.

• Asked about the role of arts and culture, Rosehart called arts, film and research London's greatest asset, citing the Forest City Film Festival and the Junos.
• Says all industry, including arts, should be self-supporting; the City's job is managing infrastructure so businesses come to a business-friendly environment.

Confidence:High

Wants more cultural centres focused on London's history, its people and its past businesses.

• Asked which cultural infrastructure to prioritize, Feher said there should be more cultural centres focused mainly on London's history, its people and its past businesses.

Confidence:High

Treats cultural facilities as economic infrastructure; would prioritize investments that draw people and unlock matching funds.

• Asked which cultural infrastructure to prioritize, Morgan said cultural facilities are part of London's economic case, not separate from it.
• Would test each investment on whether it's a genuine downtown/neighbourhood draw, whether delay puts programming at risk, and whether City money unlocks matching provincial, federal or philanthropic dollars.

Confidence:High

Would fix existing cultural assets before new projects; investments must show need and community benefit.

• Asked which cultural infrastructure to prioritize, Krose said the City should prioritize well-used, accessible facilities that strengthen neighbourhoods and the economy.
• Before committing to major new projects, existing assets should be cared for, with investments assessed on demonstrated need, community benefit, partnerships and long-term operating costs.

Confidence:High

Says the City can't prioritize arts until the crisis passes; should remove policy barriers, leave curating to others.

• Asked about the role of arts and culture, Howe said London should enable artistic expression but lacks the funds and time to prioritize arts until the current crisis passes.
• Would promptly address city policies or neglect blocking cultural expression, but otherwise prioritize prosperity and leave curating to others more qualified.

Confidence:High

Would care for existing cultural assets before funding new projects; demands transparent full costs.

• Asked which cultural infrastructure to prioritize, Stevenson said London should care for the cultural facilities, venues and public spaces it already owns before automatically funding new projects.
• Wants investments that protect existing assets and support downtown and neighbourhood renewal, with publicly examined construction, operating and maintenance costs.

Confidence:High