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Josh Matlow

Candidate for Councillor - Ward 12 (Toronto-St. Paul's)

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?

Josh Matlow would fight for tenants, enforce RentSafeTO with remedial action, and build rent-geared-to-income housing on public land.

  • Continue fighting for tenants, protecting existing affordable housing stock, and building new affordable housing supply.
  • Stronger RentSafeTO enforcement against bad landlords, including remedial action; more affordable and supportive housing on public land with rents geared to income; support new affordable projects in Toronto-St. Paul's.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will continue to prioritize fighting for tenants, protecting existing affordable housing stock, and building new affordable housing supply. I will advocate for stronger enforcement against bad landlords through RentSafeTO, including the use of remedial action, to ensure buildings are properly maintained. I would push to build more affordable and supportive housing on public land, with rents geared to income. I will continue to support new housing projects in Toronto St. Paul’s delivering hundreds of units of new affordable housing.”

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

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Emergency services

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

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

Josh Matlow would stand with targeted communities, secure places of worship and schools, enforce laws, and expand youth opportunities.

  • Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own city.
  • Stand with communities being targeted; support measures to keep places of worship, schools and institutions secure; support effective enforcement of existing laws; provide youth opportunities to succeed.
“Everyone deserves to feel safe in their own city. That means standing with a community if they’re being targeted, supporting measures to keep their places of worship, schools and institutions secure, supporting the effective enforcement of existing laws, and providing youth opportunities to succeed.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

Josh Matlow would make public spaces safer: lighting, clean parks and TTC stations, visible staff, rapid response, expanded crisis service.

  • Safety starts with basics: proper lighting, clean parks and TTC stations.
  • More visible TTC staff, rapid coordinated response to incidents, expanded mental-health supports via the Toronto Community Crisis Service, 911 answered without long hold times, and properly equipped police officers.
“Making public spaces safer starts with getting the basics right, like proper lighting, clean parks and TTC stations, which make people feel safer. The TTC should have more visible staff across the system, and must employ a rapid and coordinated response when incidents happen. People should also get the right help when they need it. That means expanding mental health supports through the Toronto Community Crisis Service, 911 calls answered without long hold times, and police officers who are properly equipped to respond to incidents.”

(several paragraphs)

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

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Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Josh Matlow would make transit faster and more reliable: signal priority, fixing slow zones, freeing lanes from construction hoarding.

  • Continue prioritizing faster, more reliable transit: better subway, streetcar and bus service with expanded transit signal priority.
  • Push the TTC to fix persistent slow zones; free traffic lanes from construction hoarding; better traffic-signal coordination; safe cycling infrastructure; more effective sidewalk snow clearing.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will continue to prioritize making transit faster and more reliable. That means advocating for better subway, streetcar and bus service, with expanded transit signal priority. I am pushing the TTC to fix the persistent slow zones that affect millions of transit riders. I will also continue to advocate for freeing up traffic lanes from construction hoarding, better coordination of traffic signals, safe cycling infrastructure, more effective sidewalk snow clearing, ensuring that you can get to where you need to go.”

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

Government

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

Josh Matlow's top priority: the city delivering core services well — reliable transit, safe communities, snow clearing, garbage, parks.

  • Top priority: making sure the city delivers core services well.
  • That means reliable transit, safe communities, proper snow clearing and garbage collection, well-maintained parks, and addressing congestion.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“My top priority is making sure the city delivers core services well. That means reliable transit, safe communities, proper snow clearing and garbage collection, and well-maintained parks, and addressing congestion.”

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

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Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Josh Matlow would support small independent produce grocers with expanded supports and tax incentives to keep groceries affordable.

  • Cost of groceries is far too high.
  • The city should support small, independent produce grocers who already provide affordable fresh produce — protected them in Midtown through redevelopment relocations.
  • Explore expanding supports and tax incentives for independent produce grocers city-wide so they remain viable and successful.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“The cost of groceries is far too high. I believe that the city should focus on supporting small, independent produce grocers, who already provide much needed and affordable fresh produce for communities across the city. I have protected these businesses in Midtown, helping them relocate when they’ve been affected by redevelopment. I believe the city should explore expanding supports and tax incentives for these independent produce grocers across the city to ensure they remain viable and successful.”

Source: Know Your Vote Toronto — candidate questionnaire responses (Toronto Public Library)

Confidence:High

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

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Healthcare

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

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Growth & development

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

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Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

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Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

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Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

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Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

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Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

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Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

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