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Chris Moise chose 'Build, acquire and own significantly more housing'; All of the above

• Answer: Build, acquire and own significantly more housing.
• All of the above, however I believe that the most efficient way for Toronto to deliver affordable housing is for Toronto to own affordable housing. Building new units, renovating existing stock, and converting existing underutilized units into public housing will add significantly to our portfolio.

“All of the above, however I believe that the most efficient way for Toronto to deliver affordable housing is for Toronto to own affordable housing. Building new units, renovating existing stock, and converting existing underutilized units into public housing will add significantly to our portfolio.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods'

• Answer: Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods.

“Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Yes'; The way out of the housing crisis is to build every type of housing across the city. Building up, not out, wil

• Answer: Yes.
• The way out of the housing crisis is to build every type of housing across the city. Building up, not out, will create more vibrant neighbourhoods and an equal distribution of services in every ward. That means multiplexes, midrise, and highrise buildings for Torontonians at all stages of life.

“The way out of the housing crisis is to build every type of housing across the city. Building up, not out, will create more vibrant neighbourhoods and an equal distribution of services in every ward. That means multiplexes, midrise, and highrise buildings for Torontonians at all stages of life.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Moise: keep human-rights encampment approach, build dignified housing

• Answer: Yes.
• Keep working towards more effective and dignified transitional housing options.

“In 2024 Council approved a human-rights based approach to the Encampment Protocol. City staff resolve encampments by building relationships and moving people safely indoors. We must keep working towards creating more effective and dignified transitional housing options.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Yes'; In 2024 Council approved a human-rights based approach to the Encampment Protocol. City staff resolve encampme

• Answer: Yes.
• In 2024 Council approved a human-rights based approach to the Encampment Protocol. City staff resolve encampments by building relationships and moving people safely indoors. We must keep working towards creating more effective and dignified transitional housing options.

“In 2024 Council approved a human-rights based approach to the Encampment Protocol. City staff resolve encampments by building relationships and moving people safely indoors. We must keep working towards creating more effective and dignified transitional housing options.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Moise: build every type of housing across the city, up not out

• Answer: Yes.
• The way out of the housing crisis is to build every type of housing across the city.

“The way out of the housing crisis is to build every type of housing across the city. Building up, not out, will create more vibrant neighbourhoods and an equal distribution of services in every ward. That means multiplexes, midrise, and highrise buildings for Torontonians at all stages of life.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood'

• Answer: Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood.
• Every neighbourhood in Toronto needs to do its part in building housing. This will support a better diversity of housing types, bring families closer to undersubscribed schools and community facilities, and support ongoing and expanded service delivery.

“Every neighbourhood in Toronto needs to do its part in building housing. This will support a better diversity of housing types, bring families closer to undersubscribed schools and community facilities, and support ongoing and expanded service delivery.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'; All of the above

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• All of the above, but I chose public delivery because rapidly growing wards like Toronto Centre need more affordable and supportive public housing, delivered in partnership with not-for-profits, experienced builders, and other orders of government.

“All of the above, but I chose public delivery because rapidly growing wards like Toronto Centre need more affordable and supportive public housing, delivered in partnership with not-for-profits, experienced builders, and other orders of government.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Build, acquire and own significantly more housing'; Toronto should take a larger role in building & acquiring

• Answer: Build, acquire and own significantly more housing.
• Toronto should take a larger role in building & acquiring affordable housing, especially on City owned land. It should act as the builder and steward of public assets, but housing provision is best delivered by nonprofit and co-op partners with the expertise to operate.

“Toronto should take a larger role in building & acquiring affordable housing, especially on City owned land. It should act as the builder and steward of public assets, but housing provision is best delivered by nonprofit and co-op partners with the expertise to operate.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'; Toronto needs substantially more affordable

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• Toronto needs substantially more affordable, supportive, co-op and nonprofit housing. I strongly support more as-of-right housing and reducing approval times, but the City must also directly help deliver homes the market will not produce at affordable rents.

“Toronto needs substantially more affordable, supportive, co-op and nonprofit housing. I strongly support more as-of-right housing and reducing approval times, but the City must also directly help deliver homes the market will not produce at affordable rents.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods'

• Answer: Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods.
• The best way to increase construction capacity and build a more innovative constructions sector is to encourage new and more efficient building methods.

“The best way to increase construction capacity and build a more innovative constructions sector is to encourage new and more efficient building methods.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits'; Toronto needs to get shovels in the ground faster by

• Answer: Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits.
• Toronto needs to get shovels in the ground faster by expanding as-of-right zoning, automating routine permits and setting clear approval timelines so good housing projects do get needlessly stalled.

“Toronto needs to get shovels in the ground faster by expanding as-of-right zoning, automating routine permits and setting clear approval timelines so good housing projects do get needlessly stalled.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Yes'; Toronto should allow more housing as-of-right citywide, including sixplexes. We can't address the housing shor

• Answer: Yes.
• Toronto should allow more housing as-of-right citywide, including sixplexes. We can't address the housing shortage through keeping large swaths of the city off limits to new homes. We need more homes in more places, with clear rules and faster approvals.

“Toronto should allow more housing as-of-right citywide, including sixplexes. We can't address the housing shortage through keeping large swaths of the city off limits to new homes. We need more homes in more places, with clear rules and faster approvals.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Stikuts: allow more housing as-of-right citywide, incl. sixplexes

• Answer: Yes.
• Toronto should allow more housing as-of-right citywide, including sixplexes.

“Toronto should allow more housing as-of-right citywide, including sixplexes. We can't address the housing shortage through keeping large swaths of the city off limits to new homes. We need more homes in more places, with clear rules and faster approvals.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Yes'; Everyone agrees encampments aren't a substitute for housing. If someone has been offered appropriate indoor sp

• Answer: Yes.
• Everyone agrees encampments aren't a substitute for housing. If someone has been offered appropriate indoor space that genuinely meets their accessibility, safety & household needs, the City should act. That must be paired with outreach, adequate shelter capacity & real pathways to housing.

“Everyone agrees encampments aren't a substitute for housing. If someone has been offered appropriate indoor space that genuinely meets their accessibility, safety & household needs, the City should act. That must be paired with outreach, adequate shelter capacity & real pathways to housing.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit'

• Answer: Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit.

“Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials'; It's the people who build cities.

• Answer: Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials.
• It's the people who build cities. Invest in the people. The craftsmen.

“It's the people who build cities. Invest in the people. The craftsmen.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Yes'; Yes. Parks are shared community spaces where residents should be able to safely enjoy time with family and fri

• Answer: Yes.
• Yes. Parks are shared community spaces where residents should be able to safely enjoy time with family and friends. They are not appropriate places for encampments. We must preserve public parks for their intended use and ensure they remain safe, clean and accessible to everyone.

“Yes. Parks are shared community spaces where residents should be able to safely enjoy time with family and friends. They are not appropriate places for encampments. We must preserve public parks for their intended use and ensure they remain safe, clean and accessible to everyone.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Tate: parks are shared spaces, not encampments; keep them safe, clean

• Answer: Yes.
• Parks are shared community spaces where residents should be able to safely enjoy time with family and friends.

“Yes. Parks are shared community spaces where residents should be able to safely enjoy time with family and friends. They are not appropriate places for encampments. We must preserve public parks for their intended use and ensure they remain safe, clean and accessible to everyone.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Yes'; Yes, with a caveat. Toronto Centre has absorbed significant density - and is the most dense neighbourhood in C

• Answer: Yes.
• Yes, with a caveat. Toronto Centre has absorbed significant density - and is the most dense neighbourhood in Canada. New housing must be matched by a corresponding investment in infrastructure and services so that our communities can comfortably accommodate growth.

“Yes, with a caveat. Toronto Centre has absorbed significant density - and is the most dense neighbourhood in Canada. New housing must be matched by a corresponding investment in infrastructure and services so that our communities can comfortably accommodate growth.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Reduce approval times, development charges and other city-imposed costs'

• Answer: Reduce approval times, development charges and other city-imposed costs.
• Builders should be allowed to do what they do best - build. City Hall should create the conditions for them to succeed. Cut red tape, approve projects that benefit communities and include affordable homes.

“Builders should be allowed to do what they do best - build. City Hall should create the conditions for them to succeed. Cut red tape, approve projects that benefit communities and include affordable homes.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Focus primarily on permitting enough housing and reducing barriers to construction'

• Answer: Focus primarily on permitting enough housing and reducing barriers to construction.
• The City should create conditions for diverse housing to flourish—from missing-middle townhomes and family-sized condos to co-ops and other options. Government should enable housing construction rather than take it over, reducing risk and cost to taxpayers.

“The City should create conditions for diverse housing to flourish—from missing-middle townhomes and family-sized condos to co-ops and other options. Government should enable housing construction rather than take it over, reducing risk and cost to taxpayers.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Harris says Toronto must accelerate supportive-housing construction and fix planning-office delays behind the backlog.

• PRE-WINDOW: RPTV recap of the Oct 22 'No One Left Outside' Ward 13 homelessness forum (hosted by Crisis in Our City Network + Mary Ward Centre); verified never extracted in any prior run
• Harris, drawing on housing/homelessness services experience, argued Toronto must accelerate construction of supportive housing
• He cited a backlog of people waiting for supportive housing and said delays in building planned units were preventing progress

“We need to deal with that within the administration, within the planning office and so on, not to mention funding,”

(reported remarks)

Source: Regent Park TV (RPTV): 'Toronto Centre Council Candidates Discuss Homelessness in Ward 13 at No One Left Outside Forum' - Oct 22 forum recap, posted ~Oct 22 (PRE-WINDOW) · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Harris: permanent housing with supports must come before indoor space

• Answer: No.
• Appropriate permanent housing with supports must be the priority over 'available indoor space'.

“Appropriate permanent housing with supports must be the priority over 'available indoor space'.”

(one sentence)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Morgan Harris: create and fund affordable, deeply affordable, transitional and supportive housing to meet demand (RGI waitlist 100k).

• Top priority: create and fund affordable, deeply affordable, transitional and supportive housing — RGI waitlist 100,000, supportive 15,000.
• Brings 14 years as director of supportive-housing agency Habitat Services and board-advisor experience at Housing Connections.

“Housing - affordable, deeply affordable, transitional and supportive housing must be created and funded to meet demand. Current waitlists RGI 100,000 Supportive 15,000. Experiences to bear: Fourteen years director of supportive housing agency Habitat Services. Three years board advisor at Housing Connections (waitlist for RGI subsidized housing). Five years director Winchester Park Residents Assoc. advocating to City and Provincial funders, deputation to executive committee and part of the South St. James Town Rooming House Working Group.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood'; Not just nearly every neighbourhood

• Answer: Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood.
• Not just nearly every neighbourhood; every single neighbourhood. The status quo drives severe over-intensification in a few areas while leaving others untouched. We must enable gentle density across all 25 wards so Toronto Centre and its strained infrastructure can catch its breath.

“Not just nearly every neighbourhood; every single neighbourhood. The status quo drives severe over-intensification in a few areas while leaving others untouched. We must enable gentle density across all 25 wards so Toronto Centre and its strained infrastructure can catch its breath.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials'

• Answer: Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials.
• We cannot build homes without the people to build them. Expand apprenticeships, recognize foreign credentials immediately, and prioritize local hiring. Training and employing Toronto workers directly solves the labour bottleneck while building wealth inside our own communities.

“We cannot build homes without the people to build them. Expand apprenticeships, recognize foreign credentials immediately, and prioritize local hiring. Training and employing Toronto workers directly solves the labour bottleneck while building wealth inside our own communities.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'; Toronto Centre is already dense

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• Toronto Centre is already dense; blanket zoning alone will not deliver affordability here. We must partner directly with non-profit builders and co-ops to finance and build permanently affordable housing, using city leverage rather than relying solely on private market trickle-down.

“Toronto Centre is already dense; blanket zoning alone will not deliver affordability here. We must partner directly with non-profit builders and co-ops to finance and build permanently affordable housing, using city leverage rather than relying solely on private market trickle-down.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Yes'; Toronto Centre has few detached homes, but policy must apply uniformly across the entire city. Without consist

• Answer: Yes.
• Toronto Centre has few detached homes, but policy must apply uniformly across the entire city. Without consistent, citywide as-of-right rules, growth concentrates unfairly in a handful of neighbourhoods while others avoid change entirely. Every ward must share in delivering missing-middle housing.

“Toronto Centre has few detached homes, but policy must apply uniformly across the entire city. Without consistent, citywide as-of-right rules, growth concentrates unfairly in a handful of neighbourhoods while others avoid change entirely. Every ward must share in delivering missing-middle housing.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Ward: gentle density in every single neighbourhood, not just nearly

• Answer: Permit more apartments and multiplexes in nearly every neighbourhood.
• Ward: not just nearly every neighbourhood; every single neighbourhood.

“Not just nearly every neighbourhood; every single neighbourhood. The status quo drives severe over-intensification in a few areas while leaving others untouched. We must enable gentle density across all 25 wards so Toronto Centre and its strained infrastructure can catch its breath.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Yes'; Encampments were understandable in a crisis like COVID. But parks belong to everyone: kids playing, seniors, d

• Answer: Yes.
• Encampments were understandable in a crisis like COVID. But parks belong to everyone: kids playing, seniors, dogs, and everyday community life. Parks cannot become shelter overflow or ways to jump housing waitlists. When safe, accessible indoor space is provided, our shared parks must be protected.

“Encampments were understandable in a crisis like COVID. But parks belong to everyone: kids playing, seniors, dogs, and everyday community life. Parks cannot become shelter overflow or ways to jump housing waitlists. When safe, accessible indoor space is provided, our shared parks must be protected.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers'

• Answer: Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers.
• The City cannot build or maintain everything alone, nor will the market build deeply affordable units. Supplying public land, funding, and low-cost financing to co-ops and non-profits delivers permanent affordability while keeping public leverage where it counts.

“The City cannot build or maintain everything alone, nor will the market build deeply affordable units. Supplying public land, funding, and low-cost financing to co-ops and non-profits delivers permanent affordability while keeping public leverage where it counts.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Build, acquire and own significantly more housing'

• Answer: Build, acquire and own significantly more housing.

“Build, acquire and own significantly more housing”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials'

• Answer: Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials.

“Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Reduce parking, design and other construction requirements'; None of them.

• Answer: Reduce parking, design and other construction requirements.
• None of them. I will increase the vacant homes tax to 25% to force developers to stop scalping renters and buyers.

“None of them. I will increase the vacant homes tax to 25% to force developers to stop scalping renters and buyers.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'; We're building the wrong type of housing.

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• We're building the wrong type of housing. We have to introduce bylaws and zoning laws that disincentivize condominiums with majority one-bed or studio apartments. It's also high time the city put a cap on how expensive building one of them can be, as most of them go unsold.

“We're building the wrong type of housing. We have to introduce bylaws and zoning laws that disincentivize condominiums with majority one-bed or studio apartments. It's also high time the city put a cap on how expensive building one of them can be, as most of them go unsold.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Yes'; For houses, townhouses, and detached/semi-detached homes, I am happy to support as-of-right as it reduces the

• Answer: Yes.
• For houses, townhouses, and detached/semi-detached homes, I am happy to support as-of-right as it reduces the bureaucracy and waiting time on home remodeling and modification. For larger structures I am opposed.

“For houses, townhouses, and detached/semi-detached homes, I am happy to support as-of-right as it reduces the bureaucracy and waiting time on home remodeling and modification. For larger structures I am opposed.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Yes'

• Answer: Yes.

“Yes”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit'

• Answer: Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit.

“Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Reduce development charges, parkland payments and related levies'

• Answer: Reduce development charges, parkland payments and related levies.
• These would require further research before I could make a definitive statement. I do not necessarily agree with lower charges, especially in the time of these tariffs.

“These would require further research before I could make a definitive statement. I do not necessarily agree with lower charges, especially in the time of these tariffs.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• This is a very large and complicated issue that is beyond the character max. What does affordable housing mean when a large amount of the populations cannot afford this designation at its current iteration?

“This is a very large and complicated issue that is beyond the character max. What does affordable housing mean when a large amount of the populations cannot afford this designation at its current iteration?”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers'

• Answer: Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers.
• I would also include industry oversight and regulations.

“I would also include industry oversight and regulations.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials'

• Answer: Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials.

“Expand apprenticeships, training and recognition of international credentials”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Davis says everyone deserves a safe place to live; wants trauma-informed housing that lets people move at their own pace.

• PRE-WINDOW: RPTV recap of the Oct 22 'No One Left Outside' Ward 13 homelessness forum (hosted by Crisis in Our City Network + Mary Ward Centre); verified never extracted in any prior run
• Davis, a frontline worker who said she has experienced precarious housing, stressed building trust with people living outdoors and recognizing their individual circumstances
• She called for housing responses that account for trauma and let people move into housing at a pace that meets their needs

“Everyone deserves access to a safe place to live,”

(reported remarks)

Source: Regent Park TV (RPTV): 'Toronto Centre Council Candidates Discuss Homelessness in Ward 13 at No One Left Outside Forum' - Oct 22 forum recap, posted ~Oct 22 (PRE-WINDOW) · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Yes'

• Answer: Yes.

“Yes”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Davis: encampment removal is complicated; belongings and safety at risk

• Answer: No.
• What the institution perceives as accessible and safe may not be the reality of the person.

“This is a more complicated issue than presented. There is a risk that what the institution perceives as accessible and safe, may not be the reality of the person. If the person leaves their encampment, they may not be able to take all of their belongings. If they return, they start from scratch.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers'

• Answer: Supply land, funding and incentives to non-profit and private providers.
• All 3 of these roles must be taken on by the City of Toronto at different levels; The City Planning Department, The Housing Secretariat, and the Economic Development Unit can take on various responsibilities to advance the creation of affordable & supportive housing.

“All 3 of these roles must be taken on by the City of Toronto at different levels; The City Planning Department, The Housing Secretariat, and the Economic Development Unit can take on various responsibilities to advance the creation of affordable & supportive housing.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• There is a major need in Toronto for greater supply of affordable and supportive housing. Our current affordable housing waitlist is over 10 years long, and the city must meet the needs of its low-income, marginalized communities.

“There is a major need in Toronto for greater supply of affordable and supportive housing. Our current affordable housing waitlist is over 10 years long, and the city must meet the needs of its low-income, marginalized communities.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits'; All 3 of these steps would have to be taken

• Answer: Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits.
• All 3 of these steps would have to be taken, as we need to not levy prohibitive taxes on those providing affordable housing. There needs to be responsible development, which means that while as-of-right zoning is positive, we must ensure new infrastructure is serving the communities it is in.

“All 3 of these steps would have to be taken, as we need to not levy prohibitive taxes on those providing affordable housing. There needs to be responsible development, which means that while as-of-right zoning is positive, we must ensure new infrastructure is serving the communities it is in.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'No'; It is of the utmost importance to build trust and understand why a certain individual has chosen to not go

• Answer: No.
• It is of the utmost importance to build trust and understand why a certain individual has chosen to not go to an available indoor space, and we must be mindful of these needs so that we are addressing the root issues as opposed to temporary, short-term solutions. The person at risk must cooperate.

“It is of the utmost importance to build trust and understand why a certain individual has chosen to not go to an available indoor space, and we must be mindful of these needs so that we are addressing the root issues as opposed to temporary, short-term solutions. The person at risk must cooperate.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Yes'; Toronto should permit more housing in every ward

• Answer: Yes.
• Toronto should permit more housing in every ward, but that development must happen responsibly and it should be ensured that we are building supportive & affordable housing across the city.

“Toronto should permit more housing in every ward, but that development must happen responsibly and it should be ensured that we are building supportive & affordable housing across the city.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Khogali Ali: build trust first; address root issues, not short-term fixes

• Answer: No.
• Build trust and understand why a person has chosen not to go to an available indoor space.

“It is of the utmost importance to build trust and understand why a certain individual has chosen to not go to an available indoor space, and we must be mindful of these needs so that we are addressing the root issues as opposed to temporary, short-term solutions. The person at risk must cooperate.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods'

• Answer: Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods.

“Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention'

• Answer: Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.
• Being proactive will always be better than reacting after a situation has reached a crisis. If we do not provide effective pathways for stabilization, treatment, and support to break cycles of crisis, we will simply perpetuate the status quo.

“Being proactive will always be better than reacting after a situation has reached a crisis. If we do not provide effective pathways for stabilization, treatment, and support to break cycles of crisis, we will simply perpetuate the status quo.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Remain approximately constant after inflation'; Over the last term

• Answer: Remain approximately constant after inflation.
• Over the last term, increases have been made to the police budget to put TPS in a good position. Our 5-year hiring plan will recruit 360 new officers per year to help deliver on TPS’ mandate.

“Over the last term, increases have been made to the police budget to put TPS in a good position. Our 5-year hiring plan will recruit 360 new officers per year to help deliver on TPS’ mandate.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Moise: hold police budget flat; 5-year plan hires 360 officers a year

• Police budget: remain approximately constant after inflation.

“Over the last term, increases have been made to the police budget to put TPS in a good position. Our 5-year hiring plan will recruit 360 new officers per year to help deliver on TPS' mandate.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention'

• Answer: Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.
• All three matter and mutually reinforce each other, but we cannot arrest our way out of a mental-health and addictions crisis. I would prioritize treatment, crisis response and prevention because reducing the number of people reaching crisis is essential to making neighbourhoods safer.

“All three matter and mutually reinforce each other, but we cannot arrest our way out of a mental-health and addictions crisis. I would prioritize treatment, crisis response and prevention because reducing the number of people reaching crisis is essential to making neighbourhoods safer.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Stikuts: can't arrest our way out of a mental-health crisis; fund care

• Greatest additional safety investment: mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.

“All three matter and mutually reinforce each other, but we cannot arrest our way out of a mental-health and addictions crisis. I would prioritize treatment, crisis response and prevention because reducing the number of people reaching crisis is essential to making neighbourhoods safer.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Says nobody accepts a parent stepping over a needle to use a park, but stresses help over enforcement at Barbara Hall Park.

• Stresses help, not enforcement, in response to disorder at Barbara Hall Park.
• Blames the province's cuts to supervised drug-use site funding and the city's winding up of encampments for pushing people to the park.

“I don't think that anybody across the political spectrum thinks that it's acceptable for a parent to have to step over a needle to go use a park.”

(reported remarks)

Source: The Globe and Mail — Toronto Centre / Gay Village election debate over public disorder · October 19, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Police, bylaw enforcement and a more visible official presence'; All of the above.

• Answer: Police, bylaw enforcement and a more visible official presence.
• All of the above. But it starts with enforcement, because a climate of impunity has developed on our streets where people who abuse drugs are endangering themselves and the rest of us. We must also expand detox and rehab capacity - while cleaning up our streets which are filthy these days.

“All of the above. But it starts with enforcement, because a climate of impunity has developed on our streets where people who abuse drugs are endangering themselves and the rest of us. We must also expand detox and rehab capacity - while cleaning up our streets which are filthy these days.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Tate: more trained officers; cut TPS waste, redirect to frontline

• Police budget: increase above inflation to expand police staffing or services.

“We need more highly trained, well-qualified police officers. We must also root out waste and corruption within the Police Service and redirect those savings toward frontline officers and the modern equipment a world-class police force needs.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Remain approximately constant after inflation'; Paramedicine and Paramedics are chronically underfunded and

• Answer: Remain approximately constant after inflation.
• Paramedicine and Paramedics are chronically underfunded and under-assigned. Frontline police are constantly diverted to handle untreated street-level health crises. Holding police funding stable while investing heavily in paramedics delivers the right responder to the right emergency.

“Paramedicine and Paramedics are chronically underfunded and under-assigned. Frontline police are constantly diverted to handle untreated street-level health crises. Holding police funding stable while investing heavily in paramedics delivers the right responder to the right emergency.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Remain approximately constant after inflation'

• Answer: Remain approximately constant after inflation.

“Remain approximately constant after inflation”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention'

• Answer: Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.
• As long as this is not forced institutionalization, or assumptive practices.

“As long as this is not forced institutionalization, or assumptive practices.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention'

• Answer: Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.
• We have seen non-police interventions that emphasize crisis prevention and mental health be immensely successful. Toronto Community Crisis Response and other services require strong investments. We believe in prevention, not a cure as the solution to public safety.

“We have seen non-police interventions that emphasize crisis prevention and mental health be immensely successful. Toronto Community Crisis Response and other services require strong investments. We believe in prevention, not a cure as the solution to public safety.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Khogali Ali: de-task police; transfer budget to civilian services

• Police budget: decrease after inflation, with responsibilities and funding transferred to civilian services.

“De-tasking seems to be a proven method, and as more responsibilities are transferred away from TPS to civilian services such as Toronto Community Crisis Services, there needs to be a proportionate transfer of the budget accordingly.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'overriding council on zoning and approvals to get homes built'

• Answer: overriding council on zoning and approvals to get homes built.

“overriding council on zoning and approvals to get homes built”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Permits, licences, payments and service requests'

• Answer: Permits, licences, payments and service requests.

“Permits, licences, payments and service requests”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat'

• Answer: Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat.
• The right to demonstrate and protest is integral to a free, democratic society. This must be curbed only carefully and proportionately to protect others' lives, safety, and rights.

“The right to demonstrate and protest is integral to a free, democratic society. This must be curbed only carefully and proportionately to protect others' lives, safety, and rights.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting'

• Answer: Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting.
• The City of Toronto doesn’t need to deliver every project itself, but it does need to have in-house expertise to learn from and improve delivery project-to-project, especially on major infrastructure initiatives which suffer from extraordinary cost inflation.

“The City of Toronto doesn’t need to deliver every project itself, but it does need to have in-house expertise to learn from and improve delivery project-to-project, especially on major infrastructure initiatives which suffer from extraordinary cost inflation.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity'

• Answer: Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity.
• City staff must understand project delivery to properly work with delivery partners. This should go hand-in-hand with moving to making consistent, rolling investments in infrastructure to build institutional memory, control costs, and smooth delivery schedules.

“City staff must understand project delivery to properly work with delivery partners. This should go hand-in-hand with moving to making consistent, rolling investments in infrastructure to build institutional memory, control costs, and smooth delivery schedules.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Allow police and approved organizations to deploy them under existing privacy law'

• Answer: Allow police and approved organizations to deploy them under existing privacy law.
• The City of Toronto needs to understand the complexities of surveillance technologies, how the data is used, and where it is stored, in order to responsibly deploy it.

“The City of Toronto needs to understand the complexities of surveillance technologies, how the data is used, and where it is stored, in order to responsibly deploy it.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement'

• Answer: Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement.

“Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement'

• Answer: Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement.
• Toronto needs a modernized arrangement that reflects the realities of running a world-class city, including new fiscal tools and clear limits on provincial intrusion into core municipal issues. We should work together where we can, paired with ongoing advocacy.

“Toronto needs a modernized arrangement that reflects the realities of running a world-class city, including new fiscal tools and clear limits on provincial intrusion into core municipal issues. We should work together where we can, paired with ongoing advocacy.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Permits, licences, payments and service requests'; We should make it easier for residents to navigate city hall.

• Answer: Permits, licences, payments and service requests.
• We should make it easier for residents to navigate city hall. residents shouldn't get lost in an administrative maze or barely operable fillable PDF while trying to apply for a permit, pay a fee, or access a service.

“We should make it easier for residents to navigate city hall. residents shouldn't get lost in an administrative maze or barely operable fillable PDF while trying to apply for a permit, pay a fee, or access a service.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Restrict their use to narrowly authorized investigations'; Recent backlash in the states over Flock shows the risks

• Answer: Restrict their use to narrowly authorized investigations.
• Recent backlash in the states over Flock shows the risks when license plate data is widely shared or retained. Toronto should require strict purpose limits, short retention, audit logs, public reporting and judicial authorization for non-urgent searches.

“Recent backlash in the states over Flock shows the risks when license plate data is widely shared or retained. Toronto should require strict purpose limits, short retention, audit logs, public reporting and judicial authorization for non-urgent searches.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting'

• Answer: Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting.
• We need stronger controls and clearer accountability throughout major projects, with City division leaders and contracted service providers held to measurable timelines, budgets and performance standards.

“We need stronger controls and clearer accountability throughout major projects, with City division leaders and contracted service providers held to measurable timelines, budgets and performance standards.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments'

• Answer: appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments.
• I support strong-mayor powers over senior officials as an accountability mechanism. The mayor is elected citywide and should be responsible for how the administration performs. These powers should be used transparently and other Council respected.

“I support strong-mayor powers over senior officials as an accountability mechanism. The mayor is elected citywide and should be responsible for how the administration performs. These powers should be used transparently and other Council respected.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Stikuts: publish project costs; explain overruns and who is responsible

• Answer: Yes.
• Residents should be able to see what major projects are supposed to cost and whether they are on track.

“Residents should be able to see what major projects are supposed to cost and whether they are on track. When budgets go over or schedules slip, the City should explain why and who is responsible as best as possible.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Yes'; Residents should be able to see what major projects are supposed to cost and whether they are on track. When b

• Answer: Yes.
• Residents should be able to see what major projects are supposed to cost and whether they are on track. When budgets go over or schedules slip, the City should explain why and who is responsible as best as possible.

“Residents should be able to see what major projects are supposed to cost and whether they are on track. When budgets go over or schedules slip, the City should explain why and who is responsible as best as possible.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Stikuts: strong-mayor powers over senior staff are accountability tools

• Strong mayor powers mainly for: appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments.

“I support strong-mayor powers over senior officials as an accountability mechanism. The mayor is elected citywide and should be responsible for how the administration performs. These powers should be used transparently and other Council respected.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat'

• Answer: Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat.
• The Charter of Rights and Freedoms already answers this question. It sets a high bar for restricting peaceful expression and assembly. The City should protect those rights while using existing laws to address genuine safety risks or unlawful obstruction.

“The Charter of Rights and Freedoms already answers this question. It sets a high bar for restricting peaceful expression and assembly. The City should protect those rights while using existing laws to address genuine safety risks or unlawful obstruction.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals'

• Answer: Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals.
• City Council has too often taken an adversarial approach to the Province. Toronto needs a constructive working relationship with Queen’s Park, focused on shared priorities and delivering results. A strong City–Province partnership can unlock enormous opportunities for Toronto.

“City Council has too often taken an adversarial approach to the Province. Toronto needs a constructive working relationship with Queen’s Park, focused on shared priorities and delivering results. A strong City–Province partnership can unlock enormous opportunities for Toronto.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments'; A strong mayor should be like the CEO of a company.

• Answer: appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments.
• A strong mayor should be like the CEO of a company. Able to restructure, re-align, and ensure our public service sector is operating with agility.

“A strong mayor should be like the CEO of a company. Able to restructure, re-align, and ensure our public service sector is operating with agility.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Yes'; We need more transparency and accountability at City Hall. Opening up the books will keep everyone honest.

• Answer: Yes.
• We need more transparency and accountability at City Hall. Opening up the books will keep everyone honest.

“We need more transparency and accountability at City Hall. Opening up the books will keep everyone honest.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Tate: a strong mayor should run City Hall like a company CEO

• Strong mayor powers mainly for: appointing and removing senior staff, restructuring departments.

“A strong mayor should be like the CEO of a company. Able to restructure, re-align, and ensure our public service sector is operating with agility.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Restrict their use to narrowly authorized investigations'; ASE became a cash grab.

• Answer: Restrict their use to narrowly authorized investigations.
• ASE became a cash grab. These systems must be tightly controlled to ensure drivers are not unfairly targeted. The City lowered speed limits to unreasonable levels and then used ASE to issue tickets—a combination that, in my view, undermined public trust in the program.

“ASE became a cash grab. These systems must be tightly controlled to ensure drivers are not unfairly targeted. The City lowered speed limits to unreasonable levels and then used ASE to issue tickets—a combination that, in my view, undermined public trust in the program.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Start fewer projects and fully fund them before construction begins'; Only shovel-ready projects should be approved.

• Answer: Start fewer projects and fully fund them before construction begins.
• Only shovel-ready projects should be approved. Toronto Centre has too many stalled developments, leaving parts of the ward vacant and derelict. We need economically viable, fully funded projects that are ready to break ground and deliver.

“Only shovel-ready projects should be approved. Toronto Centre has too many stalled developments, leaving parts of the ward vacant and derelict. We need economically viable, fully funded projects that are ready to break ground and deliver.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Public data and systems that measure outcomes and hold departments accountable'

• Answer: Public data and systems that measure outcomes and hold departments accountable.
• We must upgrade our internal performance so that excellence is the norm. We should invest in the tools that will ensure City Hall is an innovative, forward-thinking modern technology enterprise. There is a lot of archaic, legacy infrastructure at City Hall. Time to level up!

“We must upgrade our internal performance so that excellence is the norm. We should invest in the tools that will ensure City Hall is an innovative, forward-thinking modern technology enterprise. There is a lot of archaic, legacy infrastructure at City Hall. Time to level up!”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Keep major roads, transit, hospitals and essential facilities operating'; Roads are for transport.

• Answer: Keep major roads, transit, hospitals and essential facilities operating.
• Roads are for transport. Often critical, emergency transport. They should stay that way.

“Roads are for transport. Often critical, emergency transport. They should stay that way.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals'

• Answer: Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals.
• Toronto Centre is caught in the crossfire of proxy battles, ideology and partisan warfare. Disagreement is natural, but performative conflict solves nothing. We need pragmatic collaboration: work with Queen’s Park where funding aligns, and protect local interests where they do not.

“Toronto Centre is caught in the crossfire of proxy battles, ideology and partisan warfare. Disagreement is natural, but performative conflict solves nothing. We need pragmatic collaboration: work with Queen’s Park where funding aligns, and protect local interests where they do not.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them'; Smart mayors build consensus.

• Answer: the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them.
• Smart mayors build consensus. As the next councillor I will represent over 100,000 voters. Toronto Centre is effectively a major city in its own right. Strong Mayor powers bypass local accountability. Real municipal leadership builds durable majorities instead of ruling by decree.

“Smart mayors build consensus. As the next councillor I will represent over 100,000 voters. Toronto Centre is effectively a major city in its own right. Strong Mayor powers bypass local accountability. Real municipal leadership builds durable majorities instead of ruling by decree.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value'

• Answer: Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value.
• Internal delivery usually works best for core services. But external contracts can deliver value for specialized work. So called arm's-length agencies, seem to deliver the worst of both worlds with zero public accountability. Every model must meet clear, measurable performance targets.

“Internal delivery usually works best for core services. But external contracts can deliver value for specialized work. So called arm's-length agencies, seem to deliver the worst of both worlds with zero public accountability. Every model must meet clear, measurable performance targets.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting'; Quality control is an elected duty.

• Answer: Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting.
• Quality control is an elected duty. Political interference is unacceptable, but legitimate democratic oversight must remain. Bureaucrats make mistakes; that is why we have an elected council. Accountability means holding delivery teams to their budgets, not rubber-stamping errors.

“Quality control is an elected duty. Political interference is unacceptable, but legitimate democratic oversight must remain. Bureaucrats make mistakes; that is why we have an elected council. Accountability means holding delivery teams to their budgets, not rubber-stamping errors.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Yes'; S.M.A.R.T. management requires verifiable delivery. Every major project needs clear, published milestones: bas

• Answer: Yes.
• S.M.A.R.T. management requires verifiable delivery. Every major project needs clear, published milestones: baseline budgets, firm completion dates, and variance reports. If costs drift or timelines slip, council and the public must see it immediately, not years later in an audit.

“S.M.A.R.T. management requires verifiable delivery. Every major project needs clear, published milestones: baseline budgets, firm completion dates, and variance reports. If costs drift or timelines slip, council and the public must see it immediately, not years later in an audit.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing'

• Answer: Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing.
• US surveillance systems reveal deep privacy risks. Any automated plate reader system in Toronto must operate under strict, legally binding guardrails. All collected data must remain in Canada, under Canadian jurisdiction, with tight retention limits and independent public auditing

“US surveillance systems reveal deep privacy risks. Any automated plate reader system in Toronto must operate under strict, legally binding guardrails. All collected data must remain in Canada, under Canadian jurisdiction, with tight retention limits and independent public auditing”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Ward: every major project needs published milestones, variance reports

• Answer: Yes.
• S.M.A.R.T. management requires verifiable delivery.

“S.M.A.R.T. management requires verifiable delivery. Every major project needs clear, published milestones: baseline budgets, firm completion dates, and variance reports. If costs drift or timelines slip, council and the public must see it immediately, not years later in an audit.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat'

• Answer: Accept significant disruption unless there is an immediate safety threat.
• Free assembly is a Charter right that City Hall cannot rewrite. Disruption is part of democratic expression, not an automatic civil breach. However, the line sits firmly at actual safety threats and blocking critical emergency corridors.

“Free assembly is a Charter right that City Hall cannot rewrite. Disruption is part of democratic expression, not an automatic civil breach. However, the line sits firmly at actual safety threats and blocking critical emergency corridors.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Yes'; Torontonians generally are kept in the dark about their own tax dollars. That has to change.

• Answer: Yes.
• Torontonians generally are kept in the dark about their own tax dollars. That has to change.

“Torontonians generally are kept in the dark about their own tax dollars. That has to change.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity'; In-house contracting is a must.

• Answer: Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity.
• In-house contracting is a must. They're cheaper and usually more efficient.

“In-house contracting is a must. They're cheaper and usually more efficient.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Procurement, finance, staffing and administrative efficiency'

• Answer: Procurement, finance, staffing and administrative efficiency.

“Procurement, finance, staffing and administrative efficiency”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them'; Strong mayor powers are inherently undemocratic

• Answer: the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them.
• Strong mayor powers are inherently undemocratic, as city councillors are substantially more representative of their local constituents than the mayor.

“Strong mayor powers are inherently undemocratic, as city councillors are substantially more representative of their local constituents than the mayor.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Plan budgets and services on the assumption that substantial new provincial support will not arrive'

• Answer: Plan budgets and services on the assumption that substantial new provincial support will not arrive.
• The province hates Toronto. We have to be masters of our own fate.

“The province hates Toronto. We have to be masters of our own fate.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Prevent councillors from altering scope after approval without identifying funding'

• Answer: Prevent councillors from altering scope after approval without identifying funding.
• Line 5 failed to deliver on time and on cost because of political intervention for personal agendas, and this is the case for most city plans. The end of political flipflopping will make costs a lot cheaper.

“Line 5 failed to deliver on time and on cost because of political intervention for personal agendas, and this is the case for most city plans. The end of political flipflopping will make costs a lot cheaper.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Cai: Line 5 failed from political flipflopping; end it to cut costs

• Capital-delay fix: prevent councillors from altering scope after approval without identifying funding.

“Line 5 failed to deliver on time and on cost because of political intervention for personal agendas, and this is the case for most city plans. The end of political flipflopping will make costs a lot cheaper.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing'

• Answer: Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing.

“Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Cai: strong-mayor powers are inherently undemocratic; leave unused

• Strong mayor powers: the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them.

“Strong mayor powers are inherently undemocratic, as city councillors are substantially more representative of their local constituents than the mayor.”

(one sentence)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Permits, licences, payments and service requests'

• Answer: Permits, licences, payments and service requests.

“Permits, licences, payments and service requests”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting'

• Answer: Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting.

“Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Yes'; At the time of this survey, I feel that transparency and trust in government contracts are more important than

• Answer: Yes.
• At the time of this survey, I feel that transparency and trust in government contracts are more important than ever. However, there are also nuances to finances that may not be understandable to the general public, so I would be on board with a committee of oversight.

“At the time of this survey, I feel that transparency and trust in government contracts are more important than ever. However, there are also nuances to finances that may not be understandable to the general public, so I would be on board with a committee of oversight.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals'

• Answer: Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals.

“Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them'; The city must remain a democracy

• Answer: the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them.
• The city must remain a democracy, while also acknowledging polycrisis.

“The city must remain a democracy, while also acknowledging polycrisis.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value'; This depends on the service.

• Answer: Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value.
• This depends on the service.

“This depends on the service.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity'; We should build internal capacity

• Answer: Expand permanent city staff and internal operational capacity.
• We should build internal capacity, to ensure that we are not contracting out essential services to outside parties. It is crucial to maintain a strict line of accountability, where the City is answerable to deliver on city infrastructure.

“We should build internal capacity, to ensure that we are not contracting out essential services to outside parties. It is crucial to maintain a strict line of accountability, where the City is answerable to deliver on city infrastructure.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Start fewer projects and fully fund them before construction begins'

• Answer: Start fewer projects and fully fund them before construction begins.
• Too many projects in Toronto start and stagnate without additional construction due to a lack of funding. We must deliver on the projects that are promised, and they must be built expediently.

“Too many projects in Toronto start and stagnate without additional construction due to a lack of funding. We must deliver on the projects that are promised, and they must be built expediently.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them'

• Answer: the powers should sit unused regardless of who holds them.
• City Council and other departments should be able to have a suitable amount of authority in their respective areas without concern on being overridden by the mayor. The principle of subsidiarity, where decisions are made at the most local level, is an essential one for a City like Toronto.

“City Council and other departments should be able to have a suitable amount of authority in their respective areas without concern on being overridden by the mayor. The principle of subsidiarity, where decisions are made at the most local level, is an essential one for a City like Toronto.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Plan budgets and services on the assumption that substantial new provincial support will not arrive'

• Answer: Plan budgets and services on the assumption that substantial new provincial support will not arrive.
• We should plan Toronto's budgets and services in a way where they can be suitably independent, without needing frequent assistance from other levels of government.

“We should plan Toronto's budgets and services in a way where they can be suitably independent, without needing frequent assistance from other levels of government.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Public data and systems that measure outcomes and hold departments accountable'

• Answer: Public data and systems that measure outcomes and hold departments accountable.
• Major investments in performance management is critically important so we can have an evidence-based approach to improve outcomes in all city departments.

“Major investments in performance management is critically important so we can have an evidence-based approach to improve outcomes in all city departments.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Protect protest subject to clear rules for locations, access routes and duration'

• Answer: Protect protest subject to clear rules for locations, access routes and duration.
• We want to ensure the right to protest is protected to the fullest extent possible while not worsening congestion on major streets. We should plan for and support road users.

“We want to ensure the right to protest is protected to the fullest extent possible while not worsening congestion on major streets. We should plan for and support road users.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Yes'; It is crucial that the government has full transparency and honesty with the public

• Answer: Yes.
• It is crucial that the government has full transparency and honesty with the public, so that people are able to respond

“It is crucial that the government has full transparency and honesty with the public, so that people are able to respond”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Chris Moise chose 'Housing affordability, transportation, safety and quality of life'

• Answer: Housing affordability, transportation, safety and quality of life.

“Housing affordability, transportation, safety and quality of life”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Stikuts: quickest business support is faster permits and approvals

• Business climate: accelerate permits, inspections and approvals.

“There is an important role for the city to play in reducing the burden on businesses through initiatives like the small business property tax subclass. But the quickest way to increase support for businesses in Toronto is to ensure that permitting and approvals don't act as a impediment to growth.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Curran Stikuts chose 'Accelerate permits, inspections and approvals'; There is an important role for the city to play in reducing the

• Answer: Accelerate permits, inspections and approvals.
• There is an important role for the city to play in reducing the burden on businesses through initiatives like the small business property tax subclass. But the quickest way to increase support for businesses in Toronto is to ensure that permitting and approvals don't act as a impediment to growth.

“There is an important role for the city to play in reducing the burden on businesses through initiatives like the small business property tax subclass. But the quickest way to increase support for businesses in Toronto is to ensure that permitting and approvals don't act as a impediment to growth.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure'; Most business operators just want a safe

• Answer: Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure.
• Most business operators just want a safe, inviting city to operate in. But we should also review the commercial tax scheme to ensure it is fair, and facilitates entrepreneurial success.

“Most business operators just want a safe, inviting city to operate in. But we should also review the commercial tax scheme to ensure it is fair, and facilitates entrepreneurial success.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Ward: fix transit, clean streets, affordable housing so shops survive

• Business climate: expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure.

“Small businesses cannot thrive if workers cannot afford rent, transit breaks down, or streets feel unsafe. Incentives help, but we have to fix fundamentals. Deliver reliable transit, clean public space, and affordable housing so local retail and service shops can survive.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Nicki Ward chose 'Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure'

• Answer: Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure.
• Small businesses cannot thrive if workers cannot afford rent, transit breaks down, or streets feel unsafe. Incentives help, but we have to fix fundamentals. Deliver reliable transit, clean public space, and affordable housing so local retail and service shops can survive.

“Small businesses cannot thrive if workers cannot afford rent, transit breaks down, or streets feel unsafe. Incentives help, but we have to fix fundamentals. Deliver reliable transit, clean public space, and affordable housing so local retail and service shops can survive.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Tom Cai chose 'Concentrate resources on a small number of industries where Toronto has an existing advantage'

• Answer: Concentrate resources on a small number of industries where Toronto has an existing advantage.

“Concentrate resources on a small number of industries where Toronto has an existing advantage”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Victoria Davis chose 'Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure'

• Answer: Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure.

“Expand housing, transportation, public safety and infrastructure”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Walied Khogali Ali chose 'Reduce commercial taxes, fees and licensing expenses'; Small business owners have made it clear to the campaign

• Answer: Reduce commercial taxes, fees and licensing expenses.
• Small business owners have made it clear to the campaign that operational expenses can be a burden for businesses who are given challenges such as tariffs. The City should do more to support small businesses including support for festivals and for cost-saving measures as identified by BIAs.

“Small business owners have made it clear to the campaign that operational expenses can be a burden for businesses who are given challenges such as tariffs. The City should do more to support small businesses including support for festivals and for cost-saving measures as identified by BIAs.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Daniel Tate chose 'Simpler permits, flexible operating rules and later hours'; Our nightlife is being suffocated. Let the people dance.

• Answer: Simpler permits, flexible operating rules and later hours.
• Our nightlife is being suffocated. Let the people dance. Let's become the world-class music city I know we can become. Fight for music venues. Easy permitting for concerts and events. That will attract tourism, artists, and make our city fun again.

“Our nightlife is being suffocated. Let the people dance. Let's become the world-class music city I know we can become. Fight for music venues. Easy permitting for concerts and events. That will attract tourism, artists, and make our city fun again.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Ward: culture dies under red tape; simplify rules, speed approvals

• Arts tool: simpler permits, flexible operating rules and later hours.

“Culture dies under red tape. Artists and organizers spend more energy fighting licensing hurdles, noise bylaws, and permit delays than creating work. We need simpler rules, flexible operating hours, and faster approvals to let grassroots culture and nightlife actually breathe.”

(a few sentences)

Source: PRE-WINDOW: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 13 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High