Morgan Harris

Candidate for Councillor - Ward 13 (Toronto Centre)

In their own words

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Where they stand

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Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

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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

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 says the planning process is broken: 7 years after HousingTO named 405 Sherbourne, it is still a parking lot.

The planning process is broken, affecting all housing types from private homes to public projects.
In 2019 the City's HousingTO 2020-2030 plan identified 405 Sherbourne for affordable housing — seven years later it remains a parking lot; 7-8 years to start a project is too long.

“The planning process appears to be broken and this affects all types of housing from private homes to public projects. Example in 2019 the city created HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan. I was invited to a consultation on that plan. Eleven city-owned sites identified for affordable housing. One site - a parking lot at 405 Sherbourne Street. Now seven years later, that site remains a parking lot. How can we build housing on that site before 2030? If it takes 7 or 8 years to start a project that is too long.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

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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?

Morgan Harris would improve public lighting and cleaning of public spaces; cites litter and drug trade co-opting parks.

Better public lighting and cleaning of spaces; littered spaces feel unsafe (e.g. Barbara Hall Park).
Drug traffickers exploiting addicts have co-opted public and private spaces; cites Allan Gardens moving the drug trade out of the park as a success.

Show their words & source (several paragraphs)

“Better public lighting, and cleaning of spaces. In my ward, Toronto Centre, many public spaces are awash with litter which is demoralizing and contributes to unsafe feeling if using such spaces. Example: Residents have identified Barbara Hall Park as a problem area and there are other sites in the core. Drug traffickers exploiting addicts have co-opted public and private spaces for their use. Perhaps more so since safe consumption sites have been closed. Example of success was Allan Gardens moving the drug trade out of the park.”

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

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

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Morgan Harris would coordinate construction, optimize parking fees, discourage single-passenger vehicles, revisit congestion charges.

Better co-ordination of construction/repair work on streets and roads, mediating access during commutes and peak seasonal demand.
Optimize parking fees and street permits to maximize revenue, discourage single-passenger vehicles in high-congestion areas, and revisit a congestion charge scheme.

“Better co-ordination of necessary construction/repair work on streets and roads. With a view to mediating access especially during commutes and high-demand seasonal usage. Optimize parking fees/street permits to maximize revenue and find other means to discourage single passenger vehicles in high congestion areas at peak demand. Revisit congestion charge scheme.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

Morgan Harris would lower transit costs: make transit free for seniors, then other groups, until the TTC is free.

Lower costs of public transit; target making transit free for seniors and later other groups until the TTC is free to use.
Notes this is done in other places and can be done in Toronto.

“Lower costs of public transit. Target to make transit free for seniors and later other groups until the TTC is free to use. This is done in other places and can be done here.”

(a few sentences)

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

Confidence:High

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Government

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

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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?

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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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