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Devyn Stackhouse

Candidate for Councillor - Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth)

In their own words

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Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 16 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Devyn Stackhouse proposes bunkhouse hamlets: tiny 1-2 person homes with no plumbing around a mini-community centre.

  • Compassion and innovation: no one chooses to live unsheltered when a better appropriate option exists.
  • Optimistic about rapid deployment of bunkhouse hamlets — tiny 1-2 person homes with no plumbing arranged around a mini-community centre with shared dining, bathing and recreation.
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“Compassion and innovation. The scene is heartbreaking, and only new ways can repair our hurting streets and communities. No one chooses to live unsheltered when there's a better appropriate option available. We need to figure out the "appropriate" element instead of forcing unworkable outcomes on struggling people. Policy-wise, I'm optimistic about the rapid deployment of bunkhouse hamlets, tiny 1-2 person homes with no plumbing arranged adjacent to a mini-community centre with shared dining, bathing, and recreational spaces.”

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

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

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Emergency services

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

Devyn Stackhouse would seek judicial clarity on removing hazardous TTC riders; social-worker/officer pairs would respond.

  • Some TTC passengers are sufficiently disruptive, odorous or sexually inappropriate that their presence becomes hazardous.
  • Would seek judicial clarity on conditions of removal; where thresholds are met, social-worker/provincial-officer pairs would respond. In contrast, encampments infringe no competing rights.
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“Some passengers of TTC are sufficiently disruptive, odorous, or sexually inappropriate that their presence becomes hazardous, encroaching on the rights of other passengers. Many are experiencing personal emergencies. We’re so numb that’s it’s normal to ignore utter dereliction and open wounds. I'll seek judicial clarity for conditions of removal for riders causing hazards. Where thresholds for removal are met, social worker/provincial officer pairs (or mixed larger groups) would respond. In contrast, encampments infringe no competing rights.”

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

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

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

Devyn Stackhouse would phase out TTC rider fares in a perfect world; in this world, free Island Ferry passes via the library.

  • In a perfect world, phase out TTC rider fares.
  • In this world: make Toronto Island Ferry passes free via the TPL museum-access program.
“In a perfect world, phase out TTC rider fares. In this world, make Toronto Island Ferry passes available for free via the TPL museum access program. The Islands are the place in the city I go to re-charge, and it costs $9.57 each time.”

(a few sentences)

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

Confidence:High

Devyn Stackhouse follows Universal Design: pedestrians and mobility users first, then active transport, transit, light and heavy vehicles.

  • Design priority hierarchy: pedestrians and mobility-device users first, then active transportation, public transit, light vehicles, heavy vehicles.
  • Engineer cars off the roads by making alternatives irresistible: safe permanent infrastructure, rider comfort standards; also crack down on stand-up e-scooters and e-dirt bikes.
“I abide by Universal Design principles, and pedestrians and mobility device users are at the top of my design priority hierarchy. They are followed in order by: active transportation, public transit, light vehicles, and heavy vehicles. The challenge is to engineer cars off the roads by making the alternatives irresistible. Implicit: safe permanent infrastructure, effective signage and comms, rider comfort standards, and my own twist: TTC rider-perspective art installations. (& I advocate a crackdown on stand-up escooters and edirt bikes)”

(several paragraphs)

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?

Devyn Stackhouse would build shade sails on Danforth; shaded public spaces are integral to extreme-heat health challenges.

  • Has a specific place-making project: shade sails for Danforth — Toronto has no covered streets and the 4pm westbound sun is blinding.
  • Shaded public spaces are integral to extreme-heat health challenges; wants Danforth to be 'the envy of the world'.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I have a specific place-making project in mind: shade sails for Danforth. We have no covered streets in Toronto and the 4pm sunlight driving/walking west on Danforth is blinding. Shaded public spaces are integral to extreme heat health challenges. I want the Council I sit with to to seek greatness. I want Danforth to be the envy of the world.”

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

Confidence:High

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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