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Dianne Saxe

Candidate for Councillor - Ward 14 (Toronto-Danforth)

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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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Dianne Saxe: Ward 14's biggest opportunity — transit-oriented affordable housing in the Portlands and at Ontario Line stations.

  • Ward 14 has North America's biggest opportunity to build transit-oriented affordable and workforce housing in the Portlands and at Ontario Line stations.
  • Brings track record as a Toronto Councillor, TTC Commissioner, Ontario Environmental Commissioner, PhD, mediator and lawyer.
“Ward 14 has the biggest opportunity in North America to build transit-oriented affordable & workforce housing in the Portlands and at Ontario Line stations. Getting this right requires proven ability to master details, get hard things done, build innovative partnerships, defend Toronto’s waterfront and find practical, win-win solutions. I bring that track record as a Toronto Councillor, TTC Commissioner, Ontario Environmental Commissioner, PhD, mediator and lawyer, with strong relationships with City staff, residents, and businesses.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

Dianne Saxe would enhance RentSafe, extend the vacant home tax to apartments, fight abusive landlords, push for rent control.

  • Make homes more affordable to build through smart rules, incentives and zoning; keep growing homes on City land.
  • Protect tenants: enhance RentSafe, extend the Vacant Home Tax to apartment buildings, fight abusive landlords, push the province for fair rent control.
“We’ll keep creating new homes; help people keep their homes; and help the unhoused find homes. We’ll make homes more affordable to build, through smart rules, incentives and zoning. We’ll keep growing homes on City land. We’ll protect tenants by enhancing RentSafe, extending Vacant Home Tax to apartment buildings, fighting abusive landlords, and pushing the province for fair rent control. We’ll keep helping the unhoused while protecting communities with well-run shelters like Na-Me-Res and hospital-linked addiction beds.”

(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?

Dianne Saxe: better lighting and maintenance; Streets to Homes on the TTC; joint police-nurse patrols; disrupt organized crime.

  • Better lighting, maintenance and cleanliness for streets and parks; improve TTC safety with Streets to Homes, fare enforcement and dedicated staff.
  • Fight for governments to disrupt organized crime and invest in youth opportunities; joint police-nurse patrols connect people to supports; Vision Zero reduces road violence.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“We need better lighting, maintenance and cleanliness to make our streets and parks safer. I’ll keep improving safety on the TTC with Streets to Homes, fare enforcement & dedicated staff. We’ll fight for all governments to disrupt organized crime, to invest in opportunities for youth, to pay social assistance that people can live on and to support those with mental health and addiction challenges. Joint patrols by police and nurses reduce drug use and connect people to supports. Meanwhile, Vision Zero reduces road violence.”

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

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Dianne Saxe: enforce traffic laws, implement the Congestion Plan, coordinate construction, keep improving transit speed and cycling safety.

  • Getting around should be safer, faster, more predictable: enforce traffic laws, implement the Congestion Plan, coordinate construction.
  • Traffic agents clear bottlenecks; keep improving transit speed and reliability; cycling must be safer and fast, heavy mopeds out of bike lanes.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“Getting around should be safer, faster, more predictable. Let’s keep doing what worked during FIFA! We’ll enforce traffic laws, implement the Congestion Plan and coordinate construction. Traffic agents clear bottlenecks, fees get developers off streets faster and better signals make intersections work. We’ll keep improving transit speed, reliability and customer experience. Cycling must be safer and fast, heavy mopeds must be out of bike lanes. We’ll keep working with communities to reduce reckless cut-through traffic.”

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

Confidence:High

Government

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

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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?

Dianne Saxe champions practical affordability programs: repair cafés, BikeShare, farmers' markets, food co-ops, 'Buy Local'.

  • Champions practical programs that bring down costs: repair cafés, tool-lending libraries, farmers' markets, BikeShare, plug-in solar.
  • Healthy food via allotment gardens, community fridges and food co-ops; 'Buy Local' and free sports equipment for parks; $5/year BikeShare for TCHC tenants.
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“Let’s make Toronto more affordable. I champion practical programs that bring down costs for everyone, like repair cafés, tool-lending libraries, farmers’ markets, BikeShare and plug-in solar. I’ll keep improving transit and cycling, so it’s easier to live well without a car as gas costs soar. We help TCHC tenants with $5/year BikeShare and free lobby Wi-Fi. We can make healthy food more accessible through allotment gardens, community fridges and food co-ops. I’ll keep supporting “Buy Local” and free sports equipment to use in parks.”

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

Confidence:High

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

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Healthcare

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

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Growth & development

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

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Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

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Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

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Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

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Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

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Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

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Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

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