Sheena Sharp

Sheena Sharp chose 'Yes'; walk around Rosedale.

• Answer: Yes.
• Walk around Rosedale. You will see multi-family dwellings. You will see apartments sprinkled throughout. Same with my ward. Look at the size of some single family homes, towering over their neighbours. We need housing at all price points, all tenures, and gentle intensity is a good way to do it.

“Walk around Rosedale. You will see multi-family dwellings. You will see apartments sprinkled throughout. Same with my ward. Look at the size of some single family homes, towering over their neighbours. We need housing at all price points, all tenures, and gentle intensity is a good way to do it.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 15 questionnaire · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp opposes inclusionary zoning; favours planning under 6 stories, small landlords, and non-profit builds.

• Do not support inclusionary zoning: renters/buyers end up subsidizing affordable units.
• Simplify planning for buildings under 6 stories; support small landlords and people who want to be one; fight AI rent-setting systems; fight for legislation to stop rent increases between tenants; favour non-profit, co-op and co-housing owners for construction subsidies.

“Bottom Line: Lets do the long term, but lets also aim high and eliminate homelessness in 5 years.”

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Source: Sheena Sharp campaign website — Housing

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp chose 'Permit substantially more housing as-of-right'.

• Answer: Permit substantially more housing as-of-right.
• Permission actually reduced approval times in planning, where the problem lies. In the past 20 years, building permit processing times, which are about safety, have improved dramatically.

“Permission actually reduced approval times in planning, where the problem lies. In the past 20 years, building permit processing times, which are about safety, have improved dramatically.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 15 questionnaire · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

PRE-WINDOW: Sharp (Ward 15) calls current accessible-housing approach 'deeply misguided, wasteful'; wants per-person fund.

• PRE-WINDOW: Sharp's own answers to CILT's 2026 disability questionnaire (letter dated 2026-10-22; responses posted as updates, undated); verified never extracted in any prior run or baseline
• Sharp is an architect who designs affordable housing; she argues generic Building Code solutions fit badly and expensive adaptations get wasted on people who don't need them
• Her alternative: a construction fund that follows the individual and pays for custom renovation of any home, with a target deadline like 5 years

“I think that the current approach to accessible housing is deeply misguided, wasteful and I do not support doing the same thing, but harder.”

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Source: CILT (Centre for Independent Living in Toronto) 2026 candidate questionnaire: disability commitments - candidate's own answers (PRE-WINDOW: letter dated 2026-10-22; responses posted as updates, undated) · October 22, 2026

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp says core city services should be optimized, not privatized; Toronto needs more revenue tools.

• Things core to making the city work well should not be privatized; they should be optimized for both cost and quality control.
• Toronto's 2026 operating budget was $18.9B with a $63.1B ten-year capital plan; she says the city needs more ways to raise money, which may actually lower taxes.

“Things that are core to making the the city work well should not be privatized, they should be optimized, for both cost and quality control, and that includes professional services.”

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Source: Sheena Sharp campaign website — Taxes

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp says police spending should go to things experts know reduce crime; council must review the budget.

• The 2026 police budget is $1.7B, up from $1.17B in 2024; it matters what it is spent on.
• Research shows two officers driving around for 7 hours is just symbolic; council doesn't review the detailed budget, so spending on what experts know reduces crime can't be verified.

“We should make sure we are spending money on things that experts know will reduce crime. That is what has to change.”

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Source: Sheena Sharp campaign website — Crime

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp chose 'Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention'; none of the above.

• Answer: Mental-health response, addiction treatment and youth intervention.
• None of the above. According to research, 2 people driving around in a car is the least effective way to stop crime. The fastest growing crimes are internet fraud and hate crimes, which require different skill sets. We need to modernize our police force.

“None of the above. According to research, 2 people driving around in a car is the least effective way to stop crime. The fastest growing crimes are internet fraud and hate crimes, which require different skill sets. We need to modernize our police force.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 15 questionnaire · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High

Sheena Sharp chose 'No'; i support solutions that move most people faster.

• Answer: No.
• I support solutions that move most people faster. if there is a scheme that does this and includes congestion pricing, I will listen.

“I support solutions that move most people faster. if there is a scheme that does this and includes congestion pricing, I will listen.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 15 questionnaire · October 14, 2026

Confidence:High