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Jennifer Alexander wants to explore a local community land trust to protect existing affordable rental housing in Etobicoke Centre.

• She argues protecting existing affordable rental homes must sit alongside building new supply.
• She draws on her founding-board experience with the South Etobicoke Community Land Trust as a model for long-term affordability.

Confidence:High

Stephen Holyday questions multiplex-driven densification, warning investor-driven multi-dwelling conversions will change neighbourhood

• In the 2022 interview on the city's housing plan, Holyday argued basement-apartment uptake was low despite existing density rights.
• He said multiplex conversions would more likely be bought up by investors or businesses than by typical residents, changing neighbourhood character.

Confidence:High

Jennifer Alexander supports safer, more connected neighbourhoods through prevention and community partnerships.

• She emphasizes prevention and addressing the root causes of crime before it happens.
• She wants neighbourhoods made safer through community partnerships and local collaboration.

Confidence:High

Jennifer Alexander commits to mapping Etobicoke Centre's transit gaps route by route and taking priorities directly to the TTC.

• She argues residents don't avoid transit but would use it more if they could depend on it.
• Her commitments include more frequent service, better connections to Kipling, Islington, Royal York and Renforth stations, and evening/weekend service.

Confidence:High

Jennifer Alexander promises residents will be heard early in decisions, with clear and transparent communication from City Hall.

• She pledges regular town halls, coffee chats and progress reports in her first 180 days.
• She frames accountability as an everyday practice, not something that starts at the next election.

Confidence:High

Jennifer Alexander says road safety is one of her longest-standing priorities and she will keep advocating past election day.

• In her first six months she would meet with city staff to review priority road safety concerns across Ward 2.
• She would advocate for improvements around schools, parks, transit stops, seniors' residences and neighbourhood streets.

Confidence:High

Jennifer Alexander signed the Toronto Environmental Alliance's 2026 Greener City Champion Pledge

• She says she was the only Ward 2 candidate to have signed the TEA 2026 Greener City Champion Pledge.
• She links climate action to stormwater management, basement flooding, tree canopy and extreme heat protection.

Confidence:High

Stephen Holyday opposes the new private-tree bylaw thresholds as government overreach that will cost homeowners.

• He objected to lowering the protected-tree threshold to 20 cm, which he said puts the city in control of 300,000 private trees.
• He said there was little evidence of too many small trees being cut in Etobicoke Centre.

Confidence:High

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Jennifer Alexander wants more walkable Etobicoke Centre communities through practical safety measures and safer street design.

• She lists walkability as one of her four core priorities for Ward 2.
• Her 180-day plan also includes advocating for safer streets around schools, parks and transit stops.

Confidence:High