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Stephen Holyday

Candidate for Councillor - Ward 2 (Etobicoke Centre)

Elected (official result)

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?

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.
Show their words & source (reported remarks)
“You have to look at who you'd think would buy these properties and create multiple dwellings in one place; and I would theorize that it's not going to be your typical resident — it may be more along the lines of investors or business. And that will drastically change the character of the neighbourhoods.”

Source: 'Throttling Development': Experts React to Tory's Toronto Housing Plan · December 13, 2022

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?

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Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

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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?

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.
Show their words & source (a few sentences)
“I opposed this report at Council as it is government over-reach and can have serious consequences and great costs to homeowners in certain circumstances.”

Source: E-Update May 4, 2026 (Holyday) · May 4, 2026

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?

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

Stephen Holyday mobilized with residents to resist an 'over ambitious' Richview Square redevelopment proposal.

  • From 2023 to 2026 he opposed changes raising the proposal's towers to 24 and 29 storeys and eliminating the grocery store.
  • His amending motion sought to convert the proposed private laneway into a proper public street.
“From 2023 to 2026 the community and I once again mobilized to resist the over ambitious development proposal and to protect the long-term viability of the local shopping plaza.”

(a few sentences)

Source: E-Update May 4, 2026 (Holyday) · May 4, 2026

Confidence:High

Stephen Holyday criticizes the city's 'equitable distribution of development,' warning it pushes development into suburbs that had seen

  • He said the plan's language of exceeding provincial targets and spreading density worried suburban residents.
  • He cited infrastructure, school enrolment and road congestion concerns about who pays for growth.
“Instead of downtown in growth centres and nodes, this plan seeks to throttling development in places that had seen less. That will concern people when they start to feel the impacts of it.”

(reported remarks)

Source: 'Throttling Development': Experts React to Tory's Toronto Housing Plan · December 13, 2022

Confidence:High

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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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