Adam Pham

Adam Pham chose 'Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods'

• Answer: Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods.

“Encourage modular construction, prefabrication and more efficient building methods”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Build, acquire and own significantly more housing'; Thirty thousand people are waiting for subsidized housing in Toronto.

• Answer: Build, acquire and own significantly more housing.
• Thirty thousand people are waiting for subsidized housing in Toronto. The real fix isn't only building more subsidized units — it's bringing the overall cost of living down so fewer families need a subsidy. When rent, taxes, and everyday costs ease, the list gets shorter .

“Thirty thousand people are waiting for subsidized housing in Toronto. The real fix isn't only building more subsidized units — it's bringing the overall cost of living down so fewer families need a subsidy. When rent, taxes, and everyday costs ease, the list gets shorter .”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit'; What the neighbourhood needs is low-rise and mid-rise

• Answer: Concentrate growth on major streets and near rapid transit.
• What the neighbourhood needs is low-rise and mid-rise buildings — no more high-rises. We've intensively built condos across Toronto and now face a glut, with empty units and a freezing market while people still can't find a home. Planning has to match what the neighbourhood actually needs.

“What the neighbourhood needs is low-rise and mid-rise buildings — no more high-rises. We've intensively built condos across Toronto and now face a glut, with empty units and a freezing market while people still can't find a home. Planning has to match what the neighbourhood actually needs.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing'

• Answer: Build or finance substantially more affordable and supportive housing.
• Creating around 30,000 affordable housing units within four years is achievable.

“Creating around 30,000 affordable housing units within four years is achievable.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits'; The city has too much say over private property.

• Answer: Expand as-of-right zoning and automate routine permits.
• The city has too much say over private property. Zoning should keep neighbourhoods safe and predictable, not micromanage choices on land you own and pay taxes on. I'll push for a clear policy that respects property rights: within reasonable limits, owners decide what happens on their own land.

“The city has too much say over private property. Zoning should keep neighbourhoods safe and predictable, not micromanage choices on land you own and pay taxes on. I'll push for a clear policy that respects property rights: within reasonable limits, owners decide what happens on their own land.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Yes'; My vision includes gentle, responsible development that focus on low rise and mid rise buildings.

• Answer: Yes.
• My vision includes gentle, responsible development that focus on low rise and mid rise buildings.

“My vision includes gentle, responsible development that focus on low rise and mid rise buildings.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Grow more slowly than inflation, requiring service restraint or alternative revenues'

• Answer: Grow more slowly than inflation, requiring service restraint or alternative revenues.
• A budget that more than tripled in twenty years should be easy to follow. The city must pass a law capping property-tax increases at 2% a year — a hard limit that forces city hall to live within its means, find efficiency and new revenue tools instead of reaching for residents' wallets.

“A budget that more than tripled in twenty years should be easy to follow. The city must pass a law capping property-tax increases at 2% a year — a hard limit that forces city hall to live within its means, find efficiency and new revenue tools instead of reaching for residents' wallets.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'No'; Toronto's efficiency needs a boost, especially considering its budget surpasses that of some Canadian province

• Answer: No.
• Toronto's efficiency needs a boost, especially considering its budget surpasses that of some Canadian provinces. Since 2001 the city budget has grown from $6.1 billion to $18.9 billion, yet the city still struggles to balance its books and reaches first for higher property taxes.

“Toronto's efficiency needs a boost, especially considering its budget surpasses that of some Canadian provinces. Since 2001 the city budget has grown from $6.1 billion to $18.9 billion, yet the city still struggles to balance its books and reaches first for higher property taxes.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Land-transfer taxes, development charges and taxes on real-estate activity'; Put idle land to work.

• Answer: Land-transfer taxes, development charges and taxes on real-estate activity.
• Put idle land to work. The city demands owners use or rent their property — it should hold itself to the same standard and put public land to work on the housing crisis. Find efficiency and new revenue, not just higher taxes.

“Put idle land to work. The city demands owners use or rent their property — it should hold itself to the same standard and put public land to work on the housing crisis. Find efficiency and new revenue, not just higher taxes.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Remain approximately constant after inflation'; Police officers should be focused on safety

• Answer: Remain approximately constant after inflation.
• Police officers should be focused on safety, not spread thin across tasks that don't need them — mediating landlord-tenant disputes, monitoring construction sites and funeral processions, issuing routine traffic citations. Reassign that work so police can keep the community safe.

“Police officers should be focused on safety, not spread thin across tasks that don't need them — mediating landlord-tenant disputes, monitoring construction sites and funeral processions, issuing routine traffic citations. Reassign that work so police can keep the community safe.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Transit, walking and cycling'; Build separated bike lanes on suitable routes while keeping existing roads open for cars.

• Answer: Transit, walking and cycling.
• Build separated bike lanes on suitable routes while keeping existing roads open for cars. Smart growth means adding for cyclists without forcing a zero-sum battle on the road.

“Build separated bike lanes on suitable routes while keeping existing roads open for cars. Smart growth means adding for cyclists without forcing a zero-sum battle on the road.”

(one sentence)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Mandatory reporting on trips, collisions, congestion and curb use'

• Answer: Mandatory reporting on trips, collisions, congestion and curb use.

“Mandatory reporting on trips, collisions, congestion and curb use”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'New rapid-transit lines and extensions'; The Downsview–York extension took the better part of a decade.

• Answer: New rapid-transit lines and extensions.
• The Downsview–York extension took the better part of a decade. Other cities use more modern construction methods and build far faster. Toronto should adopt them and accelerate expansion.

“The Downsview–York extension took the better part of a decade. Other cities use more modern construction methods and build far faster. Toronto should adopt them and accelerate expansion.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing'

• Answer: Establish citywide limits on access, retention, auditing and data sharing.
• Modern tools can handle much of the routine load, freeing officers and stretching every dollar. I'll work with the province to reinstall automated speed and red-light cameras on our streets — enforcement that keeps people safe without tying up officers.

“Modern tools can handle much of the routine load, freeing officers and stretching every dollar. I'll work with the province to reinstall automated speed and red-light cameras on our streets — enforcement that keeps people safe without tying up officers.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting'

• Answer: Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting.

“Strengthen professional project management, procurement and contracting”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Permits, licences, payments and service requests'

• Answer: Permits, licences, payments and service requests.

“Permits, licences, payments and service requests”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals'

• Answer: Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals.

“Align with provincial priorities where doing so secures funding or approvals”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Keep major roads, transit, hospitals and essential facilities operating'

• Answer: Keep major roads, transit, hospitals and essential facilities operating.

“Keep major roads, transit, hospitals and essential facilities operating”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value'

• Answer: Use competitive contracts and outside providers where they can deliver better value.
• The endless repaving of Roncesvalles and the Queensway, and potholes everywhere, show how slow and costly city work has become. Tap Toronto's world-class universities to develop better materials and methods for our harsh winters.

“The endless repaving of Roncesvalles and the Queensway, and potholes everywhere, show how slow and costly city work has become. Tap Toronto's world-class universities to develop better materials and methods for our harsh winters.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Yes'; Government transparency is a key strength. The city should rebuild the trust between residents and city hall.

• Answer: Yes.
• Government transparency is a key strength. The city should rebuild the trust between residents and city hall.

“Government transparency is a key strength. The city should rebuild the trust between residents and city hall.”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Sell, consolidate or close facilities the city cannot sustainably maintain'

• Answer: Sell, consolidate or close facilities the city cannot sustainably maintain.
• The city demands owners use or rent their property — it should hold itself to the same standard and put public land to work on the housing crisis. Find efficiency and new revenue, not just higher taxes.

“The city demands owners use or rent their property — it should hold itself to the same standard and put public land to work on the housing crisis. Find efficiency and new revenue, not just higher taxes.”

(a few sentences)

Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High

Adam Pham chose 'Reduce commercial taxes, fees and licensing expenses'

• Answer: Reduce commercial taxes, fees and licensing expenses.

“Reduce commercial taxes, fees and licensing expenses”

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Source: Build Canada Toronto Election Hub — Ward 4 questionnaire · October 18, 2026

Confidence:High