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Bahira Abdulsalam

Candidate for Mayor

In their own words

This candidate hasn’t listed a campaign website or social account with the Town. That says nothing about them as a candidate — it just means less of their material is published online for us to summarise.

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?

Keep public land public; build homes people can own via community land trusts.

  • Keep public land public
  • Build homes people can own on public land via community land trusts
  • Crack down on bad landlords; end unfair evictions
  • Fight at Queen's Park to restore rent control and bring rents down
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“Public land kept public, with homes people can own built on top of it through community land trusts. A fair deal for tenants: a crackdown on bad landlords, an end to unfair evictions, and a fight at Queen's Park to restore rent control and bring rents down.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?

One-year freeze on residential property taxes, then taxes geared to income.

  • One-year freeze on residential property taxes
  • Then move toward property taxes geared to income
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“A one-year freeze on residential property taxes, followed by work toward property taxes geared to income.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Emergency services

When I call for help, will it come fast enough?

Take the mayor's seat on the Police Services Board; invest in youth programs, jobs, violence interruption.

  • Take the mayor's seat on the Toronto Police Service Board herself, rather than hand it to someone else
  • Invest in what prevents harm: youth programs, jobs and violence interruption
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“I will take the mayor's seat on the Toronto Police Service Board myself, rather than hand it to someone else. I will invest in what prevents harm: youth programs, jobs and violence interruption.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Fare-free TTC, phased in with each stage funded before it starts.

  • A fare-free TTC, phased in so every stage is funded before it starts
  • Make the billionaire class pay its fair share to fund transit
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“A fare-free TTC, phased in so every stage is funded before it starts, until it's free for everyone. This city needs to flow, and the billionaire class should pay its fair share to make that happen. Free transit gets cars off the road and gets workers to their jobs.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 2026

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?

Engineer's discipline on $18B repair backlog: multi-year budgets, independent reviews.

  • Toronto faces a repair backlog of roughly $18 billion
  • Honest multi-year budgets
  • Independent reviews before big projects get more money; no more blank cheques
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“Toronto faces a repair backlog of roughly $18 billion. I will bring an engineer's discipline to it: honest multi-year budgets, independent reviews before big projects get more money, and no more blank cheques.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 2026

Confidence:High

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

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Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Pause Scarborough hyperscale data centre until community is consulted in plain language.

  • Agrees with thousands of Scarborough residents who asked the city to pause the proposed hyperscale data centre
  • No major project should go ahead until the community is consulted first — in plain language, on a real timeline, with a public report on what was heard
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“Thousands of residents have asked the city to pause before approving it. I agree with them. No major project should go ahead in any community until that community has been consulted first, in plain language, on a real timeline, with a public report on what was heard.”

Source: Bahira Abdulsalam — campaign website · October 12, 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?

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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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