Darrell Brown

Darrell Brown chose 'Yes'; only if the offer is permanent housing with supports.

• Answer: Yes.
• Only if the offer is permanent housing with supports. Housing-first: once genuinely suitable, permanent housing is offered, remaining in an encampment isn't housing, it's warehousing. Offers must be real and permanent, not just shelter beds - pair any move with continued supports.

“Only if the offer is permanent housing with supports. Housing-first: once genuinely suitable, permanent housing is offered, remaining in an encampment isn't housing, it's warehousing. Offers must be real and permanent, not just shelter beds - pair any move with continued supports.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Build, acquire and own significantly more housing'.

• Answer: Build, acquire and own significantly more housing.
• Direct public ownership guarantees permanence for supportive housing: critical to solving homelessness. But scale requires all three levers: partnering with non-profits, financing private supply, and building directly wherever the market and non-profit sector alone can't deliver.

“Direct public ownership guarantees permanence for supportive housing: critical to solving homelessness. But scale requires all three levers: partnering with non-profits, financing private supply, and building directly wherever the market and non-profit sector alone can't deliver.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'No'; blanket as-of-right ignores real differences in transit access across wards.

• Answer: No.
• Blanket as-of-right ignores real differences in transit access across wards. I support targeted, well-sited housing — including supportive and 'missing middle' housing — under adopted Secondary Plans, not one-size-fits-all rules overriding local context.

“Blanket as-of-right ignores real differences in transit access across wards. I support targeted, well-sited housing — including supportive and 'missing middle' housing — under adopted Secondary Plans, not one-size-fits-all rules overriding local context.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Grow approximately with inflation and population'; Property tax should track cost and growth.

• Answer: Grow approximately with inflation and population.
• Property tax should track cost and growth, not become the default lever for new priorities. The investments I've proposed: supportive housing, crisis services, transit should be funded through provincial/federal cost-sharing and dedicated tools like congestion pricing, not property tax hikes.

“Property tax should track cost and growth, not become the default lever for new priorities. The investments I've proposed: supportive housing, crisis services, transit should be funded through provincial/federal cost-sharing and dedicated tools like congestion pricing, not property tax hikes.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Decrease after inflation, with some responsibilities and funding transferred to civilian services'.

• Answer: Decrease after inflation, with some responsibilities and funding transferred to civilian services.
• Public safety funding should follow function, not headcount. Calls rooted in mental health, addiction and youth crisis are better and more safely handled by trained civilian responders — freeing police to focus on core policing, and delivering the crisis investment I outlined above.

“Public safety funding should follow function, not headcount. Calls rooted in mental health, addiction and youth crisis are better and more safely handled by trained civilian responders — freeing police to focus on core policing, and delivering the crisis investment I outlined above.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Transit, walking and cycling'; transit, walking and cycling move the most people per metre of street.

• Answer: Transit, walking and cycling.
• Transit, walking and cycling move the most people per metre of street. It is the logic behind the BRT corridors (dedicated lanes, signal priority) I've proposed. Neighbourhood parking needs are addressed separately, through building-level requirements, not general curb allocation.

“Transit, walking and cycling move the most people per metre of street. It is the logic behind the BRT corridors (dedicated lanes, signal priority) I've proposed. Neighbourhood parking needs are addressed separately, through building-level requirements, not general curb allocation.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Yes'; congestion pricing has worked to reduce traffic by up to 30% (London).

• Answer: Yes.
• Congestion pricing has worked to reduce traffic by up to 30% (London). New York and Singapore are examples of success. How it is structured is key.

“Congestion pricing has worked to reduce traffic by up to 30% (London). New York and Singapore are examples of success. How it is structured is key.”

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

Confidence:High

Darrell Brown chose 'Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement'.

• Answer: Publicly press for greater authority, revenue and a different fiscal arrangement.
• The province's TTC operating contribution sits near 9%, much of it one-off. That structural imbalance won't fix itself. Toronto needs to publicly press for a standing funding formula and real fiscal tools, not quietly align with provincial priorities hoping for scraps.

“The province's TTC operating contribution sits near 9%, much of it one-off. That structural imbalance won't fix itself. Toronto needs to publicly press for a standing funding formula and real fiscal tools, not quietly align with provincial priorities hoping for scraps.”

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

Confidence:High