Housing
Will I be able to afford to live here?
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Habiba Desai
Candidate for Mayor
In their own words
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Where they stand
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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?
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Pair Free TTC with community partnerships, education, rapid reporting and responses to hate and harassment.
- Pair Free TTC with community partnerships, education, rapid reporting
- Appropriate responses to hate and harassment
- Love over hate: protect people from harassment and violence
“I would pair Free TTC with community partnerships, education, rapid reporting and appropriate responses to hate and harassment.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire
Confidence:High
Voluntary weapons surrender program with a target of 1,000 weapons, with positive rewards.
- Establish a voluntary weapons surrender program
- Target of 1,000 weapons surrendered
- Positive rewards like VIP event tickets
“I would establish a voluntary program with a target of 1,000 weapons surrendered, combined with positive rewards like VIP event tickets.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire
Confidence:High
Expand mental-health crisis teams across the TTC; shift non-emergency mental-health calls away from enforcement.
- Expand trained mental-health crisis teams across the TTC
- Shift appropriate non-emergency mental-health calls away from enforcement-only responses
- Police and emergency services remain available when there is violence or an immediate threat
“Expand trained mental-health crisis teams across the TTC and shift appropriate non-emergency mental-health calls away from enforcement-only responses. Police and emergency services would remain available when there is violence or an immediate threat to safety.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire
Confidence:High
Transit
Can I get where I need to go without driving?
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Free TTC as central priority, starting November 2026.
- Make Toronto more affordable and accessible with Free TTC as central priority
- Free TTC starts November 2026
“The most important thing I would act on as Mayor is making Toronto more affordable and accessible, with Free TTC as a central priority. As Mayor, Free TTC start November 2026.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire
Confidence:High
Make the TTC free, with a sustainable funding model protecting service, reliability and accessibility.
- Make the TTC free
- Work with City Council, the Province and federal government on a sustainable funding model
- Protect TTC service, reliability and accessibility
- Free TTC is an affordability policy
“I would take the next step: make the TTC free. I would work with City Council, the Province and federal government on a sustainable funding model that protects TTC service, reliability and accessibility. Free TTC is an affordability policy.”
(several paragraphs)
Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire
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?
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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?
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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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