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Jamie Atkinson

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?

Prevent avoidable evictions; expand subsidized and supportive housing; accelerate approvals.

  • Prevent avoidable evictions
  • Expand subsidized and supportive housing
  • Move people from shelters and streets into permanent homes with supports
  • Create a Toronto Building MCP to accelerate approvals
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I would prioritize helping people get and keep a secure home. That means preventing avoidable evictions, expanding subsidized and supportive housing, and moving people from shelters and streets into permanent homes with supports. I would create a Toronto Building MCP to accelerate approvals and make Toronto a proving ground for modular, robotic and safe autonomous construction alongside skilled trades.”

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

Lower service-delivery costs via AI and return savings through lower fees and less tax pressure.

  • Use AI, robotics and better digital systems to lower the cost of delivering city services
  • Return savings through lower fees, affordable transit and less pressure on property taxes
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I would prioritize making Toronto cheaper to live in by making the city itself more productive. I would use AI, robotics and better digital systems to lower the cost of delivering city services, then return those savings through lower fees, affordable transit and less pressure on property taxes.”

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

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.

Treat safety as a design and community challenge: lighting, clean parks, active public spaces.

  • Invest in better lighting, cleaner parks and stations
  • Food pop-ups, street festivals, seasonal markets and community events
  • More meaningful jobs in public spaces — people helping, maintaining and welcoming
“I would treat safety in public spaces as a design and community challenge as well as a policing one. Even where reported crime is low, dark, empty or neglected spaces can feel unsafe. I would invest in better lighting, cleaner parks and stations, food pop-ups, street festivals, seasonal markets and community events.”

(several paragraphs)

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

Protect lawful expression; firm line at threats, intimidation, violence, unlawful discrimination.

  • Protect freedom of belief, religion, identity and lawful expression
  • Draw a firm line at threats, intimidation, violence and unlawful discrimination
“I would protect freedom of belief, religion, identity and lawful expression while drawing a firm line at threats, intimidation, violence and unlawful discrimination. Freedom also carries responsibility: our public spaces should be safe, decent and welcoming, especially for children and families.”

(several paragraphs)

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

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Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Use AI to coordinate traffic, transit, construction and curb space as one connected system.

  • Use AI to coordinate traffic, transit, construction and curb space as one connected system
  • Pilot moving small goods and working robots underground
  • More road capacity for transit, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I would prioritize giving people time back. I would use AI to coordinate traffic, transit, construction and curb space as one connected system, and pilot Slipstream to move small goods and working robots underground.”

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

Government

Will decisions be made in the open, and will anyone answer for them?

Make Toronto capable of serving its people: build faster, operate more affordably.

  • Make Toronto capable of serving its people
  • Build faster, operate more affordably
  • Create conditions for families and individuals to prosper
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“My first duty as Mayor would be to make Toronto capable of serving its people: a city that can build faster, operate more affordably and create the conditions for families and individuals to prosper.”

Source: Know Your Vote T.O. — candidate questionnaire

Confidence:High

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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