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Joseph Osuji

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?

Limit housing wait times; 6-month priority housing for elderly and vulnerable; build affordable housing on city lands.

  • Limit the waiting time for housing
  • Give more priority to single-parent households
  • Build more affordable housing on City of Toronto lands
  • Set a 6-month waiting time for priority housing for the elderly and vulnerable applicants
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will limit the waiting time for housing. I will place more priority for single parents-households. i will build more affordable housing on the city of Toronto lands. I will set a 6 months waiting time for priority housing for the elderly and vulnerable applicants.”

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

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

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

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Emergency services

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

Special police zone at Jane-Finch; enforcement officers to patrol parks downtown, Jane/Finch, Etobicoke.

  • Create a special Police Zone at the Jane-Finch area to ensure safety in parks
  • Set up a 5-member committee to recommend ways to ensure safety in parks
  • Create enforcement officers to patrol parks downtown, in Jane/Finch and certain Etobicoke parks
  • More enforcement powers to deal with panhandling on TTC
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will create a special Police Zone at the Jane-Finch area to ensure safety in parks. I will set up a 5 member committee to recommend ways to ensure safety in parks in Toronto. I will create enforcement officers to patrol parks, in downtown areas, in some arears like Jane/finch and certain parks in Etobicoke, to ensure safety.”

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

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Free transit for students; cut monthly TTC pass to $40.

  • Free transit for students resident in Toronto
  • Reduce the monthly TTC pass to $40
  • Upgrade underground transit to allow communication devices
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will set up free transit for students residents of Toronto. Reduce the monthly TTC pass to $40.”

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

Confidence:High

Government

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

Amend the Toronto Police Services Act to elect Toronto Police Services Board members.

  • Amend the Toronto Police Services Act so members of the Toronto Police Services Board are elected
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will amend the Toronto Police Services Act to elect the members of the Toronto Police Services Board”

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

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Create 13 discount grocery stores in Toronto.

  • Create 13 discount grocery stores in Toronto
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will create 13 Discount grocery stores in Toronto”

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

Confidence:High

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?

Free daycare centres for young single mothers resident in Toronto.

  • Free daycare centres for young single mothers resident in Toronto
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will set free daycare centers for young single mothers-residents of Toronto”

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

Confidence:High

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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