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Naomi Sayers

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?

This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.

Protect tenants from unaffordable above-guideline rent increases (AGIs).

  • Protect tenants from unaffordable above-guideline rent increases
  • AGIs are not a blank cheque for landlords to repeatedly raise rents beyond the annual guideline
“I would prioritize protecting tenants from unaffordable above-guideline rent increases (AGIs). AGIs are meant for specific qualifying costs, such as major capital expenditures, extraordinary municipal tax increases and certain security costs, not as a blank cheque for landlords to repeatedly raise rents beyond the annual guideline.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

Make tenant protections concrete: AGI notification, free legal support, Rent Bank, renoviction enforcement.

  • Proactively notify tenants about AGI applications
  • Provide free legal support
  • Expand the Rent Bank and eviction prevention
  • Strengthen renoviction enforcement
  • Publish AGI application, approval and enforcement data
“I would make tenant protections concrete: proactively notify tenants about AGI applications, provide free legal support, expand the Rent Bank and eviction prevention, strengthen renoviction enforcement, and publish AGI application, approval and enforcement data.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

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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?

Strengthen hate-crime prevention, measure what works, direct resources to communities at greatest risk.

  • Strengthen prevention of hate crimes
  • Measure what works and publish clear outcomes
  • Direct resources to communities facing the greatest risk
  • Prevent violence, respond quickly
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I would strengthen prevention, measure what works, publish clear outcomes and direct resources to communities facing the greatest risk. Prevent violence, respond quickly and ensure every resident knows the City stands with them.”

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

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

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Government

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

Strengthen City Hall accountability, with attention to police oversight and data controls.

  • Use appointments, budgets and public leadership to demand independent benchmarks and transparent reporting
  • Strengthen Police Board controls on police data and surveillance
  • Expand civilian responses to non-violent health and social crises
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“My priority as mayor is to strengthen accountability at City Hall, with attention to police oversight. I would also expand civilian responses to non-violent health and social crises while reserving police for genuine safety threat.”

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

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

"Fix, finish and future-proof": repair aging transit, roads, parks, water before new projects.

  • Repair aging transit, roads, parks, water and public buildings before small problems become costly failures
  • Coordinate construction to avoid repeated disruption
  • Publish costs, timelines and results
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I want to fix what we already own before asking taxpayers to pay for more. My priority is a citywide "fix, finish and future-proof" plan: repair aging transit, roads, parks, water and public buildings before small problems become costly failures.”

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

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?

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Healthcare

Will there be a doctor and a hospital when we need one?

Treat homelessness and toxic-drug use as health/social issues: shelter, overdose prevention, treatment, mental-health care.

  • Address homelessness and toxic-drug use as health and social issues, not crimes
  • Faster access to shelter and affordable housing, eviction prevention, income supports
  • Overdose prevention, treatment, mental-health care, outreach and public washrooms
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“Public-space policy should address homelessness and toxic-drug use as health and social issues, not crimes. Toronto needs faster access to shelter and affordable housing, eviction prevention, income supports, overdose prevention, treatment, mental-health care, outreach and public washrooms.”

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?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

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