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Peter Handjis

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?

Moratorium on private equity buying homes/apartments; rezone small office buildings to rentals.

  • Levy a moratorium on private equity buying up residential homes and apartment buildings
  • Convene council to expedite rezoning smaller commercial buildings from office space to fresh rentals
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“introduce a motion to levy a moratorium on private equity not buying up residential homes and apartment buildings in the city. As your Mayor I will convene all council members to expedite smaller commercial buildings to be rezoned from office space to fresh rentals.”

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?

Free up police to go after real criminals by diverting substance-use cases to a city facility.

  • A voluntary city substance-use facility would free up police
  • Police should go after the real bad people blatantly committing crimes openly
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“This approach will free up our police to go after the real bad people who are blatantly commiting crimes openly”

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.

Make public transit safer and cleaner to encourage car owners to leave cars at home weekdays.

  • Make public transit safer and cleaner to encourage car owners to leave the car at home Monday to Friday
  • This would increase revenues
“My immediate response: to have our public transit safer and cleaner to encourage car owners to leave the car at home Monday to Friday that would increase revenues.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

Reset traffic signal timings to 2019 standards; add short-turn opportunities for streetcars.

  • Instruct traffic management to reset signal timings back to 2019 standards for better traffic flows
  • Integrate more short-turn opportunities for streetcars
“to instruct traffic management to reset signal timings back to 2019 standards resulting in better traffic flows saving millions of dollars as opposed to bringing so called "smart technology" to the traffic management infrastructure. For public transit: integrating more short turn opportunities for street cars that have been lacking for over 50 years.”

(several paragraphs)

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

Confidence:High

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Government

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

No tolerating sudden street/sidewalk closures for demonstrations — get a permit.

  • Will not tolerate the sudden closure of city streets and sidewalks for demonstrations
  • Demonstrators should get a permit
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“I will not tolerate the sudden closure of city streets and city sidewalks to the point of encumbering the vehicle and pedestrian traffic flows for your chosen position of demonstrations. Get a permit.”

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?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Healthcare

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

City-run voluntary substance-use facility staffed by healthcare professionals, not hospital ERs.

  • Create a city-run substance-use facility, staffed by healthcare professionals in a safe environment
  • Voluntary basis, not involuntary
  • Divert homeless people with drug use from hospital emergency rooms to the facility
Show their words & source (several paragraphs)
“to introduce a motion to have a bylaw specific to the downtrodden and decilate enter a city run substance use facility whereby providing a professionally managed facility to help those who are strung out due to substance use on a voluntary basis NOT an involuntary manner.”

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

Confidence:High

Growth & development

How fast should we grow, and who decides what gets built where?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

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