Weizhen Tang

Tang says Toronto's housing crunch is partly vacant, distressed and unmanaged properties — the question is how to bring them back into use.

• Calls housing one of Toronto's core issues, perhaps the most important one.
• Argues the shortage picture is incomplete: vacant properties, homes in financial distress, and buildings left unmanaged or deteriorating exist.
• Proposes the City help identify vacant homes and unused rooms, support repairs and fire-safety work, and connect them with people experiencing homelessness.

Confidence:High

Tang says for basic fire-safety problems like missing smoke alarms, the City should help fix them cheaply, not just punish.

• Says a smoke alarm costs about C$20 and the City could purchase them in bulk and help install them.
• Argues that when a basic safety problem is identified, the first response should not always be punishment.
• Says the first question should be how to solve the problem quickly and affordably.

Confidence:High

Tang argues Toronto's core problem is execution, not resources: money, housing and talent are trapped across departments.

• Central campaign argument: Toronto's most serious problems stem from an inability to convert existing resources into measurable results.
• Says the city has money, housing and talent, but those resources are trapped between departments, regulations and competing interests.
• Platform applies business discipline and capital-efficiency principles to municipal operations.

Confidence:High