• Her platform proposes a weekly fare cap, under which the rest of a week's rides are free after 10 paid rides, and a TTC fare freeze for a fourth straight year^[2].
• She restated the weekly cap in all four debates, and on September 22 she said it would be the first thing she does if re-elected^[34–37].
• She said she would not raise fares^[38].
• On October 8 the moderator, rather than Chow, described the fourth-year freeze^[39].

• She says working families need help, and that higher fares could leave some unable to pay rent and feed their children^[40].
• She says riders left when fares rose and service was cut before she was mayor, and that they need to be brought back^{[41, 42]}.
• She says a weekday commuter with three extra trips would save $19.80 a week, about $1,000 a year Unverified claim^{[2, 36]}.

• She says she froze TTC fares^{[9–11, 43]}. Mayoral Decisions record freezes in the 2024, 2025 and 2026 budgets and a monthly fare cap at 47 rides from September 2026^{[9–11, 43]}.
• She says subways now arrive one minute faster and 55 new subway cars are coming to Line 2 Unverified claim^{[44, 45]}.
• She says $500 million was secured to fix the TTC Unverified claim^[46].
• She says transit signal priority has made Lines 5 and 6 faster Unverified claim^{[47, 48]}.
• She says more than 400 frontline staff, including police officers, security and mental health workers, were hired for transit safety Unverified claim^[49].

She says TTC infrastructure needs repair, which causes slow zones^{[38, 50]}. She acknowledges riders' frustration at being stuck in cars, streetcars and buses^[51].

• She would change the fare cap from the current monthly cap of 47 rides to a weekly cap of 10 rides^{[2, 11]}.
• She would install more subway signals so trains come more often; she says this work is under way and she would do more^[52].
• She would hire more community workers, police officers and mental health workers for transit safety^[53].

• She says other governments need to help fund the TTC^[44].
• On September 22 she began to say New Deal money had been freed up, and her sentence was cut off^[54].
• Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline is stated for the weekly cap, the fare freeze or the signal work^[2].

Her platform proposes a full lunch for every child in school, phased in^[2]. She restated school lunch at the October 6, 7 and 8 debates^{[37, 55, 56]}.

She says hungry children cannot focus in school^[57]. Her platform says lunch could save families over $1,800 per child a year, and in debates she said about $2,000 Unverified claim^{[2, 55, 58]}.

She says every child in every school, 300,000 students, now gets a morning meal Unverified claim^{[43, 59]}. Council adopted her proposal for a universal morning meal strategy by 2026/27 (2024.EX17.1, 23-1) and a 2025 strategy creating a $7.492 million capital project (2025.EX24.3, 17-1)^{[15, 16]}.

She says the morning meal is not enough and lunches are needed^[60].

She would add a full school lunch for every student, phased in^[2].

• Her platform says the lunch would be funded like the current program, by the City, other governments and private donations^[2].
• On October 7 she named parents able to pay, the federal school food program, the Province, foundations and donors; she did not name a City share or say whether other spending would be cut^{[61, 62]}.
• A June 2025 City Manager report says the City pays about 20% of student nutrition operating costs, with provincial, federal and donor funding^[63].
• Missing from the plan cost and timeline^[2].

Her platform proposes a by-law banning surveillance pricing on groceries, a provincial property tax discount for independent grocers, linking community grocers with vacant storefronts, and ending restrictive covenants with the Province^[2]. In July 2026 Council adopted her item asking staff to report on banning or regulating surveillance pricing in Q1 2027 (2026.EX33.33, 26-0); no by-law has been enacted yet^[21].

She says grocery and housing costs are rising and people are worried about their jobs^[64].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

• She would bring a by-law banning surveillance pricing to the first Council meeting of the new term^[2].
• She would work with the Province on a property tax discount for independent and community grocers, and to end restrictive covenants that block competing grocers^[2].
• She would connect community grocers with vacant main-street storefronts^[2].

The platform states a timeline for the by-law, the first Council meeting of the new term, and none for the tax discount and covenant items, which depend on the Province^[2]. Missing from the plan: cost and funding source^[2].

• Her platform proposes continuing Youth Violence Prevention Program funding and raising it 40%, to reach over 15,000 youth and 500 parents and caregivers a year, starting from age 6^[2].
• She said: "We will keep our police hiring on track."^{[65, 66]}
• She said: "We will invest $28 million in programs, jobs, and mentorship for young people."^[67]
• She supports steady hiring of frontline officers and local safety plans built by residents, business improvement areas and neighbourhood officers^{[68, 69]}.
• In August 2023 she chose not to take the mayor's seat on the Police Services Board, and, asked on October 8, she did not state a reason^{[70, 71]}.

She cites mothers who lost sons to gun violence and her promise to them^[72–74]. She says Toronto long ignored the root causes of crime, when young people had nowhere to go and 911 waits were long^[75].

• She says hundreds of police officers, firefighters and paramedics were hired, and mental health crisis workers were placed on streets and the TTC Unverified claim^{[76, 77]}.
• She says gun violence is down 40% for young people, and that 911 wait times, car thefts and break-ins are down Unverified claim^{[77, 78]}.
• She says 15,000 young people got jobs and activities this summer Unverified claim^[67].
• She says police now have a five-year stable hiring plan Unverified claim^[79].
• Her 2025 budget decision cites "a new $5 million investment in Youth Safety Initiatives", and the 2026 budget adds $6.2 million, at no net City cost, for federally funded youth violence prevention^{[10, 80]}.

She says grieving families expect more^{[65, 66]}.

• She would raise youth violence prevention funding 40% and extend programs to children from age 6^[2].
• She would invest $28 million in programs, jobs and mentorship for young people^[81].
• She says she asked the police chief, through the board, for a detailed plan on professional standards in each division^[82].

Missing from the plan funding source and timeline; the period of the $28 million, whether yearly or total, and whether it is the platform's 40% increase, are not stated^{[2, 81]}. No number of officers is stated for police hiring^[65].

Her platform proposes a Bad Landlords Task Force, more City repairs billed to landlords, and action across a landlord's whole portfolio^[2]. She says she will go after slum landlords so renters can live in dignity^{[83, 84]}.

She says rent is the largest cost for many households, and renters most need support^{[85, 86]}.

• She says the renoviction by-law stops bogus evictions and no one has been evicted since it took effect Unverified claim^{[19, 87, 88]}. The record shows the by-law (licence effective July 31, 2025) was adopted 25-1 with her Yes vote^{[19, 87, 88]}.
• She says the City now tells slum landlords to maintain buildings or face court, and makes repairs itself^[89].
• Her 2026 budget decision states 73 RentSafeTO by-law officers, up from 36 in 2023^[11].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

• She would create a task force of enforcement officers and lawyers, with proactive inspections and court orders for repairs^[2].
• She would use remedial action more, with the City making repairs and billing the landlord^[2].
• She would act across a landlord's whole portfolio^[2].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline is stated, and no staffing number is given^[2].

• Her platform proposes 10,000 more rental homes through the Rental Housing Supply Program, with construction starting next year, and a goal of 65,000 homes by 2030^[2].
• She calls affordable housing her top priority^[90].
• Asked on October 7 whether she would increase affordable housing requirements on developers, she said yes^[91].

She says the City stopped building affordable housing for 10 years before she became mayor^[92]. She says the goal is housing people can afford, not just more housing^[93].

• She says 15,000 homes are under construction (16,000 on October 8) and that seven of 10 cranes are due to City incentives Unverified claim^{[90, 94, 95]}.
• She says approvals are 80% faster Unverified claim^{[87, 96]}.
• She says development charges are waived for multiplexes and for projects with 20% affordable units, producing 10,000 units Unverified claim^{[97, 98]}.
• Council adopted the 65,000 rent-controlled homes target (2023.EX9.3, 24-1) and the Rental Housing Supply Program (2024.PH13.8, 24-1), both with her Yes vote, and the City projected 52% of the 2020 to 2030 approval target met by the end of 2025^{[17, 18, 99]}.

She says the City must build more affordable housing, faster and cheaper, and that construction costs are high^{[100, 101]}. She says it took a year to get federal and provincial help^[102].

• She would build 10,000 more rental homes and bring projects to the first Council meeting^[2].
• She would help non-profit groups buy older buildings to keep them affordable permanently^[103].
• She would build more rental and student housing^[104].

• Her platform cites $1.5 billion secured through the Canada-Ontario Partnership to Build Unverified claim, with a timeline of construction next year and 65,000 homes by 2030^[2].
• Missing from the plan the City cost of the 10,000 homes, and the scale, cost and funding of non-profit purchases^{[2, 103]}.
• Asked on October 6 how long affordability would take, she gave no timeline^[105].

Her platform aims to reach 28,000 seniors: 5,000 with free homemaking, 8,000 through mobile dental and primary care clinics, and 15,000 in 100 naturally occurring retirement communities through Community Connectors hired with UHN^[2]. The income limit for tax deferral and cancellation rose from $57,112 in 2024 to $62,000 in 2026; she voted Yes on both budget items^{[12, 14]}.

She says seniors should be able to age at home with more care and social connection^{[106, 107]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

She would provide free help around the house and free dental and health visits for seniors^{[2, 55]}. She would continue raising the property tax deferral and cancellation threshold^[2].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^[2].

Her platform proposes 1,000 more Museum and Attractions Pass family passes each month and free weekend children's programs at all library branches^[2].

She says children need libraries and community programs to stay active and safe^[108].

She says she expanded library hours to seven days a week^{[11, 109, 110]}. Her 2026 budget decision states every branch is open seven days a week^{[11, 109, 110]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

She would add 1,000 Museum and Attractions Pass family passes a month^[2]. She would offer free children's programs at every library branch on weekends^[2].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^[2].

• Her platform says she will never override City Council using strong mayor powers^[2].
• On October 7 she pledged never to use them to override residents' associations, the community or Council^[111].
• The record shows no veto was found; she used budget, committee-appointment and by-law-approval powers, and Mayoral Decision 4-2026 states she will not exercise the budget veto^{[23, 24]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

The plan is a pledge not to use a power, so no cost, funding source or timeline applies^[2].

• She says future property tax increases will be around the rate of inflation, which she hopes is 2% to 3%; asked about more than 1% above inflation, she said "No, I don't think so"^[112–114].
• She opposes deep cuts^[115].
• The record shows residential increases, including the City Building Fund levy, of 9.5% (2024), 6.9% (2025) and 2.2% (2026), and she voted Yes on each Budget Implementation item^{[11–14, 116]}.

She says cuts would mean going back to slashing public services^{[115, 117]}.

• She says she inherited a $1.8 billion budget hole^[118–120]. The City put the 2024 opening pressure at $1.776 billion^[118–120].
• She says the City's credit rating rose to AA+, the first increase in 23 years Unverified claim^{[121, 122]}.
• She says she uploaded the Gardiner and DVP to the Province^[123–126]. A June 2026 City release says the transfer is being advanced, and Council adopted the Ontario-Toronto New Deal 24-0 in 2023^[123–126].
• She says this year's increase is 2%^{[11, 113]}. Her 2026 budget decision gives 2.2%^{[11, 113]}.
• She says staff found over $700 million this year^{[127, 128]}. The City's 2026 budget lists $788 million in "reductions and offsets", of which $135 million are reductions^{[127, 128]}.

She says only 9 cents of every tax dollar goes to the City Unverified claim^[129].

She would seek a "new deal part two" with the federal and provincial governments, with revenue that grows with the economy^{[130, 131]}.

No fixed maximum or measure of inflation is stated; asked whether she would go more than 1% above inflation, she said "No, I don't think so"^{[113, 114]}. Unsupported plan: no cost, funding source or timeline stated for a "new deal part two"^[130].

• She proposes smart traffic signals, transit signal priority and better coordination of road closures^{[47, 132–134]}.
• She says she will hire more traffic agents and expand 24-hour construction^{[135, 136]}.
• She said: "The longer you block the lanes, the more you have to pay."^[137]

She says being stuck in traffic takes time from family, work and exams^{[138, 139]}.

• She says traffic agents rose from 2 to 130 Unverified claim^{[140, 141]}.
• She says round-the-clock work finished the Gardiner rebuild 18 months early Unverified claim^{[135, 142]}.
• She says traffic moved smoothly during the World Cup, and that red lanes on Dufferin and Bathurst have sped transit^{[134, 143, 144]}.

She says City Hall was stuck for four years before she arrived^[145].

She would apply lessons from the World Cup to traffic management^{[132, 133]}. She would charge more the longer construction blocks lanes^[137].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated, and no number of new traffic agents is given^[135].

She says she will deliver the Scarborough East rapid transit line, get federal and provincial funding, and start construction^[146–148].

She says Scarborough residents are stuck in traffic and need transit investment^{[149, 150]}.

She says the Scarborough busway opened, saving riders more than an hour a week Unverified claim^{[142, 151]}. She says she started the line with $24 million Unverified claim and set aside $378 million, a figure also given as $380 million^{[22, 152–154]}. Her April 2026 letter says $377.9 million will be set aside by the end of 2026, and Council adopted it 25-0^{[22, 152–154]}.

She says the Scarborough RT went out of service three years ago, past its lifespan^[155].

She would build the Scarborough East rapid transit line with federal and provincial funding^[147].

Funding would come from the City set-aside plus federal and provincial money she says is under negotiation^{[147, 154]}. Missing from the plan: total cost and timeline; asked on October 7 for a year, she gave none^[156].

She says she will keep building hundreds more supportive homes with the federal government^{[157, 158]}.

She says more than 80 people were living in Allan Gardens when she became mayor Unverified claim^[159].

• She says homelessness has dropped 25%^[160–162]. City shelter data show a 26.5% drop from the January 2025 peak to August 2026 and a 17.5% drop from August 2024 to August 2026^[160–162]. The City's street count shows a 21% drop from 2024 to 2025^[160–162].
• She says many people found homes through rent supplements, emergency rent support kept thousands from becoming homeless, and 98% of parks have no encampments Unverified claim^[163–165].
• She says 600 more supportive homes are under construction Unverified claim^[166].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[2].

She would build hundreds more supportive homes with wrap-around services^[158].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^[158].

She says she brings investment to Toronto and will do more in Scarborough^{[167, 168]}. She cites a jobs charter with United Way, community benefits agreements and trades training with LiUNA^[169–172].

She cites trade-war uncertainty, and says young people need jobs and Scarborough needs jobs close to home^[173–175].

• She says unemployment fell from about 10% to 6.3% in the past year Unverified claim^[176].
• She says the small business tax rate was cut 20% Unverified claim^[177].
• She says she has "protected employment lands and the jobs on them" Unverified claim^[177].
• She says Hitachi invested $30 million in a Scarborough headquarters with 1,200 jobs Unverified claim^[178].
• She says 98% of City procurement now buys Canadian Unverified claim^[179].

She says these are difficult economic times^[180].

She would create more jobs for young people^[181].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^[168].

• He proposes to freeze the City property tax rate for one year, for homes and businesses^[45].
• He repeated the commitment in three debates, and on September 22 he said he was announcing it that night^[46–48].
• He also proposes an independent line-by-line review of City spending^{[45, 49]}.

• He says the property tax bill is the largest bill most people pay^{[50, 51]}.
• He says property taxes rose nearly 20% over the current term^{[18–20, 52, 53]}. Council budget items set residential increases of 8.0% (2024), 5.4% (2025) and 0.7% (2026), each plus a separate levy; the City's combined figures compound to about 19.6% of the City portion of the bill^{[18–20, 52, 53]}.
• He says 77,000 people left Toronto last year for affordability^{[52, 54, 55]}. Statistics Canada reports net domestic out-migration of 77,492 for the Toronto region (CMA, not the City) from July 2024 to July 2025, and gives no reasons^{[52, 54, 55]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[45].

He says no line-by-line review has been done at City Hall since 2011 Unverified claim^{[56, 57]}. He says the City spent $11 million last year on Microsoft Office licences for retired staff^{[58, 59]}. The Auditor General found about $11 million in unused licences across five products from 2020 to 2024, of which about $1.36 million related to former staff^{[58, 59]}.

• The review would cover every division, agency and program, and he says it would be done outside City Hall by municipal experts^{[45, 60]}.
• After the review, he would keep any tax increase below inflation, with no cuts to front-line services^[45].
• He says he will not ask for a tax increase before the review is done^[61].

• His release puts the cost of the freeze at about $100 million, paid for by budgeting to what the City actually spends^[45].
• In debate he described $100 million as about half a percent of a $20 billion budget^[62].
• Asked for a fallback if the review does not find the money, he said "We are going to find the money."^[63]
• No fallback is stated^[63].
• Missing from the plan a timeline and a reviewer for the review; the cost and funding source are stated for the freeze^[45].

He proposes to cut 25% from the first $1,500 of every water bill, applied automatically, which he puts at about $300 a year for the average household^{[47, 64]}.

He describes the water bill as one of the bills the City can control^[65].

He says Peel, Kingston, Windsor, Calgary and Edmonton have taken a similar direction Unverified claim^[66].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[64].

• He proposes to make Toronto Water a 100% City-owned utility, with private investment barred by by-law and rates set by an independent board^[64].
• He says the plan involves no cuts and no privatization^[67].
• He has asked the Province to extend the Residential Tenancies Act rent-reduction rule to water rate cuts, and in debate he said the cut would show up in rent^{[64, 65]}.

He proposes to finance major water infrastructure over the life of the asset, which in debate he put in some cases at a hundred years^{[64, 67]}. Missing from the plan: cost and timeline; long-term borrowing is the stated funding approach^[64].

• He proposes to eliminate the municipal land transfer tax on the value of a principal residence below $1.1 million (the 2025 average Toronto price), worth about $18,000 at that threshold^[68].
• The measure is for first-time buyers and Toronto homeowners moving within the city, and not for landlords, multi-property owners, corporations or commercial purchases; existing rates stay above $1.1 million^[68].
• In debates he described it as scrapping or cutting the City's "double land transfer tax", without stating these limits^[69–71].

He says buyers in Toronto are taxed twice, by the Province and the City, and calls this an impediment to home ownership^[69].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[68].

He cites a poll finding that three in four renters believe home ownership is out of reach Unverified claim^{[72, 73]}.

The measure would apply to purchase agreements dated on or after September 29, 2026, subject to Council approval^[68].

• His release puts the cost at about $300 million a year, funded by amortizing capital projects and by dividends from the water utility^[68].
• In debate he linked paying for his measures to separating the operating and capital budgets^[74].
• The cost, funding source and start date are stated, and Council approval is required^[68].

He proposes to fully separate the operating and capital budgets and to borrow for capital only^{[75, 76]}.

He says hundreds of millions of dollars are moved each year from the operating budget to pay for capital projects, and that this delays infrastructure^{[76, 77]}.

He says the Province and Toronto Hydro already budget this way Unverified claim^[78].

His release cites about $256 million planned for 2027 and $369 million for 2028 in operating transfers to capital Unverified claim^{[75, 79, 80]}. The City budget documents checked show $156.9 million for 2026 and no 2027 or 2028 amounts^{[75, 79, 80]}.

• He proposes to end transfers from the operating budget to pre-pay capital projects^[75].
• He sets debt limits under which interest would never be above 4 cents of each revenue dollar and total debt costs would never be above 10% of own-source revenue^[75].
• He says capital would be financed over the life of the assets, with "no cuts to services"^[77].

Missing from the plan a timeline and an estimate of added borrowing costs; the debt limits are stated^[75].

He says the City's role is to create the conditions for others to build housing, not to build it itself^[81–83]. His renters plan has three parts: keep your home, cool your home, build more homes^[84].

He says young people are leaving the city because they cannot find housing^[85]. He says housing starts have "plummeted"^[86–88]. CMHC reports that regional starts fell 45% from 2023 to 2025, mostly condominiums, and that starts from January to May 2026 were up 2%^[86–88].

He cites opening up zoning and streamlining permits, and he says that as Planning and Housing Chair he wrote the housing action plan that ended exclusionary zoning and allowed multiplexes Unverified claim^{[89, 90]}.

• He says City bureaucracy and application fees make building difficult^[91].
• He says the City acting as a public builder is not a faster way to deliver housing^[92].
• He says housing construction is at a 30-year low Unverified claim^[93].

• To help renters keep their homes, he proposes a quarterly public dashboard on renoviction by-law enforcement, a costed staffing plan for Toronto Building and expanded eviction prevention, and he would ask the Province for tougher bad-faith eviction rules and more Landlord and Tenant Board resources^[84].
• To cool homes, he proposes a maximum heat standard with at least one cooled living space in every rental home, modelled on New Westminster, B.C.; he would ask the Province to bar above-guideline rent increases for mandated cooling and would expand the Air Conditioner Benefit^[84].
• To build more homes, he proposes a Non-Profit Density Framework, an expansion of the City's revolving pre-development fund, which he states is about $10 million, and reporting of progress by homes completed^[84].
• In debate he answered Yes to raising affordable housing requirements for developers, and "Absolutely" to using strong mayor powers for an important housing development^{[94, 95]}.

Missing from the plan overall cost, funding source and housing target; the only timeline is for the heat standard, which is to go to Council by June 2027^[84]. Asked how long it would take to make housing affordable, he gave no timeline^[17].

He proposes to hire 1,000 net new front-line police officers over his first term^[96–99]. He would take the Mayor's seat on the Toronto Police Service Board^{[100, 101]}.

He says public safety is his number one priority^[102]. He says seniors, families and people of faith do not feel safe on transit, in parks or at places of worship^[103].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[96].

• He says there are not enough police officers and that Toronto has 165 front-line officers per 100,000 people, against 220 in Montreal, 195 in Vancouver and 190 in Edmonton Unverified claim^{[104, 105]}.
• He says former mayors Tory, Lastman and Miller sat on the police board and the current mayor does not^[106–110]. Board minutes list each former mayor as a board member while mayor, and an August 2023 mayoral memo states the Mayor chose not to be a member^[106–110].

• He proposes to deploy officers in neighbourhoods, on transit and in investigations, to improve case closure rates^{[98, 99]}.
• He proposes a permanent police presence in problem areas, such as a substation at Union Station^[111].
• He would convene a table with the RCMP, regional police chiefs and other agencies on organized crime, including auto theft and home invasions; some agency names are unclear in the transcript^[112].
• He would enshrine the Mayor's police board seat in City by-laws^[113].

Missing from the plan cost and funding source; the timeline is "over his first term", with no hiring schedule^[96]. Asked in debate where the money would come from, he pointed to separating the capital and operating budgets, without a figure^[76].

He says people avoid the TTC because it is not safe, reliable or clean, not because of the fare^{[114, 115]}. Asked to choose between cheaper fares and more reliable service, he chose reliable and safe service^[116].

He says getting people back on transit is the best way to ease congestion^{[117, 118]}. He says he regularly sees open drug use on the 505 streetcar^{[119, 120]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[121].

• He says ridership is down nearly 20% since 2019^[122–124]. TTC reports put ridership at 78% to 84% of pre-pandemic levels^[122–124].
• He says transit reliability fell 12% Unverified claim, and that streetcar on-time performance is 65%^[125–128]. Recent TTC figures are 55% to 63%, against a 90% target^[125–128].
• He says the TTC recommended platform edge doors and that the barriers installed instead are "a fence with a bunch of holes in it"^{[121, 129–131]}. TTC staff recommended a door pilot in June 2025; the TTC Board referred it to the budget process, and spaced barriers are an interim measure^{[121, 129–131]}.

• He proposes uniformed officers in stations and on the system, as part of the 1,000 officers^{[132, 133]}.
• He proposes universal lighting and cleanliness standards in stations^{[134, 135]}.
• His plan includes platform edge doors at the busiest stations^{[136, 137]}.
• He proposes a 15-minute service guarantee^[138].
• He also proposes a guarantee that transit runs on time or fares are refunded^[139].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^{[132, 140]}. The number of stations and the terms of the service and refund guarantees are not stated^{[138, 139]}.

He proposes to make the Eglinton East LRT his top transit priority^{[5, 141]}. He would remove the red bus lanes on Kennedy Road and Midland, convert the Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue lanes to high-occupancy vehicle lanes and keep the Eglinton Avenue East lanes^[5].

He says transit infrastructure has not kept pace with growth in Scarborough^[142]. He says Scarborough should not have to fight so hard for transit^[143].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[5].

He says some RapidTO bus lanes are not working, citing data on West End lines without naming figures^{[144, 145]}.

He proposes a funding push to Queen's Park and Ottawa in his first 100 days^{[5, 146]}. The lane changes would stay in place until the LRT is funded and under construction^[5].

A timeline is stated: the plan has construction starting by 2030^{[5, 147]}. In debate he said "by the end of my first term"^{[5, 147]}. Missing from the plan: cost, City share and funding source for the LRT or the lane changes^[5].

He states: "I'll never do major road closures when we have major events going on."^[148–150] He says he has advocated for a congestion relief commissioner since 2023^{[151, 152]}.

He says time is people's most precious resource and that Toronto has the worst gridlock in North America Unverified claim^{[153, 154]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[3].

• He says the DVP and Gardiner were closed during major events^{[148, 155, 156]}. A City release shows the DVP closed May 8 to 11, 2026 and the main Gardiner closure from April 24 to 27, both as scheduled maintenance^{[148, 155, 156]}.
• He says the traffic czar hired a few months ago has not brought coordination^{[151, 157]}. City records show the role was set up in July 2025, with the incumbent starting in January 2026^{[151, 157]}.
• He says construction and infrastructure repair are not coordinated^[158].

• He proposes to coordinate construction by City divisions, agencies and utilities in the right of way^[159].
• He proposes smarter procurement and 24/7 construction, including on the Gardiner^[160].
• He would invest in Canadian traffic signal technology^{[161, 162]}.

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^{[148, 149]}.

He proposes to remove the Bloor Street West bike lanes from South Kingsway west to Resurrection Road and restore traffic lanes^[163]. He says he would not remove the University Avenue bike lanes^[164].

He cites counts of 38,490 vehicles and 197 bikes and says half the road space serves half a percent of users Unverified claim^[165].

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[163].

He says Council approved the lanes "with the best of intention" when they were a plan on paper^{[23, 165]}. The record shows he voted Yes on the June 2023 item that approved them^{[23, 165]}.

He proposes to redirect the City's cycling investment to a network of residential streets and multi-use trails in parks, hydro corridors and ravines^[163]. He says Council can revisit decisions that are not working^[166].

A timeline is stated, with staff directed to begin in his first year; missing from the plan: cost and funding source^[163].

• He proposes to create 15,000 new jobs for young people by working with the 1.4 million private-sector jobs in Toronto, partnering with colleges, universities, trades and companies^[167–169].
• His Toronto Youth Employment Challenge release describes a City Hall-led drive to mobilize the private sector to put young people to work^[170].
• He says he has proposed a 25% property tax reduction for the industrial property class^[171].

He says youth unemployment is 17%, the highest of any major Canadian city^[172–174]. A City staff report gives 16.8% for April 2026 and compares no other cities^[172–174]. He describes the rate as the "highest" Unverified claim^[172–174]. He cites the trade dispute with the United States^[171].

He says mayors' offices in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Chicago have run similar programs Unverified claim^{[175, 176]}. He says Toronto has over 400,000 tech jobs Unverified claim^[177].

He says jobs and the economy have not been a focus at City Hall^[178]. He says Toronto produces 4% of AI patents but 1% of commercialization Unverified claim^[179].

• He proposes a role for the Mayor's office in building a hiring pipeline for Toronto talent^[176].
• He would protect employment lands^[180].
• He proposes clear rules for data centres and tech infrastructure, built with pension funds and other governments, and he answered Yes to data centres belonging in Toronto^[181–183].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^{[170, 171]}.

Cleanliness is one of the five priorities on his home page, with no commitments listed^[3]. He says the City must do the basics: clear snow, pick up garbage and keep pools open in summer^[184].

He says it is about a culture of performance and accountability at City Hall, starting with the mayor^[185].

He says parks were cleaner and transit ran more often during the World Cup, which he says shows it is possible^{[186, 187]}.

He says snow removal has been poor and that newly bought equipment broke down and was the wrong type Unverified claim^[188–190]. A March 2026 mayoral memo describes the problem sidewalk plows as 2020 and 2021 equipment^[188–190]. He says these basics should not depend on World Cup spending^[191].

He proposes to deliver World Cup service levels all year^[192]. He also proposes universal lighting and cleanliness standards in TTC stations^[135].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^{[3, 192]}.

He says supportive housing with wraparound supports is the approach that works and should be expanded^{[193, 194]}.

Not stated in the platform or the four debates^[84].

He says a project with Wood Green delivered 52 supportive housing units in his ward, using federal capital, provincial operating funds and City zoning Unverified claim^{[195, 196]}.

He says the City's scale and speed on supportive housing have not been good enough and have slowed^[197].

He says the City must deliver faster, with speed as the main focus; no specific measure is stated^[198].

Unsupported plan no cost, funding source or timeline stated^{[84, 198]}.