I joined with my colleagues Councillors Ausma Malik and Chris Moise to start this subcommittee in response to concerns from residents and community stakeholders about Metrolinx's lack of public engagement and communication on construction impacts.
City Council supported my motion to increase funding for EV charging locations on residential streets.
Mental health supports and investments in social services must be prioritized.
I worked with the mayor to reduce CaféTO program fees and to phase them in over three years. This comes after restaurants voiced serious concern over city staff proposals to make the program permanent.
I moved a motion at City Council this week asking that Metrolinx form a construction liaison committee – made up of Metrolinx, the City of Toronto, representatives of Pape Avenue Public School and local residents - to deal with a myriad of issues that the construction project could create for the school children.
After so many years of hard work and perseverance, we celebrated a major accomplishment today: formally transferring ownership of 760 Toronto Community Housing Company (TCHC) homes to two affordable housing non-profit organizations.
The Ford government is introducing Bill 39 which gives Toronto mayors much more power. Read my response to the bill.
The Ford government introduced Bill 23 which changes many of the City's planning rules. Read more about the bill and why I oppose it.
News Release
September 6, 2022
The City of Toronto will install two power drop kiosks at film industry hotspots Ashbridges Bay/Woodbine Beach and Sir Casimir Gzowski Park. Power drops are fixed electrical stations that allow film productions to plug in to grid electrical power.
Toronto's planning and housing committee calls for vacancy control legislation
