In 2026, the main challenge facing Toronto Centre is the need for a comprehensive, coordinated, sustained response to the mental health, addiction, and public safety issues that have erupted over the past two years.
We have made real progress resolving park encampments and increasing the outreach capacity of City services. But the reality is that Doug Ford’s closures of Supervised Consumption Sites has created a humanitarian crisis on our sidewalks and in our parks, and until the Ford government addresses the root cause of the problem, we’ll all be stuck managing a series of band-aid solutions.
As your councillor, I will continue to do everything I can to bring the province back to the table, while taking a whole-of-community approach that pairs evidence-based harm reduction with meaningful treatment pathways, strengthens the non-police tools we have built, and ensures our streets, intersections, and public spaces are safe for everyone to move through freely.
All of us deserve a life with dignity, and on my watch, none of us will ever be abandoned should addiction or mental health issues pull us down. Safety and livability are intertwined, and for the next four years I’ll get right to work to make our community safer.