My top 3 for Ward 2
Three problems, with the actual numbers behind them. Every figure comes from the City's own published documents — check them yourself.
Lower the tax squeeze
A line-item audit of city contracts, a cap on discretionary base-budget additions, and a serious push to grow the commercial tax base so homeowners aren't carrying the load alone.
Read more →Protect our waterfront
Direct high-density growth to the GO station lands where the infrastructure already exists, and finish the downtown zoning with binding height and setback caps.
Read more →Ease the traffic squeeze
Get those fixes delivered faster, protect primary road capacity, add smart signal technology, and expand Handi-Van service for seniors.
Read more →And three more that matter
The zoning gap
Residential zoning came into force in March 2026. Downtown is still governed by Zoning By-law 2020 — and that's why we keep losing at the Land Tribunal.
Read more →Healthcare access
Being straight about what a councillor can and cannot do — and using the transit, land-use and Halton Region levers that actually exist.
Read more →Relief for seniors
Tax relief programs most eligible seniors have never heard of, and how to make them findable and automatic.
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