Four key Toronto mayoral candidates give their thoughts on what major issues
Safe injection sites: Saunders said he’d focus on street cleanliness in residential areas around supervised injection sites. He’d also adopt a zero-tolerance policy toward needle disposal outside of injection sites, and introduce a colour-coded syringe system to track the needle’s source. He’d also call on council to cancel its request to the federal government to decriminalize drugs for personal use in the City of Toronto.
Crime and public safety: Saunders would immediately meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to push for urgent reforms to the bail system and Criminal Code to prevent “catch-and-release” release policies. He also called for changes to ensure bail hearings for the most serious firearm offences are heard by a judge of the Superior Court rather than at the lower provincial court level.
Bike lanes: Matlow says providing cyclists safe and reliable bike routes means there will be fewer people in cars. His traffic safety plan calls for the expenditure of $33 million to fix the city’s most dangerous intersections and roads. He says the streets must be designed to improve comfort and safety for all users.
TTC: Matlow promises to spend $50 million to fully reverse the cuts made to the TTC earlier this year. Improved service will also help attract transit system riders who have been avoiding trips by TTC due to poor experiences and safety concerns, he says.Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter is pictured at a Ontario Liberal Party leadership debate in Sudbury on Jan. 30, 2020.
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