What I’m fighting for

University–Rosedale has one of the highest percentages of seniors across the city.

With elderly parents who want to age in place and a husband with mobility challenges, I know firsthand the importance of accessibility, safe streets, and thoughtful planning.

We need balanced, well designed growth, not density at any cost. Toronto already has enough approved housing capacity to accommodate projected growth for decades; the challenge is building the right mix of rental, affordable, accessible, and family-friendly housing while ensuring residents have a meaningful voice in planning decisions.

Toronto is a city of neighbourhoods, each with its own character and history. Independent shops, family run restaurants, and entrepreneurs are not just places to buy things, they are what make our streets vibrant and connected.

As a former shop owner, I understand how difficult it is to keep a storefront running. Today, too many small businesses are being squeezed by rising costs and decisions like removing parking and loading access, creating unnecessary disruptions, imposing high taxes, and issuing fines they can't afford. These are the current decisions from City Hall making survival almost impossible.

Building a city of endless towers does not create a city of opportunity. When main streets remove storefronts, and replace them with condo retail spaces, higher commercial rents make it inaccessible for independent shops to return.

Toronto cannot become a city of towers and big boxes and chains. That is a city nobody wants to live in or visit.

Bad traffic is costing us our time with family, our climate, and our sanity.

Toronto needs a transportation strategy based on evidence, not ideology. We need transit that is fast, and reliable, alongside a system that includes other modes whether you walk, cycle, drive, or rely on accessible transportation.

Transit must also be safe. No one should fear violence or open drug use on the TTC. People experiencing homelessness, mental illness, or addiction deserve housing and proper supports, not a seat on a streetcar.

Congestion planning needs to be looked at on a grid level, including those who travel in from the GTHA. Not street-by-street.

A world-class city makes it easy to get around no matter the mode of transportation, without leaving anyone behind.

Every child deserves safe places to learn, play, and grow. Families should be able to enjoy parks and public spaces without encountering used needles, unsafe conditions, or open drug use.

I have studied where current approaches are failing. Harm reduction cannot become a substitute for prevention and recovery. When materials provided to young people include instructions for first-time drug use, we have crossed a line.

Encampments and public drug use are symptoms of deeper failures. We need a compassionate but effective approach that connects people with housing, treatment, and supports while restoring safety and dignity to our public spaces.

I am a strong supporter of freedom of expression. My husband owns a comedy business for goodness' sake!

Antisemitism has moved far beyond disagreement or expression, it has entered the territory of hate. My family has experienced the heartbreaking reality of what it means to be Jewish in Toronto today.

No one should ever feel unsafe to be who they are. No matter their identity, faith, or heritage. Every resident deserves to participate fully in public life without being harassed or intimidated. Hate has no place in our city, and it must be confronted with clarity, consistency, and action.