Nine new faces will be serving on Toronto council this term — seven newbies and two who are returning after sitting out a term.
on Toronto council this term — seven newbies and two who are returning after sitting out a term.
“What I’m also really excited about is to be able to demonstrate that we can have progressive and responsive representation on city council,” she said. She said that with the province taking control of development and mayors being given more powers, residents want councillors who are rooted in their communities and ready to push for a fair and affordable city.
Ward 11, , vacated by Mike Layton, was assured of a new councillor but at deadline the race between environmental and energy lawyer Dianne Saxe and school trustee Norm Di Pasquale was too close to call.Moise said a priority will be to ensure that the Downtown East Action Plan, developed to address problems in the area related to poverty, homelessness, housing, community safety, mental health and substance abuse, particularly opioid-related overdoses, is continued and replicated across the city.