Homes
Faster approvals, better infrastructure coordination, more rental supply, missing-middle housing and public-land opportunities.
Measure: more keys in doors.Explore Homes →Toronto Leads Again · Jamie Atkinson for Mayor of Toronto · 2026
Yet again, the world is looking to Toronto to lead.
We must lead by example.
Make Toronto easier to afford, easier to move through, safer to live in and easier to trust.
Homes. Time Back. Safety. Clean Streets. Jobs. Trust.
Why I’m Running
Toronto is one of the world’s great cities. But too many people feel stuck.
Housing costs are rising. Commutes are growing longer. Too many basics feel harder than they should. Trust in government is falling.
I am running because I believe Toronto can lead again—not through bigger promises, but through better delivery.
Cities succeed when they improve everyday life.
Toronto That Works
Six promises people can measure.
The plan is organized around outcomes residents should be able to see and feel—not a library of disconnected policy announcements.
Time Back
Coordinate construction, improve transit reliability, manage roads better and make services easier to use.
Measure: shorter, more reliable journeys.Explore Time Back →Safety
Focus on prevention: flood protection, heat preparedness, emergency readiness and community well-being.
Measure: reduced risk and stronger neighbourhoods.Explore Safety →Clean Streets
Faster maintenance, graffiti response, reliable waste service and better public spaces.
Measure: visible improvements residents notice.Explore Clean Streets →Jobs
Skilled trades, youth employment, workforce development, entrepreneurship and civic innovation.
Measure: more people in meaningful careers.Explore Jobs →Trust
Public scorecards, performance reporting, service improvements and transparent decision-making.
Measure: government that works.Explore Trust →Business & Opportunity Growth
Build an AI-native Toronto that expands human opportunity.
Toronto should help people and businesses learn how to use, build and direct intelligent tools responsibly—not simply consume technology made somewhere else.
Give a person a fish and they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish and they eat for a lifetime. Teach a person to teach a robot to fish—while protecting the environment—and that person and their communities can eat for generations.
Proof of Delivery
Most campaigns tell people what they want to do. This campaign explains how.
Track housing from approval to occupancy. Coordinate capital work before streets are disrupted. Publish public scorecards. Require every major promise to carry a costing, funding path, operating plan and maintenance plan.
Housing PipelineCapital Coordination TableQuarterly ScorecardsFiscal Responsibility
Campaign Video
The case for Toronto Leads Again.
A short flagship video will bring together Toronto’s strengths, the challenges people feel every day, the practical plan and the optimistic future we can build.
Campaign video hubWatch on YouTube
Project Six
Learning by doing.
Project Six turns civic learning into something people can explore, understand and build skills from—using open data, youth engagement, resilience awareness and community projects.
Technology assists. People decide.
The public-facing experience stays separate from policing, emergency response and other professional operational systems.
25-Year Vision · Toronto 2051
Build the next 25 years without losing sight of today.
Toronto must solve today’s problems while preparing for future generations: housing abundance, climate resilience, economic competitiveness, infrastructure modernization and community prosperity.
This is not about futuristic promises. It is about long-term stewardship.
Latest Progress
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Announcements, policy releases, community events and ways to help.
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Volunteer. Donate. Host an event. Share your ideas. Help build a practical plan for a city that works.