Mayor

Keep the city operating budget at 0%, as for the past four years, and pay down city debt (says 25% paid down so far).

Line-by-line review of the 2027 budget; keep increases as low as possible, with no promise of a freeze or cut. Criticizes the 'headline tax freeze'. Says some projects may need to be delayed.

Create a real-time 'taxes tab' tracking spending on hospitals, fire, police and schools.

Hold the tax rate steady through efficiencies; reduce reliance on residential taxes by attracting commercial and industrial investment; higher development charges on large projects.

Committed to 800 affordable housing units. Says council increased affordable housing units through innovation and incentives.

More supportive and permanent housing; faster zoning approvals; public cost-benefit analysis before further development charge cuts.

Affordable housing is his top priority: increase supply, reduce barriers, protect dignity.

Continue clearing encampments under the state of emergency, and create a 'compassionate intervention team'.

Housing-first approach; homelessness task force within 90 days; wants to see results of the state of emergency before deciding whether to continue it. Says homelessness can't be solved by moving people from place to place.

Opposes the proposed compassionate intervention team as a temporary fix; wants mayors to press the province together on homelessness and drugs.

Dismantle encampments one at a time with outreach workers who already know the residents; involve people in encampments in solutions.

Says he added 44 frontline police officers and that the police budget is where it needs to be. Credits stopping prisoner drop-offs from Penetanguishene.

Backs police; wants police budget growth reviewed rather than cut; pairs safety with prevention and supportive housing.

Says police, fire and paramedics already have the tools they need under the Mental Health Act.

Outreach and stabilization teams working alongside police.

Invest $3M in traffic calming. Says he has led one of the most aggressive infrastructure renewal programs in the city's history.

$1 transit fare and $25 monthly pass once a financial plan is published; better roads and snow clearing. Wants residents to see the service levels the city promises and whether they are delivered.

Modernize how the city funds roads, bridges and pipes, with development charge revenue tied directly to infrastructure upgrades.

Says every use of his strong-mayor powers has had majority council support.

Prefers to work through council and use the powers only when required; would publish a strong-mayor powers policy within 90 days.

Objects to one mayor overriding council; says strong mayors should be held accountable locally.

Would use them only for public safety, supporting vulnerable residents and meeting legal obligations.

Complete planned recreation centres and libraries; says he cut the performing arts centre budget from $167.5M to $90M. Plans a south-end recreation centre, two new libraries and a hospital expansion without an undue burden on taxpayers.

Growth matched with roads, transit, parks and services; 'not yet' on the new recreation centre; supports a data-centre moratorium. When public money encourages development, residents should see what they get in return.

Put each major project to a 24-hour public vote.

Supportive of planned facilities but cautious about their number, timing and location; data centres would not be a priority. Growth should protect local character and benefit everyone, not just the edges of the city.

Petition the province to treat public drug intoxication like public alcohol intoxication; opposes a supervised consumption site; partner on the HART Hub.

No firm position yet on supervised consumption sites. Wants better access to addiction treatment, mental health care and withdrawal services, with a plan for what happens after treatment.

Supports community programs and recovery meetings; argues the system funds 'sickness, not healing'.

Open to oversight of public drug intoxication by trained and certified responders. Wants compassionate, evidence-based support before, during and after a crisis.

Attract 2000 defence-related manufacturing jobs and position Barrie as a defence hub. Cites new employment land and a university campus downtown. Wants Barrie to rely less on Toronto, with its own job market and more industrial land.

Attract commercial and industrial investment; keep or defer development charges for small businesses.

Ban e-bikes and e-scooters from city walking paths and sidewalks.

Wants more information on the problems before deciding whether to ban or restrict them.

Regulate e-bikes and e-scooters using data rather than banning them.

Public and youth safety education; open to penalties for reckless riding.

Says all budgeting was done in public and will stay that way; residents have a right to know how their tax dollars are managed.

Full-picture budgets; decisions made with all of council; restore online access to advisory committee meetings.

Her central theme: publish shelter, police and outreach budgets, and create an open budget dashboard.

Parks should be safe and welcoming for families and children; says public infrastructure spending should include recreation, parks and trails.

Prioritize well-maintained parks; new homes must come with parks and other infrastructure. Signed the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition's sustainability pledge, which commits signers to protecting natural heritage, farmland and clean water and to using green infrastructure.

Says she would meet her tax goal without cutting a single park or other core service, by delaying big-ticket items.

Signed the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition's sustainability pledge, which commits signers to protecting natural heritage, farmland and clean water and to using green infrastructure.