"I will phase out drug injection sites, hire 500 more police officers and do a spending review to ensure that I can say no to new taxes, keep property taxes low and eliminate the MLTT for first time home buyers."

Anthony Furey

Question from TRREB

Q1: In your opinion, what are the two greatest challenges facing the City of Toronto today?

candidate response

Public safety and affordability.

Q2: If elected, will you support and accelerate the commitments made in the 2023 Housing Action Plan, including ending municipal exclusionary zoning by-laws and policies in Toronto that will allow and encourage more medium-density housing and purpose-built rental units?

Yes

Q3: If elected, would you support reducing approval times and other red tape barriers that limit the building of new housing in Toronto, thereby speeding up development?

Yes

Q4: If elected, would you push for more investment in critical infrastructure, such as transportation, to facilitate growth and housing by finding creative ways to secure funding from the provincial and federal governments?

Yes

Q5: If elected, would you commit to capping municipal costs added to new housing in order to limit further affordability erosion, and instead work together with the higher levels of government in finding new and sustainable funding mechanisms?

Yes

Q6: The City’s biggest and main source of revenue is property taxes. What would you support by way of annual property tax increases to maintain and/or improve the current services and programs the City provides?

Between 2 and 5%

Q7: If elected, would you be willing to explore reform or adjustments to the Municipal Land Transfer Tax in Toronto? This might include increasing the first-time buyer rebate and indexing the MLTT rebate and tax thresholds to account for housing price inflation.

Yes

Q8: If you become the next mayor of Toronto, what is your top priority that you want to accomplish in the first 100 days in office?

I will phase out drug injection sites, hire 500 more police officers and do a spending review to ensure that I can say no to new taxes, keep property taxes low and eliminate the MLTT for first time home buyers.

If elected, will you use the “strong mayor powers” to modify the budget to pay for your key priorities?

Yes