--- title: "Jason McDonald: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/jason-mcdonald" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:21.627Z" meta: description: "Jason McDonald is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 7, 2026...." "og:description": "Jason McDonald is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 7, 2026...." "og:title": "Jason McDonald: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Jason McDonald is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 7, 2026...." "twitter:title": "Jason McDonald: candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence · Toronto 2026 # Jason McDonald Candidate for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence who says he has been a barber in the ward for 27 years. Jason McDonald is on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence, with a nomination filed on May 7, 2026. His campaign website describes him as a barber, business owner and 27-year Ward 8 resident, and sets out a four-part platform on City spending, transparency, support for Eglinton businesses and community safety. These are the campaign’s own statements. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Jason McDonald, from Jason McDonald campaign.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/jason-mcdonald-640.webp) *Jason McDonaldCouncillorv.* [Image: Jason McDonald campaign](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/about) 01 / Introduction ## About Jason McDonald Jason McDonald appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 7, 2026 and the campaign website jasonmcdonald.ca. His campaign website says he has operated a barber chair in Ward 8 for nearly three decades, is a local barber and small business owner, and has lived in Ward 8 for 27 years. The Local reports the same from his website. These are the campaign’s own statements, and voche.me did not check them against another source. His website’s four-part platform proposes cutting City spending on consultants and banning contractors that repeatedly delay projects, ending tax breaks for private golf clubs, publishing live tracking of Eglinton Crosstown delays, publishing developer and lobbyist meetings, a small business relief fund paid from contractor fines, and traffic safety measures around schools. It says $58 million goes to consultants, $41 million to golf club tax breaks and that 300 storefronts on Eglinton closed. Those figures are the campaign’s own, and voche.me did not check them. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Consultant spending, contractor penalties and transparency, as listed by his campaign His platform page proposes ending spending on consultants that he puts at $58 million, banning repeat-offender contractors, performance bonds on City purchasing, an independent audit of Ward 8 transit and roadwork spending, public disclosure of developer and lobbyist meetings, live public tracking of Eglinton Crosstown delays and an end to tax breaks for private golf clubs.
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[Jason McDonald · Platform ](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/platform) 02 ### Eglinton small businesses, traffic and renters, as listed by his campaign His platform page proposes a small business relief fund paid from contractor fines, support for Eglinton businesses affected by Crosstown construction, traffic signal timing on main roads, speed reduction and safety around school zones, protection for renters and regular community office hours.
Read the full position These are the campaign’s own statements.
[Jason McDonald · Platform ](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/platform) [Jason McDonald · Platform](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/platform) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, its Members of Council page, the home, About, Platform, FAQ and News pages of his campaign website, The Local’s Ward 8 candidate page, The Green Line’s Ward 8 guide and a CBC News report of July 7, 2026. The sitting Ward 8 councillor is Mike Colle, listed on the City’s Members of Council page. He is on the City’s list of certified candidates and is seeking re-election. Every statement taken from Jason McDonald’s campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Gaps. The CBC report names a Jason McDonald, the owner of Casual Beauty Salon and chair of a Business Improvement Area on leave, who said he decided to run for city council. The report does not name a ward, and his campaign website does not mention the Business Improvement Area, so voche.me has not confirmed that the report is about this candidate and does not use it. The Platform page’s four detail pages were not opened. His TikTok account, linked from his website, showed only a sign-in prompt to a plain request. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [City of Toronto · Members of Council](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/) [Jason McDonald · home page](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/) [Jason McDonald · About](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/about) [Jason McDonald · Platform](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/platform) [The Local · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence candidates, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-8-eglinton-lawrence-2026/) [The Green Line · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence guide](https://thegreenline.to/stories/eglinton-lawrence-ward-profile-toronto/) [CBC News · Little Jamaica event cancelled, July 7, 2026](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/taste-of-little-jamaica-9.7261834) 03 / Background ## Experience & community As stated on his campaign website ### Local barber and small business owner, Ward 8 His About page says he has operated his barber chair in Ward 8 for nearly three decades. voche.me has not checked it against another source. [Jason McDonald · About](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/about) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Jason McDonald directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Jason McDonald's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Jason McDonald? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jason McDonald's own campaign.
Does Jason McDonald currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Jason McDonald.
How many sources does this Jason McDonald profile cite? This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jason McDonald's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jason McDonald in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Jason McDonald is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [City of Toronto · Members of Council ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Jason McDonald · home page ](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Jason McDonald · About ](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/about)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Jason McDonald · Platform ](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/platform)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-8-eglinton-lawrence-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 8 Eglinton-Lawrence guide ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/eglinton-lawrence-ward-profile-toronto/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [CBC News · Little Jamaica event cancelled, July 7, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/taste-of-little-jamaica-9.7261834)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Jason McDonald campaign website](https://jasonmcdonald.ca/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Jason McDonald a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.