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title: "The Green Line publishes survey answers from 17 Toronto mayoral candidates"
description: "The Green Line surveyed every mayoral candidate and published answers on housing, food insecurity, health care, public consultation, newcomers and data centres. Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford had not submitted answers as of publication."
canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/news/green-line-mayor-candidate-survey-october-14"
last_updated: "2026-10-17T18:40:00.265Z"
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The Green Line published written answers from 17 Toronto mayoral candidates on October 14, covering housing affordability, food insecurity, health care, public consultation, newcomers, the city's relationship with the provincial government, and data centres. Mayor [Olivia Chow](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/olivia-chow) and challenger [Brad Bradford](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/brad-bradford) had not submitted answers as of publication, according to the article.

The outlet said it built the survey from questions submitted by its readers, then sent those questions to every mayoral candidate who listed contact information on the City of Toronto's official candidates list.

## Candidates who responded

Seventeen candidates submitted answers: [Bahira Abdulsalam](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/bahira-abdulsalam), [Chris Alexander](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/chris-alexander), [Jamie Atkinson](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/jamie-atkinson), [Darrell Brown](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/darrell-brown), [Braeden Chow](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/braeden-chow), [Kevin Clarke](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/kevin-clarke), [Roberto Curto](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/roberto-curto), [Laura Dean](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/laura-dean), [Cory Deville](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/cory-deville), [Jack Hartley](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/jack-hartley), [Mohamad Kaaki](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/mohamad-kaaki), [Michael Lamoureux](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/michael-lamoureux), [Sarah McVie](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/sarah-mcvie), [Odessa Paloma Parker](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/odessa-paloma-parker), [Lyall Sanders](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/lyall-sanders), [Robert Shusterman](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/robert-shusterman), and [Joshua Thompson](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/joshua-thompson).

The Green Line said it would update the page once it received answers from Chow and Bradford.

## What candidates said

Each candidate answered up to seven questions. The answers are each candidate's own stated positions and have not been independently checked by voche.me.

On housing, Bahira Abdulsalam wrote in the survey that she would impose a stronger vacant-home tax and higher taxes on luxury properties, with all proceeds going to affordable housing, and provide rent supports for families facing cost pressure.

On food insecurity, Abdulsalam wrote that she would turn city-owned spaces such as libraries, recreation centres and community housing into food hubs with low-cost markets and community kitchens. She also wrote that free transit would put money back into household grocery budgets.

On the city's relationship with the province, Abdulsalam wrote that she would use public impact reports, legal challenges, alliances with other Ontario mayors, and community consultation to push back against provincial decisions affecting Toronto. Chris Alexander wrote in the survey that the relationship should be based on the principles in the City of Toronto Act, and that he would seek negotiated agreements while being realistic that provincial legislation can override municipal decisions.

On data centres, Abdulsalam wrote that companies would pay for any grid upgrades, and that a data centre could not take power capacity needed for homes, transit or schools.

## How to read the full answers

The full survey is at thegreenline.to and lets voters compare any candidate's answer to each question by clicking through the accordion sections on the page.

See all mayoral candidates at [/on/toronto-2026/candidates#mayor](/on/toronto-2026/candidates#mayor). Voting day is Monday October 26, 2026, with polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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