Mohammad Shabani

The Mayor and City Council

My absolute priority is building permanently affordable housing by creating the Toronto Community Investment Bank (TCIB). Instead of waiting for developers, the city will build directly, block corporate renovictions, and fast-track transit co-ops. As a long-time local resident, my strength is combining community roots with my business management background and public finance experience. I will bring practical management skills and public safety advocacy to implement global models that protect tenants and cut costs.

Housing

Toronto will build housing directly and block corporate landlords to give you a secure place to live. The City Builds: Toronto will build its own apartments—30% low-income, 40% middle-class/co-ops, and 30% market rent—locked in for 99 years. Fast Approvals: Affordable transit-line projects will get approved within 60 days. Stop Renovictions: Non-profits get first rights to buy older buildings before big corporations do. Build Up: We will build timber co-ops on top of big-box stores on transit lines using "Air Right" to build or to pay order

Cost of Living

As a candidate for Beaches-East York (Ward 19), my top priority to make Toronto affordable soon enough to matter is building deeply affordable housing. To deliver this, I will establish the Toronto Community Investment Bank (TCIB). As a public bank, the TCIB will bypass commercial constraints to directly finance over 10,000 social and supportive housing units for unhoused and low-income residents. This public funding strategy saves taxpayer money, protects tenants, and delivers rapid relief.

Safety in Public Spaces

As candidate for Beaches-East York (Ward 19), my priority is a public health approach to safety. I will shift transit response toward a social-medical model, dispatching mental health workers instead of law enforcement to crisis situations. We will fund community-led violence intervention programs to address root causes of crime, create safer streets and parks through smart urban design, and secure equitable access to health resources across Toronto.

Getting Around the City

My priority is a balanced Transportation Strategy For Transit Riders: I will push to restore service levels, freeze fares for people in need, and implement transit priority lanes to ensure reliable commutes. For Drivers & Cyclists: I will prioritize smart grid management and invest in safely separated active transportation infrastructure. For Pedestrians: I will expand traffic-calming measures and support creating pedestrianized, walkable neighborhood zones, like the High Rise Hub in my platform.

Confronting Hateful and Hostile Behaviour

The Issue: Global tensions and financial stress are driving a rise in hate crimes, making many marginalized Torontonians feel unsafe on our streets. My Plan: Right Now: I will fund community-led safety teams and bystander training, ensuring rapid support for targeted groups without over-policing. For the Future: I will back our libraries and community hubs to host programs that bring diverse cultures together, building long-term empathy, safety, and a Toronto where everyone belongs. Track down global crime for hire by CSIS, RCMP, OPP, TPS