Amber Morley

The Mayor and City Council

Healthy & connected public services and spaces. I see how our public systems, services and institutions work, and where they can improve. Good outcomes and continuous improvement requires regular attention and clear intention. I’ve shown both. I know our shared systems always evolve and must include and reflect the people they are meant to serve to be most effective. I understand my role as a leader, a connector, and an advocate to keep our society healthy, functional and delivering on its promise through public service.

Housing

Deliver on diverse housing options, including shelter and transitional housing along with non-profit partners. Continue incentivizing new purpose built private development rentals to maximize housing stock and make rents affordable. Continue leading in purpose built rentals and affordable units on City owned land. I will champion and deliver on the City’s Housing and Homelessness Strategies, both designed to make new units a reality, right size our housing market and ensure everyone has options, regardless of their needs or demographics.

Cost of Living

Support food security and low cost grocery options in local neighbourhoods. I supported and will continue to explore the possibility of City run grocery stores and a ban on surveillance pricing. The challenge of building complete communities is a real one, particularly when our most basic needs sometimes feel out of reach, geographically or financially. City run grocery stores is a model that works well around the world and provides greater leverage to source locally and deliver on food security in growing neighbourhoods and underserved ones.

Safety in Public Spaces

Public Safety partnerships, connecting health and housing providers, Toronto Community Crisis Service, Toronto Police, and local communities to animate, activate and appropriately resource and maintain our shared public spaces. Ensuring a collaborative approach to incidents of community safety, including advocacy and engagement with the Province and Minister of Health on the necessary support required to assist in effectively addressing persons in mental health crises or navigating chronic health-related challenges.

Getting Around the City

Public transit investments & safe multi-modal connections. Continuing historic investments to deliver high-quality TTC service that is integrated, accessible, safe and affordable is a top priority. Improving reliability and getting more people on transit moves them faster and gets cars off the road. Making the TTC the best way helps address congestion city wide and get us closer to our climate goals faster. The implementation of the Vision Zero strategy also ensures that no matter the mode of transit, our city is designed to get around safely

Confronting Hateful and Hostile Behaviour

Setting a tone & holding space. Leadership is an important part of the work of public service, and includes creating a culture based on values we embody, priorities we hold and the ways we lead towards the kind of city we want. Holding space for and celebrating the diversity of our city, including diverse communities and diverse leaders is an important way we combat hateful and hostile behaviour. Providing, celebrating and supporting safe spaces and programs for equity-deserving communities helps create inclusion and belonging for everyone.