Last night, the Daily Bread Food Bank hosted five of the 102 registered candidates for the upcoming mayoral election at the first debate. The candidates were asked three questions regarding affordable living and safety by a moderator.<\/p>\n
The debate started with how each candidate would address the rising food cost in Toronto. This topic was raised because in March the Daily Bread Food Bank had a record breaking 270,000 clients come in for food. Candidates Olivia Chow, Ana Bail\u00e3o, and Josh Matlow proposed the construction of community gardens as a program to help feed the city. All candidates said the first step to fight rising food costs was to make housing affordable.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople shouldn\u2019t have to decide between rent and putting food on the table,\u201d said candidates Brad Bradford and Bail\u00e3o.<\/p>\n
Each candidate had a different idea on how to lower rent and protect those that do. Bradford, Bail\u00e3o and Mitize Hunter said they want to build more affordable homes and to have \u201cshovels in the ground.\u201d Chow and Matlow have a different approach as they want to \u201cgo after\u201d fraudulent landlords by increasing fines related to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe cannot solve this problem with the same faces, from the same places, with the same ideas that aren\u2019t working,\u201d says Hunter.<\/p>\n
The final questions before the candidate face off were on the fare rise and safety on the TTC. Each candidate had a different approach. Bradford, who voted to raise the fare in January, wants to increase security personnel on the TTC. Similarly, Bail\u00e3o wants to increase security by installing more cameras across the TTC, while Matlow wants to expand the transit in Scarborough and develop bike trails and walking paths for people. Chow wants to decrease the fare and increase the city spending on the TTC and Hunter plans on pairing social workers with transit officers and ambassadors to keep the station clean.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re facing more delays throughout the city and waiting longer in the dark for your bus it doesn\u2019t contribute to the reliability, safety or affordability,\u201d says Matlow.<\/p>\n
Towards the end of the debate, there was a candidate face off where candidates could question and debate anyone on the panel. Chow was debated by all four of the other candidates during this round. They all questioned her \u201cmath\u201d when it came to raising money for the projects she proposed.<\/p>\n
The next mayoral debate is set for May 25 at the Isabel Bader Theatre.<\/p>\n
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