When asked why I am running for Scarborough Centre, my response is not tied to a single moment or issue. It stems from years of observing decisions made about our communities, often lacking urgency, accountability, sustainability, or a long term vision. For nearly a decade, I have been actively engaged in civic leadership. I have participated in committee meetings, addressed the Toronto City Council, interacted with decision makers, and collaborated with residents from divers

A city should never ask its residents to choose between compassion and public safety. Over the last several years, Toronto's drug crisis has become impossible to ignore. Whether you're walking through downtown, taking public transit, visiting a park, or simply enjoying the city with your family, the reality is increasingly visible. Open drug use, discarded needles, public disorder, and the effects of addiction have become part of everyday life in too many neighbourhoods. For

City Hall has been having the wrong conversation. Every shooting in Toronto is followed by the same cycle. The police tape goes up. The media arrives. Communities gather. Flowers are placed. Leaders offer condolences. Promises are made. Then the headlines fade. Until the next shooting. And the next. And the next. At what point do we stop asking what happened and start asking why it keeps happening? For years, I have spoken publicly about gun violence because I refuse to accep