Fighting for a fairer city, an affordable home, and a downtown we're proud of.
A real plan for housing
Whether you're renting, saving for your first home, or looking for stability while you’re on a fixed income - you deserve a home you can afford. Right now, more than 10,000 households are on Durham's affordable housing waitlist.
We need homes that stay affordable
More non-profit and co-op homes that stay affordable for good, not just a few years.
Build on land we already own - surplus public land should be dedicated to building affordable housing
Apartments and townhomes above shops, creating more gentle density downtown, along bus routes, and near the new GO stations.
People sleeping in bus shelters. Open drug use. I hear it at the door every week, and the frustration is fair - we have to do better by our neighbours. But it's almost impossible to get well while you're living on the street. Housing First means getting people into a stable home first, then surrounding them with support. That’s the approach that gets results.
More supportive housing, where mental health and addictions supports are built in, on-site
Grow what's working here, like Durham Region's micro-home pilot in Oshawa.
Push for the proposed 24/7 mental health and addictions unit at Lakeridge, so people in crisis have somewhere to go besides the ER or the street.
Getting serious about homelessness
Building a thriving community
A downtown that's a destination
Two new GO stations are coming to Oshawa. That means new investment and thousands of new neighbours bringing life back to our downtown - but only if we get it right. These stations shouldn't make Oshawa a place people pass through on the way to Toronto. We should be the destination.
A grocery store and child care you can walk to. If you live downtown, you should be able to walk to the amenities you need.
Room for local businesses to grow - and a city that plays matchmaker for empty storefronts. London, Ontario's program helped open 18 new downtown businesses.
Great events that bring people downtown - and keep them coming back to the local shops already here.
The new stations may be years away, but the planning decisions are happening now. Let's get them right.
Getting around safely
Get GO expansion right, with good bus, sidewalk and trail connections - and less construction chaos.
Local transit that's affordable and reliable - and accessible for seniors and people with disabilities.
Traffic calming that works for your street, with feedback from neighbours at local town hall meetings
Good jobs, close to home
My family has worked the line here for four generations. When tariffs threaten our auto jobs, all of Oshawa feels it. Yet we spend about $5 a person on economic development — Waterloo spends about $17. Our own strategy says invest more. I agree: the cheapest tax cut there is, is a new employer paying commercial taxes.
A new deal for Oshawa
The province brags that it hasn't raised your taxes. What it doesn't mention is that it's been quietly shifting its own bills onto your property tax bill. Ontario is the only province that makes local taxpayers cover social housing - and since 2023, it can even charge cities to build GO stations.
Stand up to downloading. In every budget, I'll show you which costs belong to the province - and keep up the pressure until it pays its share.
Answer to you, not Queen's Park. The Premier now appoints Durham's Regional Chair - a position we used to elect. I'll ask the tough questions in public to hold them accountable.
Make every dollar count. I'll scrutinize every budget equally, ask hard questions about big deals like the Tribute Centre, and back upgrades that permanently cut costs.
Get the basics right
Oshawa's own asset plan says we're about $8.8 million a year short on roads. Skip the maintenance, and a crack becomes a pothole, and a pothole becomes a rebuild. I'll push for a steady, honest maintenance plan - and work with the Region on the roads it owns.