Saron Gebresellassi City of Toronto 2018 Mayoral candidate stands with 4 children holding up placards while smiling.

We Need a Toronto for All of Us – My Platform

And here’s where I want to begin; by acknowledging that we are all better off when those of us with the least are better off. We are all better off when immigrants, women and children are better off. We are better off when youth in Scarborough have the same opportunities for arts and cultural

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A graphic of the iconic Toronto skyline in a dark grey against a lighter grey background.

Plugging Holes – Not Going Far Enough

The response of our elected leaders so far has been the creation of plans —  some as far looking as 20 years forward, aiming to address everything from housing, service access, transit equity, food access, quality of jobs and incomes.   Plans are important and necessary, but as far too

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Saron Gebresellassi Mayoral Candidate for City of Toronto 2018 campaign stands powerfully in front of TTC subway on a subway platform to solidify support for transit improvements.

Toronto for Who?

Did you know that Toronto is one of the richest cities on the planet? One recent report has ranked us as the 13th wealthiest city in the world when it comes to private wealth. In fact, in some parts of the city, household incomes have more than doubled since the eighties to an average of […]

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