Undecided? Here's your guide to voting in the Toronto election
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Good morning. It's a big day for your city.
Toronto voting stations open at 10 a.m. ET Monday and are set to stay open until 8 p.m. (no, you can't vote online.) Expect results a short time after that — CBC Toronto will have you covered on that front; here's how to watch.
So, will you vote today?
If so, here's what you'll need, per Toronto Elections:
Oh, and here's a thing you should know: You don't have to vote for everyone on the list. That means you could pick a local councillor, but not pick a mayor. Or if your life doesn't intersect with the school system, you don't need to vote for a trustee.
We double checked: This will not spoil your ballot.
Toronto is facing a huge budget shortfall (partly driven by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic), a housing affordability crisis, it's got infrastructure issues and plenty more to sort out.
CBC Toronto asked during the campaign and more than 250 of your neighbours weighed in with their biggest issues (let's face it, some were simple gripes) with the city.
Housing and road safety popped up most often — you can find more of what people said here.
But we also heard a lot about traffic congestion, the police budget and keeping Toronto's arts sector alive. Read those responses here.
OK, we'll keep this simple.
The mayor's race features John Tory, who has been in charge for eight years now, seeking re-election. He's running on, well, what he's been governing on. That means: Holding property taxes below the rate of inflation (though, that rate is far higher now than it has been in the past), continuing with the transit projects as they're currently planned and doing a bit more when it comes to tackling Toronto's housing crisis. Major projects like the hybrid rebuild of the Gardiner Expressway, which remains costly and controversial, will continue under Tory's watch.
Some of Tory's rivals want to upend that.
Urbanist Gil Penalosa has vowed to tear down that section of the Gardiner. He's also pitched a range of big ideas on the campaign trail, ranging from bus rapid transit lines to a "renovation revolution" that will let seniors subdivide their homes as a right.
P.E.I.'s Public Schools Branch is looking for 50 substitute bus drivers, and it'll be recruiting at three job fairs on Saturday, June 8. The job fairs are located at the Atlantic Superstore in Montague, Royalty Crossing in Charlottetown, and the bus parking lot of Three Oaks Senior High in Summerside. All three run from 9 a.m. until noon. Dave Gillis, the director of transportation and risk management for the Public Schools Branch, said the number of substitute drivers they're hiring isn't unusual. "We are always looking for more. Our drivers tend to have an older demographic," he said.