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Darren Atkinson

Independent for Toronto Mayor
My Vision is to create a city that we all want to live in as we rebuild the core services of Toronto together in a fiscally sound way so that every day life is not just not about financial survival.

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Housing & Homelessness

Affordability

With over 1 million potential detached. semi detached. row or duplex homes – Toronto has the ability stimulate the creation of 1000's of affordable apartments starting this year and here's how we could do it. Be lead partners in apartment creation by canvassing and assisting homeowners to renovate part of their property to create an apartment. A reorganisation of Toronto departments would provide consultation where planning, fire, permit and inspection would redeploy with added staff to assure and bring homeowners and renters together with an affordable lease. Next, the city would provide an interest free loan of up to 30 000 dollars matching the homeowner's expenditure in creating the apartment. As partners in creating this relationship the city would provide a lease for 20 % less than market value for a minimum term of 5 years. As a partner the City would ensure the homeowner is not an absentee landlord or speculators. Property owners no longer have to pay consultants exorbitant fees to inspect or de
With over 1 million potential detached. semi detached. row or duplex homes – Toronto has the ability stimulate the creation of 1000's of affordable apartments starting this year and here's how we could do it. Be lead partners in apartment creation by canvassing and assisting homeowners to renovate part of their property to create an apartment. A reorganisation of Toronto departments would provide consultation where planning, fire, permit and inspection would redeploy with added staff to assure and bring homeowners and renters together with an affordable lease. Next, the city would provide an interest free loan of up to 30 000 dollars matching the homeowner's expenditure in creating the apartment. As partners in creating this relationship the city would provide a lease for 20 % less than market value for a minimum term of 5 years. As a partner the City would ensure the homeowner is not an absentee landlord or speculators. Property owners no longer have to pay consultants exorbitant fees to inspect or de

Biography

submitted by the candidate or their team
I have been an Executive Film Producer, owned a Recording Studio/Media Lab, was the Managing Director of a UK Guitar Amplifier Co., Hiwatt. I played well over 1000 shows as a drummer. I hold a issued patent and write songs. I am most proud of my two children, Thomas and Olivia.

As an independent entrepreneur, inventor, and musician, I’ve been putting out fires my whole life. I have lived in Toronto since 1985.

I will stop the clock ticking so we can start to think outside the box and rebuild Toronto better than it was before. As "outside intelligence" , I can learn the rules that await on the inside, as I have in many industries - but bring 35 years of outside learned experiences to the inside to counter status quo failures.

As an independent entrepreneur, inventor, and musician, I’ve been "putting out fires" my whole life. l "stop the clock ticking" and face challenges on realistic terms. I am 'all in" once I commit and care about my word and who I give it to. I have been an Executive Producer in film, Owned and Operated a Recording Studio/Media Lab, was the Managing Director of a UK Guitar Amplifier Company, Hiwatt and traveled extensively as a touring musician. I hold a issued patent in over 20 countries.

We need honest discussions about the basics of everyday life and financial survival. 

For the sake of the future of Toronto and my two children, my thoughts are what are on all our minds as Torontonians. 

What’s to become of this city? We will rebuild the core services of Toronto together in a fiscally sound way so that every day life is not just not about financial survival. The same old faces and status quo have allowed Toronto to crumble - To be honest, I can only see 

 Toil and Sweat

  but we can stop the

     Blood and Tears.

Reason for running

submitted by the candidate or their team
The morning after my father passed away on August 16th, 2022 I decided to run for mayor, for very personal reasons starting with my father’s end-of-life health care. Now in 2023 it is worse!. My Vision is to create a city that we all want to live in and we financially survive!

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