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Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Toronto Mayor [2026 Ontario Election]

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Peter Handjis
Robert Shusterman
Cory Deville
Bahira Abdulsalam
Position unknownPro-lifePosition unknownUnknown
Rating by CLC:
1. Organizations like Planned Parenthood (PP) routinely counsel women to have abortions, and increasingly, are involved in dispensing the chemical abortion pill. Given that abortion is a controversial practice that many taxpayers in your municipality find abhorrent, do you agree that PP and similar “sexual health agencies" should not receive taxpayer funds through the municipality? Yes (based on 2023 municipal survey)Yesno responsesurvey not sent
2. Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? Yes (based on 2023 municipal survey)Yesno responsesurvey not sent
3. Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? Pro-life (based on 2023 municipal survey)survey not sentYesno responsesurvey not sent
4. There has been a move in some municipal jurisdictions to pass bylaws which establish censorship zones, also called “bubble zones”, around abortion facilities. These unconstitutional censorship zones make it illegal to express peaceful pro-life speech, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within the vicinity of abortion facilities and pharmacies which dispense abortion pills. If elected, would you vote to oppose such a censorship bylaw, if it were ever proposed? Yes (based on 2023 municipal survey)Yesno responsesurvey not sent
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Brad Bradford
Sarah McVie
Olivia Chow
Darrell Brown
UnknownUnknownPro-abortion, anti-traditional marriagePro-abortion, anti-free speech
Rating by CLC:
1. Organizations like Planned Parenthood (PP) routinely counsel women to have abortions, and increasingly, are involved in dispensing the chemical abortion pill. Given that abortion is a controversial practice that many taxpayers in your municipality find abhorrent, do you agree that PP and similar “sexual health agencies" should not receive taxpayer funds through the municipality? no responseno responseNo (based on voting record)No (based on 2025 municipal survey)
2. Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? no responseno response--No (based on 2025 municipal survey)
3. Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? no responseno responsePro-choice (based on voting record as an NDP MP)Pro-choice (based on 2025 municipal survey)
4. There has been a move in some municipal jurisdictions to pass bylaws which establish censorship zones, also called “bubble zones”, around abortion facilities. These unconstitutional censorship zones make it illegal to express peaceful pro-life speech, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within the vicinity of abortion facilities and pharmacies which dispense abortion pills. If elected, would you vote to oppose such a censorship bylaw, if it were ever proposed? no responseno responseNo (based on mayoral campaign rhetoric)No (based on 2025 municipal survey)
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Braeden Chow
Lyall Sanders
Pro-transgender ideologyPro-abortion
Rating by CLC:
1. Organizations like Planned Parenthood (PP) routinely counsel women to have abortions, and increasingly, are involved in dispensing the chemical abortion pill. Given that abortion is a controversial practice that many taxpayers in your municipality find abhorrent, do you agree that PP and similar “sexual health agencies" should not receive taxpayer funds through the municipality? survey not sentno response
2. Do you acknowledge that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? survey not sentno response
3. Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? survey not sentno response
4. There has been a move in some municipal jurisdictions to pass bylaws which establish censorship zones, also called “bubble zones”, around abortion facilities. These unconstitutional censorship zones make it illegal to express peaceful pro-life speech, including silent prayer, on taxpayer-owned public sidewalks within the vicinity of abortion facilities and pharmacies which dispense abortion pills. If elected, would you vote to oppose such a censorship bylaw, if it were ever proposed? survey not sentno response
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