Fast, reliable rail can connect people to jobs, homes, education, healthcare, culture and opportunity — but Toronto must be honest about what the City can lead and what requires higher-government partnership.
A municipal campaign cannot build intercity rail alone. Toronto can advocate, prepare local connections, plan station areas and bring governments and partners together.
Toronto → Peterborough → Ottawa → Montréal → Laval → Trois-Rivières → Québec City
Toronto Union → Pearson/West GTA → Cambridge–Waterloo Gateway → London → Chatham-Kent Parkway → Windsor
A connected corridor should support accessible transfers, local transit, housing, jobs and community benefits around stations.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Toronto gains access to a larger network of people, knowledge and economic opportunity while planning local systems together.
Station planning should connect affordable housing, local transit, accessibility, employment and everyday services before speculation and congestion take over.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Transportation investment creates homes and opportunity instead of isolated infrastructure.
Basics first. Intelligence serves the basics. Toronto leads only after it delivers results at home.
One clear place to start, human help when needed and visible follow-through. Residents get answers without being passed between departments.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Connected services replace reactive silos, giving people clarity and time back.
Explore this pillar →Housing is the first and largest test. Use modern construction, modular methods and robotics-assisted work to deliver more affordable, accessible and family-capable homes fairly for everyone.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Toronto expands the capacity to put keys in doors instead of only announcing units.
Explore this pillar →Make complete journeys faster, safer and more accessible, while connecting Toronto to a stronger regional economy.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Transportation systems return time and opportunity instead of consuming them.
Explore this pillar →Cut waste and costs by reusing energy, heat, water and materials while protecting homes from flooding, unhealthy air and extreme weather.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Toronto turns overlooked resources into affordability, resilience and everyday protection.
Explore this pillar →Use responsible AI to extend human capability, improve services and widen access to learning. Technology assists; people decide and remain accountable.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Intelligence becomes a public capability without turning government over to machines.
Explore this pillar →Bring prevention, visible maintenance, crisis care, emergency response and lawful enforcement together so neighbourhoods feel cared for and safe.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: The city notices risk sooner and coordinates the right response around people.
Explore this pillar →Deliver results in Toronto first, then share what works through partnerships, culture, open learning and Toronto-made ideas.
Why this turns Megacity into Gigacity: Global leadership is earned through local proof, not declared through slogans.
Explore this pillar →A serious citywide campaign needs people, resources and neighbourhood support to reach voters across Toronto.
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For Mayor of Toronto · 2026