Candidate: Greg Porter

Who I am and why I'm running.

I am a lifelong resident of the city who works currently as a financial planner and administrator at a credit union. I'm a fourth-generation Torontonian, married with one son. I've been an apartment dweller and a homeowner, a TTC rider and a motorist, an artist and a banker, and I‚ve lived on both sides of Yonge Street.

I'm running because I love Toronto and I want to help make improvements so that my son will love The Big Smoke as much as I do. There are solutions to the problems in this city, but too often there is no one with the vision and political will to bring about changes that will ultimately benefit us all. 

A city councillor should be someone who can listen to all sides of a debate, weigh the positions of all the stakeholders involved and make decisions that are not only good for now, but sustainable in the long term. They must take a long view of the health of the city, both physical and economic, and be willing to put principle above politics to make the hard choices that will keep Toronto a world-class city.

I know that the multicultural nature of the city gives rise to opposing points of view, but that a skilled councillor can find compromises and solutions that will satisfy the needs of all the residents of Canada's greatest city. 

We need new leaders.