![]() We then sent the challengers a survey asking them how they would have voted on those same 12 motions, adding the results to what we already know about how Perks voted. The Local combed through city council records to review all the decisions made over the last four years and identified a dozen votes that are the most telling on different issues: homelessness, transportation, housing, policing, taxes, and the environment. The matrix below provides a head-to-head comparison of where council candidates stand on key issues. There are five challengers to Perks: Siri Agrell, Andrew Gorham, Christopher Jurik, Chemi Lhamo, and Steve Yuen (see their fact-checked bios in the next section). With the recent departures of progressives like Joe Cressy, Kristyn Wong-Tam, and Mike Layton, the counterbalance to Mayor John Tory rests in places like Parkdale-High Park, a traditionally progressive ward. There are six candidates in the race for the Parkdale-High Park city council seat, including incumbent Gord Perks, who is widely regarded as the leader of council’s left wing. Gord Perks, the current councillor, has served on city council since 2006. Just 26 percent of the Ward’s residents are visible minorities, far below the city average of 51 percent. With a population of 108,805, Parkdale-High Park includes the neighbourhoods of Swansea, High Park North, The Junction, Runnymede-Bloor West Village, Lambton Baby Point, Roncesvalles, and Parkdale. ![]()
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