Receipts
Verbatim attributed claims from the 2026 race, audited against Toronto Open Data. Each receipt quotes the claim, links to the primary source, and lays out the data with caveats.
Crime trends
The "everywhere, all the time" framing collides with the 2025 data. Toronto Police Service Major Crime Indicators are down across the board, auto theft is off its 2023 peak by roughly 40 percent, and homicides are tracking the lowest level in close to four decades. Statistics Canada's Crime Severity Index for the Toronto CMA is among the lowest of any major Canadian metro.
Last reviewed 2026-05-07 . Next review 2026-06-07
Encampment response
"Mayor Chow and her allies on council watered down the motion to address only 5% of encampments across the entire city." Brad Bradford, statement on X reproduced in Beach Metro Community News, November 14, 2025.
Last reviewed 2026-05-07 . Next review 2026-06-07
Housing supply
"We are now effectively shovels down on projects here in this City of Toronto, no housing starts." Brad Bradford, Sync or Swim Podcast Episode 89, February 12, 2025.
Last reviewed 2026-05-07 . Next review 2026-06-07
Tax burden
Toronto's combined 2025 residential rate (0.754087%) remains lower than Mississauga, Ottawa, and most 905 municipalities by mill rate. The cumulative 2023 to 2025 increase of roughly 24% sits well above the roughly 8% cumulative CPI inflation over the same window.
Last reviewed 2026-05-07 . Next review 2026-06-07
TTC performance
"In a world where this council has decided to increase service levels, not increase fares, and we're shipping out 10 per cent of our revenue to fare evasion, I would say it's time we get serious on that." Councillor Brad Bradford, quoted by CBC News, March 19, 2024.
Last reviewed 2026-05-07 . Next review 2026-06-07