Former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders says he will run to be the city's next mayor, joining a crowded contest that now includes current and former councillors.
CBC NewsFormer Toronto police chief Mark Saunders says he will run for mayor of the city.In a statement Monday evening, Saunders said his priority would be "restoring" a sense of community safety., "every corner of Toronto is feeling the unease" from a spate of recent violence. He said that during his nearly four decades as a police officer, he "never experienced this level of fear creep across the city.
"The citizens of Toronto need to be safe and feel safe, in every neighbourhood," Saunders said. "I don't want to see anymore lockdowns of elementary schools. Not another story of a woman getting attacked on a streetcar. No more gangs shooting up townhouses where children are sleeping. Enough." He added that Toronto is at a "pivotal moment" and that his leadership experience in policing would uniquely position him to be a mayor who could bring "all voices to the table to focus on the real priorities and start fixing the problems."Saunders, the city's first and only Black police chief to date, served in the role from 2015 to 2020.
The year after he left the police service, Premier Doug Ford's government appointed Saunders to a six-figure job as a. A plan to convert part of the grounds into a private spa has drawn strong criticism from some residents who want to see Ontario Place remain publicly accessible.
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