Ward 13 Decides: Tom Cai Proposes New Approaches to Housing and Community Policing in Toronto Centre

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Ward 13 Decides brings Toronto’s municipal election closer to home, with RPTV conversations with Toronto Centre Ward 13 candidates about housing, homelessness, development, public safety, community services and accountability ahead of October 26, 2026.

Explore RPTV’s interviews with candidates and hear directly from them about their priorities, proposals and perspectives for the ward.

Watch the candidate interviews:

• Curran Stikuts — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygnQ7VlvpF0
• Daniel Tate — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn7ImCq5n04
• Joe Cadeau — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKO_u1T1z6o
• Tom Cai — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNj56zk23h4
• Nicki Ward — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8H3RJEoiOA
• Victoria Davis — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqdT6_Jwo9A
• Morgan Harris — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hueVh8IOodQ
• Norman MacLeod — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxPNXmvzGOI
• Walied Khogali Ali — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB4cJi9XAD8
• Chris Moise — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxS1u0WfjU


 

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