24%
Improving public transit
19%
Rent and living expenses
19%
Gun violence and other crime
10%
Cycling safety/infrastructure
28%
Other
What will swing the vote of students in Toronto’s October election? The daily commute is the greatest source of frustration for those polled. “Transit relief is needed because of overcrowding,” says William Ohm, a PhD student in Germanic languages and literature. “More people are moving downtown, and there’s more construction, but there’s not an equivalent investment in infrastructure and transit.” And in the wake of the Danforth shooting, many echoed the concerns of Sergey Yegorov, a recent PhD grad. “What’s on the agenda to increase policing and deal with gun control?” Some popular answers in the “other” category include more community services for newcomers and for those struggling with mental-health issues, and an increase in the number of green spaces.
This highly unscientific poll of 100 University of Toronto students was conducted at U of T Scarborough and on St. George Campus in July.
Recent Posts
Writing in a Tumultuous Time
Téa Mutonji finds creative possibility in the freedom of her youth
Canada’s Next Innovation Leaders
The Schulich Leader Scholarships support talented science undergrads who are interested in entrepreneurship
A Lifeline for an Endangered Language
U of T linguists have partnered with an Indigenous community member to bring the Munsee dialect back from the brink of extinction
