Coun. Paul Ainslie was re-elected city councillor for Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood, with priorities including housing, transit, community safety and infrastructure.

Coun. Ainslie has served on Toronto City Council since 2006 and was re-elected to his sixth consecutive term in the 2026 municipal election with 72.26% of the votes. He has represented Ward 24, Scarborough-Guildwood, since 2018. He will begin his sixth consecutive term on Nov. 15. Robert Bazil came in second with 9.22% and Nachi Ramasamy came in third with 7.31%.

The Green Line reached out to Ainslie for comment, but received no response. Instead, we compiled promises and priorities shared during her campaign this election season; here’s what you can look forward to:

• Housing and community development: Ainslie says he supports expanding housing options and development that fits the character of existing neighbourhoods.

• Community safety and youth engagement: He will advocate for partnerships with police, schools and community organizations and support youth engagement and crime-prevention initiatives.

• Transit and infrastructure: Advocate for investments in public transit, road safety and congestion reduction.

• Jobs and local economic development: Support small businesses, attract investment, create jobs, expand business improvement areas and promote skills training. He says he will support the creation of more Business Improvement Areas.

Here’s how Paul Ainslie responded to election pledges shared by local organizations and advocacy groups:

• Ainslie didn’t respond to the Community-led Planning Pledge to fund community-led planning and center community voices. 
• He signed the TTC Riders’ pledge to push for more reliable, affordable, accessible, frequent, fast and safe public transit.
• He didn’t respond to Cycle Toronto’s pledge to improve cycling infrastructure in the city.
• He responded to Toronto ACORN’s questionnaire and supported stronger tenant protections and rental inspections, expanded heat relief programs, improved housing and food affordability, rent control, higher social assistance rates and Landlord and Tenant Board reform.
• He signed the Toronto Environmental Alliance’s five-question Greener City Champion Pledge, which calls for maximum indoor temperature limits for rental housing, more trees, less single-use waste at major events, a pause on approvals for new large AI data centres until a citywide framework is established and policies to reduce building emissions and improve energy efficiency.

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