Gabe Blanc
@gabeblanc
Hey, Toronto! Running for Toronto City Council in Ward 11 University–Rosedale. gabeforunirose.ca/housing
Care workers like Belle from OPSEU Local 511 give me hope for organized labour’s ability to push back against Doug Ford’s public service cuts. Go to worthfightingfor.ca to learn more about how you can support workers in getting the wages they are owed ✊
See you at Rosa Branca in two days! Can’t wait to show you our plan to help renters — and what better place than my own neighbourhood of Little Italy 🤌 RSVP at gabeforunirose.ca/housing-event
Been following our campaign for a while? Come meet me at a canvass! TeamGabe.ca
Our housing policy launch will take place in two days on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30pm at Rosa Branca in Little Italy. Join me, MPP Aislinn Clancy, Ken Yang, Liam Gill, and Samantha Eby for a discussion on policies that can bring rents down. RSVP at gabeforunirose.ca/housing-event
SPEAK TO CITY COUNCIL TO #FixThe506 🗣️ Speaking at City Hall is easy and impactful. Use the 🔗 below to sign up to speak before noon on July 21st 🚈💨 2/2 secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Thanks to your support, City Councillors are paying attention to our plan to #FixThe506. But without continued pressure, they might settle for little more than lip service to prioritizing public transit. 1/2
The laneways running through Ward 11 are some of the most underused public space in the city. With a little investment , they can be a source of community gardens, gathering spaces, and homes 🚏
Toronto needs a breath of fresh air. The greed of the fossil fuel industry and the apathy of our politicians has put us down this path. But changing course can start in our own backyard. Cities are the best example of how sustainable living can be more affordable for everyone 🌇
Toronto needs to prepare for a future where extreme heat is a regular occurrence. Access to cooling must be a right regardless of class or tenant status. Public spaces should be funded and maintained to give Torontonians options for keeping cool all summer long ⛱️
Today was a scorcher, and it looks like it’s not letting up the rest of the week! Take note of some public places to keep cool in and near Ward 11 University–Rosedale ☀️
Laneways in Ward 11 are underutilized public space, but need a little love from our municipal government to reach their full potential. Our neighbourhood needs a councillor who will sweat the small stuff for side streets: from snow clearing to community gardens 🚏
Another Sunday, another successful Sundays in the Park (with Gabe)! Thank you to all of our volunteers who make this possible. The whole point of this is to meet you where you are, and be responsive to your community’s needs. Comment below which park we should visit next! 🌳
Aislinn Clancy (MPP, Deputy Green Leader, wrote the Keeping People Housed Act), Liam Gill (Citizen Developer’s Guide), Ken Yang (Common Wealth Canada), and Samantha Eby (ReHousing). Free, RSVP required: gabeforunirose.ca/housing-event
The housing crisis isn’t unsolvable. It just needs people willing to name the problems with the status quo, and build something better anyway 🏘️ On July 21st, I’m bringing together four people doing exactly that for a housing conversation in Ward 11.
Toronto’s housing crisis isn’t unsolvable. It’s a product of policy decisions that protect the status quo. I’m bringing together advocates and policy experts for an open conversation on what actually makes homes more affordable in Ward 11 🏘️
Thankful for these words from @rmtransit.bsky.social, one of the most astute critics of public transit in Canada. Not often is something so impactful so achievable.
Thank you for 500 signatures on our #FixThe506 petition! Each one shows the City that Torontonians want to prioritize public transit 🚈💨
Come meet me and my team this Sunday at Bickford Park! We’ll have good snacks and better chats about our city’s future. You can sign for a sign: signatories of our petitions can take home an exclusive Sundays in the Park sign for their window or lawn 🪧 Hope to see you there!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our second Sundays in the Park with Gabe! Residents from Yorkville, the Annex, and Rosedale met me in Ramsden park to talk about policies like our plan to #FixThe506. At the end of this week, we’ll see you at my neighbourhood park, Bickford 🌳
What a day! Thanks to everyone who came out for our second Sundays in the Park. Another 1,000 doors down with the best volunteers anyone could ask for 💯
Sneaky Dee’s is saved. Now what? This is a win for everyone who showed up. But a bank stopping a demolition isn’t policy. Zoning forces development onto major streets, venues get insufficient support, and Sneaky Dee’s still has no heritage status. Demand systemic change.
An error caused many of you to receive the same email multiple times this afternoon. We apologize and the issue has been rectified.
We’re at 350+ signatures already! Join the movement to #FixThe506 here: gabeforunirose.ca/streetcar
WATCH: the announcement of my plan to speed up the 506 streetcar. This plan would create livelier neighbourhoods, moving the most people the most affordably, and would set our city on the path to unlocking a whole new world of transit downtown with fast, reliable streetcars 🚈💨
On Monday, I announced my plan to speed up the 506 College streetcar with modern track infrastructure, dedicated space, and signal priority 🚊 I was joined by @chanface.bsky.social, who co-led the development of this plan, and Josh Andrew, the owner of Agenda Cafe.
This weekend, we’re bringing back Sundays in the Park! Come meet our team across the street from Rosedale Station at the Eastern edge of Ramsden Park. We’ll be talking about our plans for a better Toronto, and you can also score one of these ~exclusive Sundays in the Park signs!
What if you could get from Yonge St. to Little Italy in eight minutes? If the 506 streetcar ran as fast as trams worldwide, you could. This shows what College St. could look like in each direction, from Yonge St. to Manning Ave., with room for cars, bikes, and the streetcar 🚊
The 2026 Ontario municipal elections are an opportunity to push back against the premier’s rollback of environmental protections, gutting of labour rights, and degradation of municipal autonomy ✊