Brian Buffey: Toronto Mayoral Candidate (2026)
Brian Buffey is running for mayor of Toronto in 2026. See background, historical statements and their sources.
Brian Buffey appears on the City of Toronto’s 2026 municipal election candidate list for Mayor · Citywide. This profile is a neutral reading guide: it distinguishes a campaign’s stated material from official election information and does not rank or endorse candidates.
Who is Brian Buffey?
The City directory identifies this candidate as Mayor · Citywide and lists their status as on the city’s candidate list. The directory is the authoritative place to confirm whether a name, ward or office has changed before voting.
Campaign website and public record
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Policy positions and source status
Things Toronto reviewed 4 topics from the material available on Sep 14, 2026. This includes 4 historical statements from earlier reporting; those statements are not a current 2026 platform. The summaries below describe what the source says; they are not feasibility assessments.
Housing & homelessness
In a 2018 Global News questionnaire, proposed a weekly city lottery with proceeds directed to infrastructure and affordable housing.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.
Transit & getting around
In 2018, proposed scheduling roadwork on weekends and evenings, adding buses on main arteries and reducing the role of streetcars; he opposed adding more bike lanes.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.
Taxes & city spending
No public policy source found.
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Safety & public health
In 2018, proposed hiring more trained police officers, opening substations in troubled areas and creating a cash incentive fund for information leading to arrests of violent offenders.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.
Parks, climate & services
No public policy source found.
The City feed did not include a campaign website for this profile. We do not infer a position from missing information.
Jobs & government
In 2018, said he would donate his mayoral salary to support homeless veterans and other Toronto residents and reverse Toronto’s sanctuary-city status.
Historical statement Read the source · checked Sep 14, 2026.
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Sources and methodology
Details on this page are dated snapshots. Candidate names, offices and websites come from the City’s certified list checked Sep 15, 2026. Policy summaries, when present, link directly to the source and show their review date. Things Toronto does not score, rank or endorse candidates.
- City of Toronto certified candidate list
- 2018 mayoral candidate questionnaire
- WardWatch candidate profile
- Build Canada candidate profile
- VoteMate candidate profile
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