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Anthony Furey says he's the mayor Toronto needs, but offers no clear plan to pay for his agenda

Anthony Fureymade his case to be Toronto's next mayor on CBC Radio'sMetro MorningThursday, saying his top priorities would include phasing out supervised drug consumption sites, hiring more police and ensuring no new taxes are introduced.

Former Toronto Sun columnist has won support in polls despite not having a costed platform

Toronto Mayoral Candidate  Anthony Furey speaking on Morningside Avenue outside the entrance to Morningside Park on 14 Jun 2023.
Toronto mayoral candidate Anthony Furey has climbed up the polls during the campaign. Furey has not said how he'd pay for promises like hiring 500 new police officers. (Michael Wilson/CBC)

Anthony Fureymade his case to be Toronto's next mayor on CBC Radio'sMetro MorningThursday, saying his top priorities would include phasing out supervised drug consumption sites, hiring more police and ensuring no new taxes are introduced.

"This is an election about priorities," he told guest hostPiya Chattopadhyay.

Furey has never run for public office in Toronto, but a number of polls show he's garnering significant support in the city despite the fact that he hasn't said how he'll pay for his agenda. Pushed for further details about how he would address the $1.5-billion budget hole, Furey said he would cut "pet projects" and advocate for the business community.

The former Sun newspaper columnist and current executive at True North media painted his political inexperience as an asset, saying it would help him bring a fresh perspective to city hall.

"I'm proud to say I did not serve on council," Furey said. "I'm not one of the people who broke [the city], I'm one of the people to fix it."

LISTEN |Furey makes his pitch to Toronto voters:

Furey has also vowed to scrap the municipal land transfer tax for first-time home buyers and phase it out entirely over four years.

There are 102 candidates running to be Toronto's next mayor. You can hear pitches from many of them here.

Election day is set for June 26. There have already been promising signs that voter turnout may be better in this election than it was in 2022, when just about one-in-three eligible Torontonians cast a ballot.