Written by Sabrina Zuniga in answer to our questionnaire, and published as given. Not our description of them.
Sabrina began her career teaching Biology and Chemistry in the Toronto District School Board and in adult education. She later founded and ran an ESL school and a private career college, helping students build practical skills and brighter futures. Today, she runs a consulting business focused on education and cybersecurity readiness for companies and organizations, and sits on advisory boards for several Toronto start-ups. Sabrina has been deeply involved in community service, supporting the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Breast Cancer Canada, chairing two TDSB School Parent Councils, and as president of her condo board. She currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. She and her husband, Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker, a University of Toronto professor, raised their two children in this community.
Our questionnaire
Sabrina Zuniga’s own answers to the questions we put to every candidate, published as given — including, where they wrote one, their reasoning in their own words.
Toronto needs more housing but I oppose blanket, one-size-fits-all upzoning that disregards meaningful community input, neighbourhood character, infrastructure capacity, transportation, the protection of green spaces.
Once appropriate indoor accommodation meeting their accessibility, safety and household needs is available, the City must require them to leave the encampment within 48 hours and restore the park for safe public use.
Toronto residents already pay enough. City Hall should reduce congestion by better coordinating construction projects and more reliable public transportation. We should fund transportation improvements through responsible spending, including ending sole-source contracting, rather than new fees.
No, Toronto should first eliminate waste, end sole-source contracting, and prioritize essential repairs within its $18.9-billion budget while seeking fair funding from the provincial and federal government.
Toronto must publish clear, project-level budgets, schedules, contract details and performance updates so taxpayers can track every dollar, identify delays, and hold City Hall accountable for the results they’re paying for. Every citizen deserves to know how their tax dollars are spent.
All of these are important and can all be used to address public safety. Safe parks and streets is very important in DVN, and mental health trained teams are crucial for many reasons.
Increase sufficiently to recruit, properly train, and retain police officers and TTC Special Constables, restore visible neighbourhood and transit patrols, and ensure frontline personnel can enforce the law safely, professionally, and effectively.
Toronto should permit these tools to combat crime and locate dangerous offenders, but require strict privacy safeguards, limited data retention, independent audits and transparent public reporting to prevent misuse.
Until the TTC is reliable and safe across the city, the ridership will not go up. This has to be a priority including safety doors.
We always must have good access for emergency vehicles. I don’t believe there has to be a choice for cars and parking over pedestrians, especially in Don Valley North. There are innovative solutions to serve everyone.
Toronto should prioritize accelerating responsible construction of single family and multi-unit housing units, including affordable housing. We must streamline approvals and reduce costly delays while protecting neighbourhood infrastructure and protecting sensitive ecological areas.
Toronto should enable the private sector to build affordable housing by accelerating approvals, reducing costs and coordinating provincial support services, not expand City-owned housing or use grants and non-profits as indirect owners.
We must do this without sacrificing green space and ravines, which are valuable resources and spaces for Don Valley North.
Toronto should reduce development fees, streamline approvals, eliminate unnecessary red tape, and reduce excessive municipal barriers that increase the cost of every new home.
Toronto should end sole-source contracting, require competitive procurement, and publicly track the city’s and contracted companies’ budgets, schedules, and performance to prevent delays and cost overruns.
Toronto should use competitively procured private-sector delivery more often when it provides better value and measurable results, with strict standards, transparent contracts, and clear public oversight.
We don’t need to choose between raise taxes or cut services. We need a Core Service Review to ensure City Hall protects essential services and eliminates wasteful spending, sole-source contracting, and demands better value from its $18.9-billion budget.
Toronto should rely primarily on economic growth and a broader tax base created by new homes and businesses, not higher tax rates or new fees on residents.
Toronto should first complete a transparent, citywide infrastructure audit, prioritize safety-critical repairs, and redirect savings from waste and sole-source contracting toward the most urgent work.
We can do both Partnership & Advocacy. Toronto should pursue a constructive, results-focused partnership with the provincial government, while firmly advocating for fair funding and clear accountability on shared priorities.
Strong mayor powers should be used sparingly to advance urgent citywide priorities, not to bypass Council, silence local representatives, or override meaningful public consultation.
We need reasonable development for DVN not over-builds. Also restoring public safety and reliable core services should receive attention so Don Valley North residents receive the clean parks, safe streets, dependable transit, and well-maintained infrastructure they already pay for.
Voters should judge me on whether Don Valley North is measurably safer, cleaner, and better maintained without making taxpayers pay more for City Hall’s wasteful spending.
Toronto should restore safe streets and transit, reliable core services, accountable spending, and respect for taxpayers.
The City should promptly restore public order, transportation and access to homes, hospitals, schools, workplaces, and places of worship through consistent, lawful enforcement.
Toronto should improve project coordination, accelerate approvals, expand skilled-trades capacity, and use transparent competitive procurement.
Toronto should prioritize clean, safe, accessible, and well-maintained streets, parks, sidewalks, and public spaces. Don Valley North has many wonderful green spaces that need protection and maintenance, and sidewalks everywhere need attention.
Toronto should support arts, culture, and nightlife by removing unnecessary barriers, simplifying permits, and enabling private investment and sponsorship, along with making sure property assessments don’t force venues to close.
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