Roger Caranci
Re-elected Ward 1 councillor in 2006: 3,825 votes (57.1%) of four candidates, per the City's official 2006 results.
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LONDON DECIDES QUESTIONNAIREReceived September 22
Received September 22, 2026
Q1 — The one thingFULL QUESTION ▾HIDE QUESTION ▴
What is the one thing you most want to have changed in London by the end of this term? Tell us what a resident would be able to see in 2030 that shows you did it, and what you would be willing to give up to get it.
“By 2030, a resident in Old East Village or on Hamilton Road should be able to walk to a store without stepping around tents or people openly using drugs. Illegal drugs stay out of taxpayer-funded shelters. By-law and police act when the law is broken. People who need help get pointed to treatment, not to a sidewalk. I would focus on programs with proven results rather than good intentions. Crawl before we walk. Get basic order back first.”
Q2 — Getting it throughFULL QUESTION ▾HIDE QUESTION ▴
A councillor is one vote of fifteen, and staff write the reports council votes on. Tell us about a time, in any part of your life, when you needed a decision from people who mostly disagreed with you and got it. Who did you have to bring around, what did you change in your ask, and what did you give up?
“The Hale-Trafalgar overpass. When I was on Council, the crossing was a daily hazard. Many people thought it would never get built. I had to bring along colleagues, staff, local resieents, and CN (who ended up paying half of the City's bill for the project).”
Q3 — What council can't decideFULL QUESTION ▾HIDE QUESTION ▴
Name one thing the people you'd represent will ask you for that city council cannot actually decide. Say plainly what you would tell them, who does hold that decision, and what you would do to move it anyway.
“Treatment beds, criminal sentencing, and most of “safer supply.” Council does not run the courts or the health system. Queen’s Park and Ottawa do. I would still vote for what the City can control. No illegal drugs in public shelters, enforcement of open use and encampments, and contracts we can read without an FOI request. My contacts and relationships with the federal and provincial governments will be put to use for the betterment of the people of Ward 1.”
Q4 — Where you're tornFULL QUESTION ▾HIDE QUESTION ▴
Pick the issue you most want to be known for. Where do you feel torn on it, and what is the strongest argument against your own position?
“I want to be known for getting affordable housing built properly. We can build beautiful homes for people who need them while simultaneously earning and retaining the trust of neighbours. I am not torn about whether to build. I am clear-eyed about the other argument. The pure "free market" argument says the government should stay out. In practice, government is already in the file through land, zoning, and public money. So we may as well do it properly. I can take the lead on that file.”
Q5 — The receiptFULL QUESTION ▾HIDE QUESTION ▴
Point us to one thing you have already done for people in London, before this campaign, that a reader could check and that shows how you would do this job. A web address is welcome.
“Aside from the Hale-Trafalgar Overpass and HELP Clean Water Initiative, I would say my work at Residenza Affordable Housing. I co-founded and still lead a volunteer-run nonprofit that provides more than 300 affordable homes for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and low-income families. We partner with reputable groups like the Legion and Cheshire Homes to serve people in need.”