Russell Tighe
Running for Mayor of Barrie
Put affordable housing and mental-health/addiction treatment at the centre of the homelessness problem.
Background
53; hospitality/business operator and longtime Barrie resident; newcomer to electoral politics.
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
Housing
Low-income wait list is his top issue
What they did:
Tighe has identified affordable housing as his biggest issue, particularly the low-income housing wait list.
Policing
Health-focused, not enforcement-first
What they did:
He also connects homelessness to mental health and has argued for people with serious mental illness to receive full-time professional care.
What they are promising
Their own platform, in their own words. Not checked against their record.
Affordable housing is his biggest issue, particularly the low-income housing wait list.
Unclear: no substantial transportation platform found yet.
Mental health + addiction focus: argues homelessness needs professional care and treatment, alongside housing.
Operator/get-things-done approach: emphasizes leadership, housing and addressing mental health/homelessness. His broader platform is still developing.
