2026 London Municipal Election: Alex Moore – Councilor Ward 10

Name: Alex Moore

What position are you running for? Councilor Ward 10

What do you see as the principal opportunities and obstacles facing London’s economy over the next Council term? What should the City do to support business growth, job creation, entrepreneurship and investment, and how should it work with employers, Western University, Fanshawe College and others to attract and retain the talent London needs?

Housing and homelessness, affordability and tax increases, mental health and addiction, food insecurity will all continue to be challenging during the next 4 year council term.
Fanshawe and Western and other big London employers will need to be able to attract students and staff in order to grow. Tax incentives and growing our commercial tax base will help a lot to drive stability facing the coming obstacles.

London now has a new Downtown Plan. Which elements would you prioritize and what results should Londoners expect to see during the next Council term? Please address the downtown business environment, public spaces, housing and office conversions, cultural and civic destinations, safety, transportation and implementation accountability.

Over the next council term there are 58 items to improve downtown. This plan aligns with the London plan.
A livable downtown is critical. We must expand affordable housing and add more people to live downtown.
Supporting new businesses, activities and festivals downtime for year round use is very important.
Aging building conversion to residential and community use.
Safe, affordable transit is critical.
Safe streets and public spaces are what resudebts want.
This a 10 year plan that has many other strategies to transform downtown.

London faces an urgent health and homelessness crisis. Residents, employees and businesses also have concerns about violence, property crime, public disorder and confidence in public spaces. These conditions require related but distinct responses. What actions would you support in each area, and what responsibilities should fall to the City, police, the health system, other orders of government and community partners?

Healthcare is the responsibility of the provincial government and they have not been meeting their obligations. London can’t handle the addiction and mental health care crisis on our own.
We have a world class police service and special constables that have been trained to keep our streets and public spaces safe. Property crime and public drug use are quite common.
The city can make these situations better but not without the provincial and federal governments paying their share.
We need to put partisanship aside and do what’s right for Londoners.

What changes would you support to increase housing supply and affordability and create neighbourhoods with access to employment, services, transportation and public amenities?

I would like to see more coop type arrangements as well new, rent geared to income units so people never have to sleep outside.
We need to collaborate with developers and builders to build this housing with infrastructure access,

London’s cultural facilities, venues and public spaces are essential to the life of the city, and several face age, capacity or funding pressures. What cultural infrastructure should be prioritised during the next Council term, and how should the City decide where to invest?

London has to triage every new build and repair and to constantly monitor the budget line by line. This is expensive. It’s important to bring in private sector investors in the arts and to hold our provincial and federal governments to task on their responsibilities.

London’s economic success depends on reliable local, regional, national and international connections. How would you improve local transit and service to major employment areas and shift workers, intercity bus and air links, and passenger rail? What should businesses and employees be able to expect in terms of frequency, reliability and access?

As London grows it’s very important that transit and roads can handle the volume. With over 30 construction projects on right now, it’s not happening. It’s crucial to upgrade our ability to travel within Southwestern Ontario, nationally and globally.
A lot more construction will be on the horizon to meet this demand. It will need to be managed very carefully by our city of London team.

What changes would you make to municipal approvals, regulation, procurement and customer service to make it easier to invest, build and operate a business in London?

Streamline as much as possible and let’s get to work.

London City Council approved the 2025–2035 ReconciliAction Plan in May 2025, committing the City to 155 actions over ten years. What should the next Council do to translate these commitments into a clear, properly resourced implementation plan developed with Indigenous partners? How would you advance reconciliation through economic development, procurement, planning, cultural investment and municipal services?

The council committee that manages this file will need to focus on Services and planning, Civic engagement and elected leadership, First Nations relations, and meaningful partnerships.
London will need to be accountable to this plan that also includes focusing on schools, media, transit agencies, as areas in education, food insecurity , transportation and child protection.
The plan is meant to be reviewed every two years.

London’s growth depends on roads, transit, water and wastewater systems, emergency services and community facilities. How would you determine which investments proceed first, pay for growth fairly and maintain competitive property taxes?

London city staff has had to do a large amount of building and repairs of roads this past council term.
It critical to build the most pressing projects first and move down the list by priority.
Councillors really need to go out in the wards and talk to constituents about these repairs.
Pushing off projects is how we’re seeing a 26 per cent property tax increase over the next term.

London City Council approved the Climate Emergency Action Plan in 2022. The Plan calls for a 55 per cent reduction in community-wide greenhouse-gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. Which elements of the Plan would you prioritise, accelerate or change during the next Council term? How would you ensure that climate action strengthens resilience, affordability and economic competitiveness for residents and businesses?

Continue to use the progress indicators to measure the success of the program.
Priority should be on reducing oil burning furnaces, alternate fuel systems for city vehicles and a program to incentivize alternate fuels/ electric vehicles at all city suppliers and contractors.
This will be expensive. It will be critical to get as much help from the provincial and federal governments as possible.
The progress so far shows that less energy is being used, greenhouse gases are reduced from 2007 levels, per capita carbon emissions are down considerably.

How should Council respond when strong-mayor powers are exercised, and how would you use your role as a councilor to provide effective scrutiny and accountability?

As a council candidate it’s clear that council could lose a lot of power as veto requires a 2/3 majority vote. Mayors can hire major positions without oversight and some are concerned about legal battles.
As a councilor I will only want to build and collaborate to make our city better in all ways.
Let’s be a strong council with our strong mayor.

What role should arts, culture and the creative industries play in London’s economic and community development? How should the City support cultural organisations, artists, venues, festivals and creative businesses while ensuring that municipal investment produces lasting public value?

Arts and culture let us explore our humanity. It’s very important for London to foster and grow this community as it brings a lot of investment and tourism revenue. London is a UNESCO City of Music. This brings a lot of industry and activity to London and it’s critical to grow this vibrant and unique part of our city.