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Mark Sutcliffe’s re-election bid hinges on his claim of delivering 90% of his 2022 campaign promises — but the reality is nuanced. While 86 pledges are marked “done,” 75 are “done and ongoing,” 11 remain unfulfilled, and 27 were pivoted. Taxes rose as promised initially, but jumped higher later; fees like garbage collection spiked more sharply. Public safety saw wins in hiring and ambulance response times, but downtown crime didn’t improve as hoped. The LRT remains troubled: bearing issues persist, phase two opened partially, phase three funding is uncertain, fares rose after a freeze, and electric buses are delayed. Roads got more funding, cycling paths expanded, and snow clearing improved. Housing progress is lagging — only 30% of the 100K-unit goal is complete — though starts rose last year. Environmentally, he met plastic bans and launched a roundtable, but tree planting fell far short (only 320K of a million), retrofitting stalled, and the all-electric fleet deadline keeps slipping.

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