A CBC News examination of three Oshawa mayoral candidates’ homelessness proposals raises a practical distinction for voters: adding places to live and sustaining the services that help people remain housed are related but different commitments.
CBC reports that Derek Giberson supports partnerships with non-profits for mixed-income housing and acquiring properties for supportive housing. His approach also emphasizes preventing homelessness rather than relying on emergency responses.
Jim Lee’s proposals, as described by CBC, include supportive and modular housing on surplus city land. He also proposes using zoning changes, streamlined approvals and development-charge waivers to help projects proceed.
Tito-Dante Marimpietri proposes closer coordination among governments, emergency services and service providers. CBC describes his framework as addressing underlying causes, mental-health and addiction treatment, housing, public safety and employment pathways.
Questions about delivery
Researchers interviewed by CBC identify continuing operational funding, suitable locations, staffing and service access as important considerations. The report also includes calls to involve people who experience homelessness in designing responses. Those comments are the experts’ assessments, not findings that a particular candidate’s proposal has been approved, costed or shown to work.
For residents comparing proposals, useful follow-up questions include which level of government would fund construction and operations, who would provide support, how people would access it, and how results would be measured.
The complete field
The City of Oshawa’s certified list names nine mayoral candidates: Sherland Chhangur, Michael Coons, Derek Giberson, Jeremy Large, Jim Lee, Tito-Dante Marimpietri, Henry Onwuachu, Joseph Tomlins and Dave Westlake. CBC’s three-candidate comparison is not the complete field and inclusion here is not an endorsement.
Source: CBC News — How Oshawa mayoral candidates plan to address homelessness — and what experts think. Candidate status independently checked against the City of Oshawa’s certified list on October 24, 2026 UTC.
Verification: CBC report published October 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Eastern; source text and certified candidate list checked October 23, 2026 Eastern. These are campaign proposals, not approved projects or verified outcomes.
Image: Original conceptual editorial graphic, not a photograph of a real project or candidate.