Brad Bradford

Brad Bradford (born August 1, 1986) is a Canadian politician and urban planner who has represented Ward 19 Beaches—East York on Toronto City Council since 2018.

[4][5] After leaving school, Bradford was planning consultant and worked in stakeholder engagement and special projects at the City of Toronto in chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat's office.

"[12] In June 2020, amid the Black Lives Matter movement, Bradford supported an unsuccessful motion calling for a 10 per cent budget cut, amounting to $122 million, from the Toronto Police Service.

[13][14] In an article on his website explaining his vote, Bradford wrote that while he is "not interested in the politics of alienating police", he is "equally uninterested in maintaining the status quo of policies and funding models perpetuating racism and leaving communities under-resourced.

[25] One of the first platform items he released was a plan to increase public safety on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

[28] Shortly after he indicated he was considering a run for mayor, a postering campaign describing him as "two-faced Brad" began to circulate in his ward.

Four constituents subsequently submitted complaints to the integrity commissioner; while they had previously contacted Bradford in his capacity as councillor, they did not sign up to receive campaign communications.