As commissioner, she delivered 17 reports to the legislature on topics including environmental injustice to First Nations,[7][8] electricity, waste and circular economy, endangered species, water pollution,[9] soil health and climate policy.

[10][11] On November 15, 2018, the Progressive Conservative (PC) government announced their intention to abolish the position of environment commissioner, transferring some of its functions to the auditor general.

[12] Saxe had published reports critical of the incoming administration's environmental positions, including the absence of a climate change policy.

[22] She has cited the climate crisis as a primary reason for her political run as well as the well-publicized conflict with Ford over the closure of her office.

[23] The official party platform listed mental health, affordable housing, and the climate economy as its primary election pillars.

[25] Saxe came in fourth place, with 6,092 total votes for a share of 15.9 per cent; the riding was won by the incumbent, New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Jessica Bell.

[28] Saxe list housing, mobility, climate and sustainability, and a city in good repair as her primary platform planks.

[30] Saxe's first year on Toronto City Council coincided with the resignation of Mayor John Tory and the by-election that saw Olivia Chow assume the mayoralty.

Saxe sat on a number of public and private boards, including Draxis Health, Solarshare,[36] WindShare and Evergreen,[37] helped to manage the endowment of the Ontario Bar Association and is recognized as board-ready by Women in Capital Markets.

[42] He was Metropolitan Toronto's Chief Coroner in the mid-1960s, dealing with such files as vehicle safety issues and deaths caused by clandestine abortions.

[43] He then served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP).