We launched our ”If I Were Mayor” series to coincide with the municipal election, asking what you would do if you were elected chief magistrate of Toronto when polls close in October.

In our most recent instalment, roughly two dozen preteens shared creative ideas for what they would do if they held city hall’s top job. Some tackled cleaning up the TTC, creating more shelter space for unhoused residents and property tax changes. Others dreamed of scattering treasure chests all over the city, putting up more green space and fixing up potholes.