TORONTO

If this doesn’t give her a rise in the polls.

Sarah Thomson is promising to hand out free Viagra to low-income seniors in the unlikely event she overcomes the stiff competition in the mayor’s race and wins this fall.

The mayoral candidate raised the idea of giving away the drug that combats erectile dysfunction as part of her five ways to build a “happy city” plan.

Along with free Viagra, Thomson wants a car-free ride day, play streets where traffic would be limited to a walking pace, “extensive” martial arts training for all Toronto Police officers, and free off-peak transit rides for seniors, students and those on social assistance.

“The goal of Toronto’s next mayor should be to make our residents happier, more fulfilled and more active,” Thomson stated in a press release. “It is time to tackle the stress and frustration that politicians use to divide our city. It is time to look to other cities for solutions that will help Toronto become a happier, smarter and safer city for our children and grandchildren.”

Right now, Toronto Public Health says it doesn’t spend any money on Viagra.

A public health spokesman confirmed the city does not give out for free Viagra or fill prescriptions for the drug at the city’s sexual health clinics.

Thomson says the free Viagra for seniors would be dished out from Toronto-area medical clinics.

“Many people still wonder how Mr. (Rob) Ford has managed to keep his faithful supporters. But it’s easy to see that increasing stress from gridlock combined with an aging demographic whose incomes are shrinking is causing huge frustration in many Toronto residents,” stated Thomson’s press release outlining the policy.

“Stress in seniors can cause erectile dysfunction, leading to more stress and creating very unhappy citizens. This idea comes from Mexico City, where former mayor Marcelo Ebrard created a program that gave low-income men free Viagra through medical clinics.”