Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson would give free Viagra to low-income seniors if elected mayor of Toronto.

Her plan to make the impotence drug free to seniors is one of five new proposals in the long-shot candidate’s rather irregular “happy city” platform, announced this week.

“Stress in seniors can cause erectile dysfunction, leading to more stress and creating very unhappy citizens,” according to a press release from the Thomson campaign Monday.

The campaign blames traffic gridlock, shrinking household incomes and an aging population for “causing huge frustration in many Toronto residents.”

The inspiration for the free Viagra idea comes from a similar program announced in Mexico City in 2008 by Mayor Marcelo Ebrard.

As mayor, Thomson said she would also require all Toronto police to have “extensive martial arts training,” both to disarm criminals and to handle stress on the job.

Thomson, who earlier this month made headlines when her campaign robocalled voters in the middle of the night, also announced new transportation plans for the city.

Thomson said she would bring Toronto an annual city-wide car-free day and permanently restrict vehicle traffic on other streets to a walking pace.

The candidate also announced she would make off-peak transit free for seniors, students, low-income residents and those with disabilities.

The latter would be paid for by a congestion charge levied against suburban commuters entering Toronto, according to Thomson’s campaign.

A Nanos Research poll last month put Thomson’s support in the mayor’s race at 2 per cent, well back from frontrunners John Tory, Olivia Chow and Mayor Rob Ford.