The mayoral candidates have given us much to ponder — but we need to know more.
is on what he sees as the poor state of city finances, particularly its high debt. He says escalating costs are a major issue, and his top priority would be the restoration of the city’s financial health. To do that the city must have the courage to cut costs, beginning with its bloated bureaucracy.Article content
From what the candidates have said so far, public transit would clearly be a big issue, as would taxes and housing affordability. Perhaps climate change. McKenney would not increase transit fares, and Sutcliffe says the city cannot simply pass on increased costs to riders. All of which means that if fares are heavily subsidized, someone would have to pick up the slack, and that can only be property taxpayers.
All three mayoral candidates say the city’s $4-billion budget would require serious re-examination, but to what end remains unclear. We’ll see the detailed plans when their platforms are released. We now have a little under three months before voting day, and it may seem like a long way off. But it’s August already, and summer will soon give way to fall, and before you know it, the election will be upon us. The candidates have given us something to ponder as we consider our choices. But we need to know more. We have to keep asking questions; we have to demand concrete solutions, and learn as much as we can about what they stand for, before we vote. The stakes have never been higher, and we just can’t get it wrong.
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