Our ward has so many challenges. But I\u0027ve never shied away from a good fight.
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Instead of whining, I decided to run for councillor: use my energy, experience, education and sheer will to address issues head-on. I’ve never shied away from a good fight, and the more I hear, the more I want my campaign slogan to be: “Let me at ’em!”Article content Ward 12 includes the historic beating “heart” of the city. It supplies the blood for the administrative “head” in downtown/city hall/Parliament Hill, even if that head is often obliviously in the clouds. Our ward has so many challenges, and the most candidates!I can’t tell you how many times myself, my wife, our baby, our toddler, have walked nervously home while vagrants shouted at us or blocked pathways.
There is no accountability here and a careless disregard for efficiency. Follow better examples: other cities, such as Montreal, do transport better.This includes contingency planning for upcoming climate disasters. I’d condition building projects on keeping/making essential services accessible. I’d encourage landscaping solutions, urban art, and outdoor museum projects. Crucially, arrange solar-panelled businesses to serve as communal hubs during power outages. Again, follow better examples.
Looking at my young, innocent children, and other children at the day care, I can’t even fathom the absurd levels of callous short-termism that endangers us all. We cannot — must not — let this happen. Let’s start locally, democratically. Vote.
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