Election 2017

During the 2017 Election, I knocked on thousands of doors and worked hard to find other opportunities to talk to people. I wanted to learn what was happening in our community, and how the City could do better. Based on this work, I wrote a number of position papers. They included background information and my position on the most pressing issues I saw in the community.

In the interest of accountability, I have kept those position papers available. In October 2019, I also added an update about how these issues have progressed. You can see these papers and updates at the following links:

Click on a topic below to read a specific policy paper I wrote. 

These detailed positions came out of a few higher level policies I supported during my campaign. This is what I wrote about those policies in 2017:

SustainaBLE

To maintain a sustainable city, I support:

  • Pursuing strategies to cut taxation. Ideas to explore include regional collaboration, zero based budgeting, priority based budgeting, and growing other sources of revenue.

  • Using savings from regional partnerships, annexation, and increased efficiency to lower taxes rather than increase spending

  • Policies that encourage industrial and commercial development. This includes streamlining regulatory processes.

  • Strengthening regional collaboration and our relationship with the County of Grande Prairie.

Livable

To strengthen a livable city, I support:

  • Strong advocacy to provincial and federal governments on behalf of Northwestern Alberta. Priorities should include twinning HWY 40, supporting our energy industry, granting GPRC polytechnic status, affordable housing, and resources to address our opiate crises.

  • Pursuing regional partnerships to implement Recreational Master Plan priorities.

  • Ensuring our City is accessible to all citizens.

  • Resourcing, monitoring, and when necessary updating our plan to end homelessness.

  • Dedicating greater resources to the Education and Engineering components of road safety.

ConnecTED

To foster a connected city, I support:

  • Systems which involve citizens in major Council decisions. This includes making budget and operational information easy to find and digest.

  • Greater effort put into engaging young people in our community.

  • Partnerships with strategic non-profits who have strong community support and sensible business plans

  • Development of community park, recreation, and meeting spaces

  • Development and implementation of community mobility plans to encourage walkable communities

  • Continued support of Neighbourhood Associations

Let me know what policies you think will create a sustainable, livable, and connected Grande Prairie. Join a GP Round Table discussion online or in person. Details are here.

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