Housing
Will I be able to afford to live here?
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← Ward 15 Kitchissippi Councillor
Xavier Commerford
Candidate for Ward 15 Kitchissippi Councillor
In their own words
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Where they stand
Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 16 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.
Taxes & spending
What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?
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Emergency services
When I call for help, will it come fast enough?
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Transit
Can I get where I need to go without driving?
Xavier Commerford blamed the city's ‘New Ways to Bus’ for a transit death spiral and pledged to reverse it.
- Transit death spiral: fewer riders, less revenue, more cuts
- Blamed 'New Ways to Bus'
- Pledged to reverse it
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“We’ve created this transit death spiral where fewer people take the transit, revenues suffer and cuts continue”
Confidence:High
Government
Will decisions be made in the open, and will anyone answer for them?
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Roads & infrastructure
Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?
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Economy
Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?
Xavier Commerford pledged more investment in job-creating projects, linking unemployment to crime and safety issues.
- Increase investment in job-creating projects
- Linked unemployment to crime and safety
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“If we fail to do that then of course they’re going to have crime, of course we’re going to have safety issues because we haven’t provided those opportunities”
Confidence:High
Environment
Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?
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Healthcare
Will there be a doctor and a hospital when we need one?
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Growth & development
How fast should we grow, and who decides what gets built where?
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Social & community services
Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?
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Active transportation
Can I walk and bike safely around town?
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Arts & culture
Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?
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Data centres
Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?
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Water & waste
Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?
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Bylaw enforcement
Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?
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Think we got something wrong?
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