Your questions answered!

In this 29-minute Q&A, I explain where I stand, what I would change, and where I still need more information.

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Thank you to everyone who sent in a question. This is the kind of ongoing conversation I want to bring to the mayor’s office, with regular opportunities to ask questions, hear answers and hold me accountable.

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• 00:00Introduction
• 00:19What’s your position on replacing houses with multi-unit buildings?
• 02:22Would you support Waymo or driverless taxis in Victoria?
• 03:07Why are property taxes so high?
• 03:40Would you support income-based housing for seniors?
• 04:06Would you bring back the first hour of free downtown parking?
• 04:20Would you restore vehicle access at Clover Point?
• 05:13How would you address bike lanes and congestion in James Bay?
• 06:17What’s your position on land claims affecting municipalities?
• 07:12Why favour a ward system over amalgamation?
• 08:12Should the city promote plant-based eating?
• 08:25Would you help restore Vancouver Island rail?
• 08:39How would city housing partnerships benefit taxpayers?
• 09:48Would a citizens’ assembly add cost and bureaucracy?
• 11:11Who pays for the community plan and sidewalk reporting tool?
• 11:34How would you balance homelessness needs and road repairs?
• 12:58Where is the money for homelessness services going?
• 13:43How would service ID cards and coordinated support work?
• 15:25What can Victoria learn from other cities on homelessness?
• 16:23How would you champion Victoria’s businesses, arts and community?
• 17:33What is your plan for property taxes?
• 18:26Do you support Netanyahu’s government?
• 19:15How would you improve public consultation?
• 19:50How would free transit passes work, and who would pay?
• 22:00Do you support Housing First and harm reduction?
• 22:37Would you end confiscation of belongings during sweeps?
• 23:13How would you make city spending and waste more transparent?
• 24:39What citizen committees and ethics oversight would you create?
• 26:07How would you get things done with one council vote?
• 27:01Would you acknowledge and change a policy that fails?
• 28:06Closing: weekly public Q&As as mayor

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