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Taproot Survey responses
Taproot has put together 30 multiple-choice questions drawing from what we heard when we asked voters what key issues they wanted the candidates to be talking about as they competed for votes in the 2021 municipal election. We sent this survey to candidates; now voters have an opportunity to answer the same questions to see how they align with those who are running for mayor and council in their wards.
Taproot received 5 responses to the Taproot Survey from candidates in this ward. Here they are by category:
Economy
a) It should spend more

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) Current support is sufficient
c) It should spend less
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, we have effective initiatives in place

Derek Hlady Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) No, the city should put more resources behind nurturing homegrown businesses
c) No, the city should put more resources behind attracting global businesses
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, and we should fully fund the plan

Scott Hayes Councillor
b) Yes, at the current level of investment
c) No, we have already spent enough on downtown

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
d) No, I support investment in downtown but not this plan
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Environment
a) It's a good start but we need to go farther to reach our goals

Scott Hayes Councillor
b) It's a strong plan; we just need to follow it

Sarah Hamilton Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) The action items are too expensive

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
d) Climate action is not the responsibility of the city
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, every decision has climate implications

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) Yes for some decisions but not all
c) No, most decisions don't have climate implications
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) No, I support solar power but that's the wrong location

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) No, I don't support solar power anywhere
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Finances
a) City council hasn't been willing to raise taxes enough
No candidates selected this response
b) The city has limited ability to raise revenues

Scott Hayes Councillor
c) The city spends too much
No candidates selected this response
d) The city spends its resources inefficiently

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The current mix is acceptable

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) Residences should pay more

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
c) Businesses should pay more

Scott Hayes Councillor
d) Both should pay less, even if that means a reduction of services
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The city has about the right number of employees

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) The city has too many employees

Derek Hlady Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) The city has too few employees

Scott Hayes Councillor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Housing and homelessness
a) The city should build more affordable housing, even if it can't get funding from other orders of government

Giselle General Councillor
b) The city cannot afford to build more affordable housing without financial support from other orders of government
c) The city should not build more affordable housing regardless of financial support from other orders of government
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, Housing First is the right approach and we need more of it

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) No, the existing programs are sufficient

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
c) No, residents should undergo treatment for underlying issues such as substance use and mental illness before participating in housing programs
No candidates selected this response
d) No, this shouldn't be the city's responsibility
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The current policy towards encampments is acceptable

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) Encampments should be allowed if there are no better housing options available

Giselle General Councillor
c) Encampments should be dismantled immediately
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Planning
a) Council has shown the right amount of flexibility regarding zoning bylaws

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) Council has been too flexible under pressure from developers

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) Council has not been flexible enough to make way for development
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes

Scott Hayes Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) No, primarily because it harms the character of mature neighbourhoods

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
c) No, primarily because it allows too much gentrification

Giselle General Councillor
d) No, primarily because it interferes with market forces
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Council should use every tool at its disposal, including financial penalties and incentives

Giselle General Councillor
b) Council should rely mostly on zoning decisions to support their creation

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
c) Council should not intentionally create 15-minute districts
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Police
a) Systemic racism is apparent throughout the EPS

Giselle General Councillor
b) The EPS is not racist on the whole, but there are some racist members

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
c) There is no racism within the EPS
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Increase it as determined by the funding formula

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
b) Freeze it until it is in line with comparable cities

Giselle General Councillor
c) Decrease it somewhat
No candidates selected this response
d) Defund the police altogether
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Council should trust the police to know what they need and generally approve their requests
No candidates selected this response
b) Council should closely scrutinize all requests
c) Council should not approve any further funding requests from police
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Politics and governance
a) Yes, before the election

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) Yes, after the election

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
c) They shouldn't have donors
No candidates selected this response
d) They shouldn't have to disclose donors at any point
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, and the current one is working fine

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
b) Yes, but the current one is not doing the job
c) No, elections are a sufficient mechanism for governing councillors' conduct
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes

Derek Hlady Councillor
b) No
c) I accept the principle but object to some or all of these additions

Giselle General Councillor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Quality of life
a) It should spend more
No candidates selected this response
b) Current support is sufficient

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) It should spend less
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, we need more permanent public washrooms
b) No, we have enough
No candidates selected this response
c) No, we shouldn't have any
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, I support the current approach

Derek Hlady Councillor

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
b) No, the city should do more

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) No, the city is doing more than it should
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Roads
a) 30 km/h
No candidates selected this response
b) 40 km/h
c) 50 km/h

Scott Hayes Councillor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The city should make roads more accessible to active transportation

Sarah Hamilton Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
b) The city has enough infrastructure for active transportation

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Scott Hayes Councillor
c) The city should make roads less accessible to active transportation
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) I support these expansions
b) I oppose these expansions, primarily on financial grounds

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) I oppose these expansions, primarily on environmental grounds
No candidates selected this response
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Transit
a) Fares should decrease

Scott Hayes Councillor
b) Fares should be frozen where they are

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) Fares should go up as planned

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) It struck the right balance between frequency and coverage
No candidates selected this response
b) It sacrificed too much coverage to provide more frequency

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
c) The city should have taken money from something else to increase frequency and maintain coverage

Derek Hlady Councillor

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor

Scott Hayes Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
d) Regardless of how it is configured, the city spends too much on transit
No candidates selected this response
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Divert budget from other projects to build the LRT more quickly

Scott Hayes Councillor
b) Continue with the current plan

Sarah Hamilton Councillor

Giselle General Councillor
c) Pause LRT construction and consider bus rapid transit instead

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
d) Pause LRT construction and explore more future-focused technology like autonomous vehicle networks

Derek Hlady Councillor
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response