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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 8 responses to the Taproot Survey from candidates in this ward. Here they are by category:
Economy
a) It should spend more
b) Current support is sufficient
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
No candidates selected this response
b) No, the city should put more resources behind nurturing homegrown businesses
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
c) No, the city should put more resources behind attracting global businesses
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, and we should fully fund the plan
b) Yes, at the current level of investment
Kim Krushell Mayor
c) No, we have already spent enough on downtown
No candidates selected this response
d) No, I support investment in downtown but not this plan
Diana Steele Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
b) It's a strong plan; we just need to follow it
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
c) The action items are too expensive
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
b) Yes for some decisions but not all
c) No, most decisions don't have climate implications
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes
Cheryll Watson Mayor
b) No, I support solar power but that's the wrong location
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
c) The city spends too much
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) The city spends its resources inefficiently
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The current mix is acceptable
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) Residences should pay more
No candidates selected this response
c) Businesses should pay more
No candidates selected this response
d) Both should pay less, even if that means a reduction of services
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The city has about the right number of employees
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
b) The city has too many employees
c) The city has too few employees
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
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
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
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) No, the existing programs are sufficient
No candidates selected this response
c) No, residents should undergo treatment for underlying issues such as substance use and mental illness before participating in housing programs
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) No, this shouldn't be the city's responsibility
Cheryll Watson Mayor
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The current policy towards encampments is acceptable
b) Encampments should be allowed if there are no better housing options available
No candidates selected this response
c) Encampments should be dismantled immediately
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Planning
a) Council has shown the right amount of flexibility regarding zoning bylaws
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
b) Council has been too flexible under pressure from developers
Diana Steele Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
c) Council has not been flexible enough to make way for development
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes
b) No, primarily because it harms the character of mature neighbourhoods
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
c) No, primarily because it allows too much gentrification
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
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
b) Council should rely mostly on zoning decisions to support their creation
c) Council should not intentionally create 15-minute districts
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Police
a) Systemic racism is apparent throughout the EPS
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) The EPS is not racist on the whole, but there are some racist members
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
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
b) Freeze it until it is in line with comparable cities
c) Decrease it somewhat
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) Yes, after the election
No candidates selected this response
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
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
b) Yes, but the current one is not doing the job
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
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
Rick Comrie Mayor
b) No
c) I accept the principle but object to some or all of these additions
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Quality of life
a) It should spend more
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 need more permanent public washrooms
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) No, we have enough
No candidates selected this response
c) No, we shouldn't have any
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Yes, I support the current approach
b) No, the city should do more
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
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
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) The city should make roads more accessible to active transportation
b) The city has enough infrastructure for active transportation
Kim Krushell Mayor
c) The city should make roads less accessible to active transportation
Rick Comrie Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) I support these expansions
b) I oppose these expansions, primarily on financial grounds
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
c) I oppose these expansions, primarily on environmental grounds
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
d) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
Transit
a) Fares should decrease
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
b) Fares should be frozen where they are
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Diana Steele Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Michael Oshry Mayor
Kim Krushell Mayor
Rick Comrie Mayor
c) Fares should go up as planned
No candidates selected this response
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
c) The city should have taken money from something else to increase frequency and maintain coverage
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
d) Regardless of how it is configured, the city spends too much on transit
Rick Comrie Mayor
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response
a) Divert budget from other projects to build the LRT more quickly
No candidates selected this response
b) Continue with the current plan
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
c) Pause LRT construction and consider bus rapid transit instead
d) Pause LRT construction and explore more future-focused technology like autonomous vehicle networks
e) Skip this question
No candidates selected this response