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Pronunciation: Pee-hay-soo-win

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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.

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Taproot received 2 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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) No, the city should put more resources behind nurturing homegrown businesses

No candidates selected this response

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) Yes, at the current level of investment

No candidates selected this response

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

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

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

c) The action items are too expensive

No candidates selected this response

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell 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

No candidates selected this response

c) The city spends too much

No candidates selected this response

d) The city spends its resources inefficiently

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

e) Skip this question

No candidates selected this response

a) The current mix is acceptable

b) Residences should pay more

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

c) Businesses should pay more

No candidates selected this response

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

No candidates selected this response

b) The city has too many employees

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

c) The city has too few employees

No candidates selected this response

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

No candidates selected this response

b) The city cannot afford to build more affordable housing without financial support from other orders of government

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) Council has been too flexible under pressure from developers

No candidates selected this response

c) Council has not been flexible enough to make way for development

d) Skip this question

No candidates selected this response

a) Yes

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

c) No, primarily because it allows too much gentrification

No candidates selected this response

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell 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

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell 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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) Freeze it until it is in line with comparable cities

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

b) Yes, but the current one is not doing the job

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

b) No

c) I accept the principle but object to some or all of these additions

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell 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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell 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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) No, the city should do more

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

c) 50 km/h

No candidates selected this response

d) Skip this question

No candidates selected this response

a) The city should make roads more accessible to active transportation

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) The city has enough infrastructure for active transportation

No candidates selected this response

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

b) I oppose these expansions, primarily on financial grounds

No candidates selected this response

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

No candidates selected this response

b) Fares should be frozen where they are

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

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

No candidates selected this response

b) Continue with the current plan

c) Pause LRT construction and consider bus rapid transit instead

Tim Cartmell

Tim Cartmell Councillor

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

No candidates selected this response

e) Skip this question

No candidates selected this response


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