Whitby

Elizabeth Roy

incumbent
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  • Elected Whitby West Ward Councillor in 2006,
  • Regional Councillor in 2014,
  • and Mayor in 2022,
  • she also served as a Durham District School Board trustee and board chair.
  • understands the importance of safe, thriving communities.
  • She also worked for 34 years as a medical radiation therapist at Princess Margaret and Lakeridge Health.
  • Her decades of volunteer service on local boards and committees have earned honours including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Elizabeth Roy’s Priority Issues

Keeping tax increases below inflation

Source: roy4mayor.com

Elizabeth Roy’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

How will you strengthen relationships and trust between police services and Muslim communities?

How will you work with mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim organizations to improve community safety and emergency preparedness?

What steps will you take to address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination?

How will you ensure Muslim residents and community organizations have a meaningful voice in municipal decision-making?

How will you support Muslim organizations that provide community services, settlement support, youth programming, food assistance, and other essential services?

How can the city provide a more nuanced approach to zoning for religious institutions (such as mosques) given their practices, cultures and needs differ?

What do you think is the greatest problem the ward is facing, and how do you plan to address it?

How will you ensure that anti-racism and EDI policies explicitly recognize and address anti-Palestinian racism where it occurs?

How will you ensure that your city’s commitments to freedom of expression, anti-racism, religious freedom, and equal treatment are applied consistently across all communities, including when issues are politically contentious?

Are there any other priorities or topic you would like to add?

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