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Shaun Rickard

Shaun Rickard’s Priority Issues

Restoring democratic transparency:

Reopen City Hall to have regulat inperson council sessions and restore public delegations to 10 minutes, have plain-language budgets, and ensure strict developer accountability

Property taxes & fiscal responsibility:

Cap Pickering’s portion of the porperty tax levy, end the practice of taxpayers paying for developer infrastructure, order a full independent financial audit of City spending in the first 100 days

Expanding healthcare and local medical access:

Create doctor recruitment incentives, community health hubs, engage in provincial advocacy

Re-enfranchise Pickering Residents & Restore Your Right to Be Heard:

Restore public delegation at council meetings to their full 10 minutes, along with Q&A sessions, and restore meaningful public participation in municipal government

Shaun’s platform is more detailed than this overview can meaningfully reflect, please see his website for more details.

Source: shaunrickardformayor.ca

Shaun’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?

Shaun in the Media

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