2024 Candidate Survey Questions
Q1: Densification and transit
- Beyond current plans, what specific actions would you take to promote densification, public transit, and active transport (walking, biking, etc) to ensure Saskatoon is an accessible city?
Q2: Housing
- How would you ensure that Saskatoon has access to housing that is both environmentally and economically secure/sustainable in a future marked by rising temperatures and climatic extremes? (Eg. construction of homes, energy efficiency, heat pumps, use of Housing Accelerator Fund, close to public transit, green spaces, etc).
Q3: Emissions
- What is your commitment to the success of the Low Emissions Community Plan? Why do you think it’s missed most of its emissions targets? What would you do to ensure it gets on track?
Q4: Freeway/swale
- The proposed Saskatoon Freeway would put a multilane freeway through Saskatoon’s Northeast and Small Swales, likely having a significant impact on what are agreed to be natural areas of outstanding biodiversity and abundance. Are you in favour of the project as proposed? Why or why not?
Q5: Cultural/Health
- In addition to having well designed and sustainable physical spaces, a healthy city needs to be welcoming to people in a cultural and emotional sense. What do you consider important features in making Saskatoon a leading choice as a diverse, inclusive, and inviting place to live and work?
Q6: Economic Development/Finance
- The Downtown Event & Entertainment District (DEED) project has been discussed for years as a way to modernize Saskatoon as an event centre and revitalize the downtown. How would you approach the DEED? More generally, how would you prioritize municipal spending and invest in the community?
Q7: Homelessness
The complex issue of homelessness is increasingly acute across the country and around the world. What do you see as possible steps to address Saskatoon’s experience with this unfolding challenge?