Do you support building for growth?
I agree in part. We need to improve state-of-the-art healthcare as wide-ranging health care is a fundamental human right but the growth and access need more consultation and expertise to make environmentally sound decisions with a long term view.

Do you support building more homes?
Affordable housing is an essential right for every Ontario citizen and recognize that renters are feeling the pressure of rising monthly rents. We need to introduce new policies that will help normalize the housing and rental markets and introduce better incentives for first time home buyers and renters. The Ontario Liberal plan will build 1.5 million homes, including truly affordable homes including a transparent housing policy that provide the oversight needed to ensure that housing and rental policies benefit society and not the developers.

Do you support building targeted skills?
Reconvene the Education Partnership Table and make it permanent to hear from and work together with parents, students, elected trustees and front-line education workers. I support and will advocate for a quality education. For example, in targeted skills, I will promote an increase in the number of PSW workers who graduate from Algonquin College as a means to fill the shortage that is currently being experienced.

Do you support building our downtown?
I support regeneration and development as it represents a unique opportunity to spatially and visually develop our core downtown. However, I am acutely aware the need for integrating long-term ‘sustainability’ within plans and the realization that climate change adaptation needs to be explicitly integrated within regeneration planning.

Do support building small business?
Small businesses are among the best job creators in our riding. I support the Liberal Small Business Recovery Plan. I will advocate policies to level the playing field for small business through a 'Shop Local' initiative.

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?
Healthcare (including Senior care), Affordable Housing, and Education.

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?
Care, Compassion, Community. These are my buzz words and my life philosophy. I resolve to bring this philosophy to Queens Park and be an intense proponent for those issues that concern the residents of Ottawa West Nepean.

Do you support building for growth?
Yes

Do you support building more homes?
Yes

Do you support building targeted skills?
Yes

Do you support building our downtown?
Yes

Do support building small business?
Yes

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?

FIX HEALTH CARE
Mental health care covered by OHIP
Free dental care for everyone who needs it

FIX SENIORS’ CARE
More care and dignity for our loved ones
Action to get profit out of seniors’ care

JOBS THAT PAY THE BILLS
Better wages to put more money in your pocket
More training opportunities for good careers

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?

A candidate that is hardworking, accessible and isn't afraid to fight.

Do you support building for growth?
Ottawa’s population will continue to grow. We need the new healthcare facility. We need better connection of suburban communities with downtown core through electrified transit. Most important: we need intelligent, integrated planning for the huge financial investments involved, and well planned and coordinated implementation. Especially in the tough economic and environmental times that lie ahead, we need to get this to ensure the Ottawa of the future is sustainable, liveable city – and not reproduce the problems of many failed North America cities.

Do you support building more homes?
Densification can be done well with good planning and real community input. Neighbourhoods should be designed with people in mind. As we move towards urban densification, we need to make sure we have safe walkable neighbourhoods, green space, tree canopies, and easy access to essential services such as grocery stores and schools. The many benefits include reduced social, health and environmental costs over time.

Do you support building targeted skills?
Ontario Greens will invest in a new generation of workers in Green fields. There are more jobs in Green, pro-climate fields which can support Ottawa.

Do you support building our downtown?
Our downtown core needs a new vision: forward thinking, innovative approaches to re-purpose and re-engineer existing office buildings to meet current & future needs. Including more energy efficient buildings, designed for a hotter, more humid summers. How can more affordable housing be created here? How to make livable, sustainable communities with easy access to essentials such as groceries and schools.

Do support building small business?
Ontario Greens support local businesses, as well as local non-profits and social enterprises. Small businesses in Ontario make up over 70% private sector jobs. They foster innovation, and keep money and jobs in our communities.

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?
1. Protect Ottawa's environment by crushing carbon emissions and expanding the Greenbelt to keep Ottawa green for future generations.
2. Design communities in Ottawa designed to support people, not cars. These communities would have increased transit connections and cycling infrastructure.
3. Make Ottawa a global leader in climate innovation by Ottawa net-zero by 2045.

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?
1. Respect and empathy for people and communities. Care before profits!
2. Honesty
3. Ability to work across party lines to make change.

Do you support building for growth?
Ottawa’s population will continue to grow. We need the new healthcare facility. We need better connection of suburban communities with downtown core through electrified transit. Most important: we need intelligent, integrated planning for the huge financial investments involved, and well planned and coordinated implementation. Especially in the tough economic and environmental times that lie ahead, we need to ensure the Ottawa of the future is a sustainable, liveable city – and not reproduce the problems of many failed North America cities

Do you support building more homes?
YES to building more homes and especially affordable housing. NO to simply giving developers carte blanche to bulldoze land and put up highrises. YES to including zoning for more secondary suites & laneway houses. YES to increased support for community and Co-up housing. Densification can be done well with good planning and real community input. Neighbourhoods should be designed with people in mind. As we move towards urban densification, we need to make sure we have safe walkable neighbourhoods, green space, tree canopies, and easy access to essential services such as grocery stores and schools. The many benefits include reduced social, health and environmental costs over time.

Do you support building targeted skills?
We have to focus on skills needed to for future. The programs need to be attractive, affordable and lead to job placements. The best programs have free apprenticeships and eligibility for EI during training.

Do you support building our downtown?
Our downtown core needs a new vision: forward thinking, innovative approaches to re-purpose and re-engineer existing office buildings to meet current & future needs. Including more energy efficient buildings, designed for a hotter, more humid summers. How can more affordable housing be created here? How to make livable, sustainable communities with easy access to essentials such as groceries and schools.

Do support building small business?
Ontario Greens support local businesses, as well as local non-profits and social enterprises. Small businesses in Ontario make up over 70% private sector jobs. They foster innovation, and keep money and jobs in our communities.

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?
1. Make Ottawa a sustainable and vibrant city that benefits all the people who live here, and the generations to come.
2. Make Ottawa a leader in good sustainable jobs in the new clean innovation economy.
3. Make Ottawa a world leader in innovative, environmentally conscious solutions for urban planning.

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?
1. Putting people first.
2. Ability to foster consensus “across party lines” to get things done.
3. Honesty & integrity.

Do you support building for growth?
Ottawa’s population will continue to grow. We need the new healthcare facility. We need better connection of suburban communities with downtown core through electrified transit. Most importantly, we need intelligent, integrated planning for the huge financial investments involved, and well-planned and coordinated implementation. Especially in the tough economic and environmental times that lie ahead, we need to get this to ensure the Ottawa of the future is sustainable, liveable city – and not reproduce the problems of many failed North America cities. Our goal is to make it easier for people to choose healthier, lower carbon options for their commutes. This includes dedicating permanent, long-term funding for walking and cycling infrastructure so that our cities and towns are safe to get around.

Do you support building more homes?
YES! to building more homes and especially deeply affordable housing. YES! to including zoning for more secondary suites & laneway houses. YES! to increased support for community and co-up housing. Densification can be done well with good planning and real community input. Neighbourhoods should be designed with people in mind. As we move towards urban densification, we need to make sure we have safe walkable neighbourhoods, green space, tree canopies, and easy access to essential services such as grocery stores and schools. Greens will build 15 minute communities in which we can live, work, play and shop. Not only does this reduce social, health and environmental costs over time but, it benefits local businesses as we encourage people to shop locally and contribute to the economic growth of their community.

Do you support building targeted skills?
We can make choices that build livable communities and a better economy. Choices supporting green innovations that lead to new businesses, careers and better jobs, and that make it more costly for industries to pollute and more profitable for them to decarbonize. Choices to cover the tuition costs for skilled trades and clean energy so that we can launch a massive green workforce. Billions of dollars are flowing into the new climate economy. If Ontario wants to attract these jobs and investment, we need to show that we’re a province that takes climate change seriously. We must show strong ƒsupport for growing green businesses, including supporting a skilled workforce, research, financing, inputs and procurement to help them thrive. Ontario Greens will : -Create hundreds of thousands of new jobs by retrofitting 40% of existing homes and workplaces to net zero by 2030, and 100% by 2040. - Over the 4 years, give 60,000 people the skills and experience to work in the green economy through a year of free college tuition plus a year of guaranteed work when they graduate with targeted recruitment of women, Indigenous people, and racialized communities. -Develop a made-in-Ontario social enterprise strategy with the nonprofit and cooperative sectors to drive local job creation and support rural, remote, and urban selfreliance.

Do you support building our downtown?
Municipalities have been under immense pressure these past few years. Previous governments downloaded many social costs onto municipalities. With municipalities covering these costs, there is less money for other vital services such as transit, libraries, community centres, parks and municipal building retrofits. We believe the Ontario government needs to be a partner in helping fund these important services. Our downtown core needs innovative approaches to re-purpose and re-engineer existing office buildings to meet current & future needs including more energy-efficient buildings, designed for the hotter, more humid summers ahead. Greens have new solutions to the old problems! To make this vision a reality Greens will : - Provide up to $15,000 in incentives for homeowners for energy retrofits to help people save money by saving energy. - Ensure that new affordable housing stock is accessible, and require affordable housing retrofits to meet the same standards. - Provide net-zero retrofit grants for non-profit housing providers, co-ops and lowincome households to lower their energy costs and consumption. - Create hundreds of thousands of new jobs by retrofitting 40% of existing homes and workplaces to netzero (conservation plus heat pump and solar, for example) by 2030 and 100% by 2040 to help people save money by saving energy. Incentives for green building retrofits will create good jobs, reduce climate pollution and help people save money by saving energy.

Do support building small business?
Ontario Greens support local businesses, as well as local non-profits and social enterprises. Small businesses in Ontario make up over 70% private sector jobs. They foster innovation, and keep money and jobs in our communities. We want to make it easier for small businesses to succeed. Greens will : - Develop a made-in-Ontario social enterprise strategy with the nonprofit and cooperative sectors to drive local job creation and support rural, remote, and urban selfreliance. - Amend zoning rules to allow for small businesses such as corner stores to open within residential neighbourhoods. Develop a small business grant program for Black-owned businesses. - Work with insurance providers to develop an affordable commercial insurance program for small businesses. - Develop a program to help COVID-affected small businesses file for bankruptcy in a fair and non-punitive way. - Undertake a review of regulations in order to weed out red tape and costs that disproportionately affect small businesses.

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?
Healthy people : We have a vision of a caring Ontario in which people have access to the care they need when they need it - whether your an older adult in need of home care services, a youth struggling with depression in need of mental health services, or a newcomer looking to integrate the job market or start your own business. The pandemic has revealed the cracks in our social system and it's time to build a solid foundation for the future of Ontarians.

Healthy communities : For too long our communities have been designed prioritizing roads and cards. It's time to put an end to urban sprawl. We must protect the farmlands that feed us and the wetlands that clean our water and protect us from flooding. Building 15minute communities, densify within the urban boundaries, will allow people to afford homes in the neighbourhoods they want to live in rather than moving further away and increasing long, stressful commutes.

Healthy planet : We need to act now. For too long climate inactivists have argued that transitioning to a green economy was too expensive. But people are seeing that's just not true. The cost of poverty is expensive. The cost of homelessness is expensive. The cost of climate inaction is expensive.

Greens want to make Ontario world leaders in clean tech and create thousands of jobs here in Ontario. We can seize this opportunity and build the Ontario you want with the leadership you need.

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?
I believe the business community should be look for a candidate who :

1. Actively listens and engages with their community, who knows their strengths and know their challenges and is willing to represent those ahead of their personal interests.

2. Fosters consensus “across party lines” and is able to create collaborative relationships and partnerships. To get things done quickly and effectively, we need to work together across all levels of government. But also, we need to respect the divers perspectives and needs of our community members.

3. Demonstrates honesty and integrity. People are generally jaded about politics. There have been too many empty and unkept promises.

Look for someone you feel "gets it" and will be not only your voice but the voice of all the members of your community at Queen's Park.

Do you support building for growth?
Yes

Do you support building more homes?
Yes

Do you support building targeted skills?
Yes

Do you support building our downtown?
Yes

Do support building small business?
Yes

What are your top 3 priorities for Ottawa's future?
Address housing affordability. Improve public transit to reduce emissions and increase access to a variety of services and businesses. Improving education and healthcare as an investment in our future.

What are the top 3 most important leadership qualities our business community should look for in a candidate?
Willingness to engage with local business. Respect for entrepreneurship and small businesses. Environmental awareness.