It's Time For a New Perspective
Camrose has always been a city that reflects the province surrounding it, be it socially, politically, or economically. However, this has meant that when our province has stumbled, so has our city - and our municipal government has not met the challenge of the modern day. The old way of doing things has not worked for Camrosians, and it's time for us to chart a new course. One which explores innovative new economic opportunities that can weather the storm of recessions without abandoning the workers who have made Camrose what it is today. One which looks to lower the cost of living for Camrosians while improving access to services, jobs, and growth. One which fully embraces our rural status and the incredible land we're on without sacrificing the future that's fast approaching and the innovation we already see around us.
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The old way of doing things will not get us there - we need a new perspective.
We can't afford to sit on our hands and wait. Rural Alberta is facing existential threats, and we need to act.
Increased urbanization and a political coalescence around bigger cities is choking out rural communities, and the window to act is closing. The failure to invest in rural education, infrastructure, economies, and connectivity has left us at a cliff's edge - and we will not solve it without ambition, tenacity, and solidarity. My platform calls for the creation of a municipal non-profit broadband service, modelled on Olds' O-Net program to ensure that monopolies like Telus can't keep gouging Camrosians while refusing to provide us the service that they promised and we need. I'm also calling for the creation of a proper transit program for Camrose that can actually meet the needs of Camrose, and which won't avoid Camrose's isolated low-income neighbourhoods like our current system does. I will also fight to restore the Camrose connector, and work with all of our municipal partners and neighbours to build a transit network so that we can reduce the strain on our roads and costs for Camrosians, while increasing accessibility and so that Camrose is no longer a city that's nearly-inaccessible without a driver's license. I will also commit to a re-evaluation of Camrose's development policy and zoning laws to help solve the serious issue of food deserts within Camrose in virtually all neighbourhoods.
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Rural communities like ours built this province and this country - and if we fall behind, everyone else falls too. My ambitious policies don't stop there, either; check out the platform and see for yourself!
