Having grown up here, I am very familiar with the City of Waterloo and have seen its growth first hand. My roots have remained strong, and I care about our community and the people who live here.
I’ve always been interested in the social sciences, especially history and politics. In fact, I job shadowed former City of Waterloo Councillor Mark Whaley when I was in the 8th grade. That opportunity sparked my interest in politics, and I was completely engaged by the time Civics was offered in high school. I ran as the Libertarian candidate in the 2014 election and have learned so much since then.
I’ve been working in construction for the past decade. I have worked on many buildings with many people. I’ve always been a natural leader, a good mediator and problem solver Unfortunately, there’s no one size fits all solution to fix government. Communities are made by people working together, and I want to work with the region and everyone in it.
I have spent time on both the east and west coasts of Canada, as well as the Territories up north. Now that I am home in Waterloo, I want to use these experiences to help build a stronger community by working together with citizens to make it better for everyone. We need to stand together as Canadians, not let the political parties divide us through tax funded attack ads.
If we want our government to work for us, we need better local representation. When you vote for your MPP, what power do they have? They have no real power to enact change in your area without permission from the provincial government. I want to reconnect the people and support communities by giving the power back to the people and empowering local government and increasing government accountability. Your tax dollars should be going to your community, not to the province. This is why I plan to cut taxes. I will cut unnecessary, mismanaged government spending on things like election campaigns, operating expenses and administrative costs.
I believe that Canadians care about each other. I believe that they want to take care of each other, and I want to give them the chance to do so.
