About
During my past ten years in Toronto I’ve lived in a number of different neighbourhoods, each of them amazing and unique. It was only recently I realized that all of them were in Ward 27. Today, my spouse Claire and I feel lucky to live at the centre of a great city.
I earn my living in interactive media, producing and building businesses around web sites and mobile applications for some of Canada’s largest entertainment and news media companies. The experience of achieving seemingly impossible business goals with limited resources has prepared me well for the challenges of City Hall.
As a policy author and speaker I’ve focused on the health of our democracy, and have been invited on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin several times to discuss how we can stimulate greater engagement.
I’ve also fought for human rights and equality. In the summers of 2000 and 2003, as an elected representative to the United Church of Canada’s national governing body, I voted with the majority to affirm that our country’s second largest denomination make it a priority to support equal marriage.
Late last year, when our outgoing city councillor announced he would not stand for re-election, I was in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate negotiations. That meeting made clear that municipal governments have an exciting opportunity to build vibrant, sustainable communities that are great places to live, work, study and play.
As a volunteer, I have served as a Vice President of the Ontario Recreational Canoeing Association, an organization dedicated to ensuring canoeing and kayaking safety in the province, and have served on the board of directors of a Toronto-based boys and girls residential summer camp. These activities have given me valuable governance experience with regards to oversight, policy, and finances.
The decisions we make in this ward and this city in the next four years are critically important. City finances must be brought under control in a way that ensures our long-term prosperity and targets the delivery of quality services. Transit must be improved so that more people can rely upon it as a pleasant and convenient way to get around. Our democratic processes must be renewed so that our faith in our own government is restored, so that we feel involved and engaged rather than cynical and tuned-out.
I am running for city council because I passionately believe that I have the necessary skills to make a measurable difference in these key areas, and I am asking for your support.
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