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What we asked candidates
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These are the questions we sent candidates for Mayor and Council
- Will you oppose privatization of municipal services and infrastructure, including Public-Private-Partnerships aka P3s? Will you support bringing previously privatized services in-house?
- Will you support your employees and your community by ensuring the municipality employs staff with living wages, full-time hours where desired, job security, and collective bargaining rights?
- Will you oppose attempts from the provincial government to legislate against municipal staff including cuts to the Local Authorities Pension Plan, or restrictions on their right to strike?
- How do you propose your municipality deal with funding shortfalls, cuts, and downloading of responsibilities from federal and provincial governments? Do you favour spending cuts over tax increases?
- Do you support measures such as mask mandates, vaccine “passports”, and vaccine mandates for staff to limit and reduce the spread of COVID-19 in your municipality?
- Do you support measures to reduce municipal reliance on services fees and fares, such as eliminating transit fares?
Responses from Candidates for Council
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COPA received a response from one candidate for Ponoka council
Jackie Haines
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Read Haines' full response here.