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MUNICIPAL ELECTION

One of the biggest challenges for

voters in a civic election, especially
one with a record number of
council candidates, is determining
just where candidates stand on
various local issues.

ALLCANDIDATES
DEBATE
Friday, Nov. 7
Richmond
Cultural Centre at
7 p.m.

= Yes
= No
= No response

Henry Yao
Dave Semple
Alexa Loo
Malcolm Brodie
Garry Yuill

To that end, the Richmond News

asked all 34 council and mayoral
candidates to answer yes or
no to 20 questions we posed
regarding everything from taxes, to
development, to wages.
Here are their responses. Green
indicates yes; red indicates no.

Harold Steves
Carol Day
Janos Bergman
Patrick Saunders
Andy Hobbs

We also understand that a yes

or no answer cannot always do
an issue justice. At tonights
all-candidates meeting, hosted
by the News, we have invited the
candidates to take two minutes
to expand on one or two of the
questions.
Following that, the floor will be
open to audience members who
will be given 30 seconds to ask a
question directed at any candidate.
Three other candidates will also
be given one minute to answer the
same question.
For those who cant be there in
person, we intend to stream the
event live. We will also post the
candidates expanded answers on
our website following the meeting.

Linda McPhail
Jennifer Huang
Richard Lee
Kristian von Schalburg
Laura Nastasa
Bill McNulty
Derek Dang
Michael Wolfe
Jerome Dickey
Adil Awan
Ken Johnston

1. Should the city open and fully fund a homeless

Mayoral and city

council hopefuls
were asked by
the News for a
yes or no answer
to questions
that affect the
everyday lives of
Richmondites

shelter?
2. Should the city pay for its own community
shuttles?
3. Would you support removing car lanes for bike
lanes, in some instances?
4. Under any circumstances should Onnis Imperial
Landing be rezoned for some commercial retail?
5. Should the city mandate solar panels on
developments?
6. Would you pursue a lawsuit, against city staff
advice, against the province over the jet fuel facility
consultation process?
7. Would you support a gay pride parade?
8. Should media have direct phone access to city
managers?
9. Would you hire an independent ombudsperson
for resident complaints?
10. Would you pay an extra $18 million for a 50metre pool at Minoru?
11. Should development amenity fees be higher?
12. Would you use annual casino revenues for onetime cash refunds to taxpayers?
13. Would you be open to privatizing some existing
city services?
14. Should the city continue raising taxes an extra
one per cent per year to fund reserves?
15. Would you reduce current services to lower
taxes?
16. Does the city need to raise its police budget?
17. Would you enact a sign bylaw requiring English/
French, following public consultation that finds
community support for one?
18. Would you put a 4 year moratorium on council
wages?
19. Would you lobby for road pricing in Metro
Vancouver?
20. Would you lobby for bridge tolls in Metro
Vancouver?

20 questions for 34 candidates