Better Communication

More newsletters, more town halls, more information, more often.

Frustrated because there’s road works or rezoning applications going on in your neighbourhood and you didn’t know about it? You’re not alone. I’ve heard from residents and business owners who are confused because they’re not getting the information they need. Every resident and business owner in Kitchener deserves to know what’s going on in our city. If I’m elected, I’ll work to ensure you get more information from city hall.

Building communities together

At nearly every door I’ve been visiting, I’ve heard your frustration: you, like me, feel that city hall isn’t listening when you have concerns.

You deserve to have input in what your community looks like. The City of Kitchener needs to do more to make sure residents are consulted for every major building project happening in their neighbourhood. I’m committing to increasing the standards we use to notify the community of applications for zoning changes and building permits, increasing the number of town halls, and really listening to residents about what is acceptable in their community.

City hall says it’s doing what the law requires; notifying residents of new construction or re-zoning applications within 120 metres of the proposed site, but that’s not good enough. We all know that communities don’t stop working together or living together at the 120 metre mark. If I’m elected, I will advocate for a standard of notifications about projects that include real distances that encompass all of an affected community. I’ll lobby for extended deadlines for comment, to give residents enough time to voice their concerns and ask their questions. I’ll ensure city staff answers questions throughly, fairly and accurately. No more non-answers on projects that will affect your community or your business.

Less waste of tax payer dollars and giving your money back to you

Ensuring Kitchener thrives means spending less on things like salary increases for city councillors, useless law suits, and unnecessary police overtime and more on the things that matter to you.

In April 2026, Kitchener city councillors voted to increase their pay from $62,385 to $68,803, for what is still considered a part-time role, according to CityNews. That’s more for a part-time job than many of our neighbours make at their full-time jobs, or even at two jobs. I’m committing to ensuring I give that increase back to tax payers, and will put forward a motion to decrease my salary by 10% – that’s $6,800 a year – from day one.

I want to ensure your money is going to things you can really use. Let’s plan better for things like snow removal, a yearly event that is consistently over budget, and stop wasting money on legal fees, and start spending those funds on things you need, like improvements to transit, more housing subsidies, or even, putting that money back in your pocket.

Affordable housing and better transit for everyone

We’re in a housing crisis. City hall would have you believe the answer is to build, baby, build; but our problem isn’t with availability, it’s with affordability. I want to ensure we’re creating housing that’s affordable for everyone.

Rent is too high, shelters are full, and the wait list for subsidized housing in Waterloo Region can be as much as 8 years. That’s 8 years too long. I’m committed to working with regional councillors, city staff and local organizations to finding a faster, more affordable solution to the affordable housing crisis. We’ll increase beds in shelters, work to shorten the wait times for subsidized units, and ensure that new units being built are truly affordable units.

If even one person doesn’t have a roof over their heads, it’s up to all of us to help combat the problem and ensure everyone has a place to call home.

Community Gardens and access to green spaces

We need shared spaces for growing together. I want to ensure more money is spent on parks, community gardens and other green and third-party spaces for you and your family to enjoy.