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As we all are aware, Saskatoon ratepayers will be voting in a civic election in November. There will be a new mayor and maybe three or four open council seats available. Originally, citizens that ran for municipal council seats did so to give service to their community. This was after their day at their regular paid jobs.
Yes, after-hours community service. Today, mayor and council remunerations are of such that this community service has now become a full-time paid job. In the case of Saskatoon, the city has grown, and the importance of the mayor and council commitments has indeed grown into that full-time job.
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It is the right of the voting citizens to know and hear what these current candidates’ commitment is to the city and our residents. We would like to hear all candidates state where their thoughts are on the two biggest issues that will be discussed this election year.
One issue is maintaining the current service to meet the needs of the city and not the wants of some. Please do not get on that proverbial wagon of: “We will lower taxes.” The second issues is the downtown arena and convention centre discussion.
This issue has and still appears to be a personal agenda of some current members of council and the downtown business owners. Candidates for council must address and fix and maintain the needs before the wants. The wants as stated by many of the voters currently are not needs.
Doug Wilson, Saskatoon
Gun in legislature reveals double standard
Suppose the person entering the legislature in combat clothing and carrying a rifle was not Jeremy Harrison. Would that person not be charged with a criminal firearms offence, such as careless transportation? Why, then, do we have a double standard for Mr. Harrison?
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Tim Quigley, Saskatoon
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