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Concerns about development are visible across Lincoln Heights. On this website, I plan to write about some of my experiences and the contacts I make as I campaign up to the election date on October 26, 2026. Today, for example, I got a call from a gentleman asking me to confirm if I am actually running to represent Ward Five. I confirmed that I was. It seems that he and a group of his friends are looking for a candidate they can stand behind, endorse and assist with the campa

"I felt compelled to make my voice heard and to stand up for the principle of local democracy." I had not planned to run for Waterloo City Council. For many years, I have been interested in local government and have participated in civic life wherever I have lived, but seeking elected office was not part of my immediate plans. What changed my mind was witnessing an increasing pattern of provincial intrusion into local democratic institutions. I watched with growing concern as

When I first campaigned for City Council in Waterloo in 2006, my theme was Smart Growth. One of my main concerns was the rapid depletion of our groundwater supply and the dangers posed to our aquifers with the proposed developments in areas now called the Boardwalk. I lost that campaign to an incumbent, and I think my message largely fell on deaf ears. Regionally, we have developed a philosophy of economic development at the cost of sustainability. Please don't get me wrong,