This is our home, we live here

Published by Karim | Filed under Uncategorized

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I know I’m a day late, but it’s still worth saying.

We’re past the half-way point in the electoral campaign - only 19 days till the big day! I’ve been keeping quite busy, attending neighborhood meetings and going door-to-door to meet my constituents. My exchanges with the residents of Peter-McGill have been very useful and have allowed me to hear some new ideas for our neighbourhood. I say “our” because it IS ours; I live in my district too.

People often ask me why I do it; why do I seek public office? Aside from the fact that I enjoy the role and duties associated with public service, there is also a selfish reason; I live here. I live here with my wife and my daughter, and I want them to live in a safe and prosperous neighbourhood. I don’t want to have to worry about them when they go to the park; I don’t want to have to be nervous when we walk down the street. We enjoy our urban lifestyle and if I need to be more active in public life to ensure that we continue to enjoy our downtown neighborhood, then that’s what I’m going to do!

Living and working within my district helps me understand the daily challenges we all contend with. I am deeply concerned when residents on Chomedy St. complain that they don’t feel safe walking home, even during the day; not only because I am their Municipal Councillor, but because I am a father, a husband and a neighbor, and because the people I care about also walk down that street.

It also helps to have a vested interest in the area that I represent, in fact, it should be required. The problems in my district don’t disappear when I go home. If I lived in another part of the Borough, or the City for that matter (as is currently permitted), I could easily leave my Peter-McGill issues behind at the end if the day.

Finally, and very simply, I am seeking re-election because I feel that there is still a lot work to be done and I do not want to put the future of my district into the hands of any of my potential replacements.

Simply put, I just don’t trust anyone else to get it done!

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