Jane Pittfield For Mayor

Does anyone disagree with the following? Do we really want another 4 years of do nothing Miller.....except of course cave into the unions, protect the rights of waterfront condo owners, island squatters, social in-activists, etc. And let's not forget his putting the city further into debt to the tune of over $1 billion because his election promises that he would get the province and the feds to pony up more money.

And how would life be different with Pitfield as mayor? She would:

Contract out some city services, where appropriate.

Roll back the 9 per cent pay hike council recently gave itself.

Conduct an independent audit of city finances by forensic accountants to find city waste.

Force all departments to justify current programs before adding to their budget.

Enforce a hiring freeze, though no massive layoffs. The city has 62,000 full- and part-time workers for 2.5 million people while the province has 64,000 for four times as many citizens, she says.

Eschew the new taxing powers given the city and not raise taxes on tobacco, entertainment etc. because taxpayers are already burdened.

"To pay for the spending spree, taxpayers have been hit with three consecutive tax increases at rates higher than inflation," she said. Her increases would be at or below inflation, as would salary increases for politicians.

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