Ottawa Citizen reporter Natasha Baldin joined the Green Party’s candidates as we watched the election results live at the Riverside Pub.
“When people think Green, they think of the environment, and if you ask people what their priorities are right now, they will say the economy or trade or immigration is on their mind, but not the environment,” said Ottawa West-Nepean Green candidate Prashanta Dhakal.
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The Ottawa Citizen has compiled questions and responses from readers in and candidates for Ottawa West-Nepean. Prashanta’s responses have been included in the article. Please read below.
We do have issues with not being able to build homes quickly enough. We have regulatory hurdles and we have policies that make a lot of mom-and-pop landlords not want to be landlords. That’s part of the problem, but a bigger part of the problem was that our population growth grew too quickly. And it was completely in our hands because that population growth came from immigration. Immigration is good. I’m a first-generation immigrant myself, but it has to be controlled. It has to be at a sustainable level.
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Reporter Delaney Smith has written a summary of the Ottawa West-Nepean All Candidates’ Debate from April 8 at Ben Franklin Place.
Dhakal agreed on the need for federal support [to municipalities[ but urged a more strategic approach.
“We need conditions attached to that funding,” Dhakal said. “We shouldn’t encourage urban sprawl. We should focus on cities that prioritize public transit.”
Please read the summary below:
Rogers Television has made their Ottawa West-Nepean debate available on YouTube.
What the tariffs will do is divert the flow of goods and services within [Canada] rather than between [Canada and the US]. And that’s ok; if that’s what Trump wants to do, that’s what Trump will do. We have to be able to build a resilient economy, we have to reduce the trade barriers, we have to centralize regulations where possible, and we have to build local supply chains so that we can stand in the face of bullies like Trump.
A campaign is all about bringing people, ideas, and hard work together to create something that is otherwise intangible without its ingredients.
We were out today with volunteers to set up the first of many Green Party signs to tell people that there is a green choice in this election! This is a lot of work, so we’re very grateful for volunteers taking their time and energy to help Ottawa West-Nepean make informed decisions in the upcoming election.
