Brian Bowman: Yes and no
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: No
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: No
Venkat Machiraju: No
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: Yes
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: No

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: No
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: No
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: No
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: No
Jenny Motkaluk: No
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: Yes
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: No
Umar Hayat: No
Jenny Motkaluk: No
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: Yes

Brian Bowman: Yes
Umar Hayat: Yes
Jenny Motkaluk: Yes
Doug Wilson: Yes
Tim Diack: Yes
Venkat Machiraju: Yes
Don Woodstock: Yes

Kevin Nichols – Completed survey
Ken St. George – Completed survey
Kevin Klein – Did not complete survey
Grant Nordman – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Kevin Nichols: In my platform, I would purchase electric vehicles for City staff and replace/increase the Transit Fleet with electric buses. This would be a start and would be part of a move to be energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Also, promote responsible development in order to preserve as much natural green space as possible.
• Ken St. George: Dedication of funding within municipal budget, as well as accountability of same with our Provincial counterparts, specifically dedicated portions from federal transfer payments from Alberta crude, and dedicated portions from carbon tax if it should be implemented.

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Kevin Nichols: Funding for sustainable green development should be incorporated like any other City department, and work in conjunction with City departments to ensure Winnipeg is on target or exceeding the target of the Climate action plan.
• Ken St. George: Due to the long term planning of the initiative, it is difficult to determine exactly how this will reflect within city budgets. We do need to create sources of revenue to promote this sustainability, which I have announced in my platform. Inter governmental department borrowing must also be stopped. I have proposed a portal of entry fee, to commuters from bedroom communities entering Winnipeg daily, to increase revenue, and promote such an initiative. I have also proposed a reduction and/or exemption of growth/impact fees for new home builds to harness sustainable and renewable energy sources. Accountability of dedicated spending through Provincial and Federal levels will also be imperative.

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Kevin Nichols: My platform contains provisions to increase ridership on Transit, which includes the purchase and increase of the Transit fleet with electric buses, lowering of fares and increased frequency of bus service with increased security for drivers and passengers.
• Ken St. George: Due to the long term planning of the initiative, it is difficult to determine exactly how this will reflect within city budgets. We do need to create sources of revenue to promote this sustainability, which I have announced in my platform. Inter governmental department borrowing must also be stopped. I have proposed a portal of entry fee, to commuters from bedroom communities entering Winnipeg daily, to increase revenue, and promote such an initiative. I have also proposed a reduction and/or exemption of growth/impact fees for new home builds to harness sustainable and renewable energy sources. Accountability of dedicated spending through Provincial and Federal levels will also be imperative.

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Kevin Nichols: Increased funding to cover the extra cost of electric buses, petition the various levels of government to assist with infrastructure necessary to sustain electric buses.
  
• Ken St. George: Transformation to an electric fleet can be achieved, I believe fully in 25 years. Our Transit system is well behind other urban centers in modernization due to funding gaps. As our traditional diesel buses age, we need to replace them with electric ones. Utilize articulated electric buses on established BRTs, and focus on shorter more efficient routes to developing communities. Important to note, nothing can be achieved to improve Transit without safety promotion, to actually retain new drivers, for this is the current issue, and is top priority.
  

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”

QUESTION 8

Will you commit to completing the downtown protected bike lane network?

QUESTION 9

Will you support full funding of the Active Transportation Network – Winter Maintenance Strategy, passed by council on June 21st, 2018, in the 2019 Budget?

QUESTION 10

Will you support city investment in community gardens?

QUESTION 11

Phosphorus from Winnipeg’s water treatment plants is a small portion of the problem faced by Lake Winnipeg. Will you work collaboratively with all relevant jurisdictions and levels of government to protect Lake Winnipeg?

QUESTION 12

Will you enact policies that reduce our city’s consumption of natural gas, specifically in new and retrofitted buildings?

QUESTION 13

How important is it that Winnipeg meets its emission reduction goals, once they are set?

QUESTION 14

Will you advocate for policies to limit suburbanization (urban sprawl)?

If yes, how will these policies be reflected in city budget?

• Kevin Nichols: To increase inner city revitalization and limit urban sprawl, the City could provide incentives to developers who choose to build housing in the inner city.
• Ken St. George: I would like to promote the idea of infill builds, beyond its current capacity. Our immigration laws federally will make development of policy to limit urban sprawl complex and multi-dimensional. We may have to consider an amalgamation of nearby communities in rural municipalities to harmonize sprawl and greenspace.
  

QUESTION 15

Will you promote Indigenous leadership in city planning?

QUESTION 16

Will you build more water fountains in public spaces?

QUESTION 17

How great a priority is it for the city to update its water treatment plants to stop releasing untreated water into our rivers and lakes?

How would you raise revenue to deal with the issue?

• Kevin Nichols: Reduce unwarranted spending by the City on pet projects.
• Ken St. George: As per earlier answer, water and waste is an infrastructure issue. I am aware that the department would likely be sustainable, and working towards improvements, if it were not for inter-department borrowing.
  

QUESTION 18

Will you commit to supporting the development of a greenway and parks master plan?

QUESTION 19

The Parks and Urban Forestry budget has effectively been eliminated over the last decade despite a dedicated 4.8% allocation in the budget. All of this in the face in a battle against Dutch Elm Disease and the impending Emerald Ash Borer. Recognizing the importance of Winnipeg’s tree canopy to the city’s resilience to extreme heat driven by climate change, will you restore funding to ensure proper tree care?

QUESTION 20

Will you advocate for curbside compost pickup?

How would you raise revenue to fund this project?

• Kevin Nichols: I like the idea of curb side compost however, this should not be forced on citizens as many people use home composting as a way to reduce waste. I would like to see the sale of the compost bins for home use continue. I am not in favour of giving everyone a bin and charging them $125 on their tax bill.
• Ken St. George: Would prefer community drop off compost centers, until more education and public engagement is evident to support quantitative data that curbside pickup is feasible and sustainable fiscally.
  

QUESTION 21

Do you support reforming the municipal building code to mandate more sustainable buildings?

QUESTION 22

Do you think there is a litter problem in Winnipeg?

QUESTION 23

Do you support a single-use plastic bag ban for the City of Winnipeg?

QUESTION 24

Many cities worldwide, and many cities larger than Winnipeg, have divested funds to a) support a global transition away from fossil fuels and b) to hedge public funds away from increasingly risky institutional investments. Will you explore the possibility of divesting Winnipeg’s investment holding from the fossil fuel industry?

QUESTION 25

Are you willing to adopt the sustainability principles set out in OurWinnipeg?

QUESTION 26

Are you willing to include green and fair budgeting principles that incorporate polluter pay and mobility pricing for motor vehicles, credits for lower income people, enhancements to a more affordable public transit and active transportation alternatives?

QUESTION 27

Will you work towards making Winnipeg more resilient to climate-related crisis such as flash-floods, prolonged drought and heat waves?

QUESTION 28

Do you support a municipal declaration recognizing citizen’s rights to a healthy environment?

QUESTION 29

What is the level of threat we are facing due to climate change?

QUESTION 30

Globally poor and marginalized communities are least able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Do you recognize socio-economic inequality as an environmental issue?

QUESTION 31

Will you commit to exploring the possibilities for reducing commercial and retail food waste?

QUESTION 32

Will you direct the Public Works Department to create a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth more than $100 Million dollars and put it as a top priority for the next round of funding from the Investing in Canada Plan (or other Federal cost share programs)?

QUESTION 33

If you support the creation of a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth less than $100 million, what level of funding would you support?

QUESTION 34

Given the calls at a Federal level to revisit TransCanada’s cancelled EnergyEast pipeline project, will you oppose it to keep Winnipeg’s water supply safe?

QUESTION 35

Vision Zero began as a Swedish road safety initiative in 1997. It can be summarized in one sentence: No loss of life is acceptable. Human life and health are paramount values and can never be exchanged for other benefits within society. In Canada, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Surrey have adopted Vision Zero or initiated safety plans based on Vision Zero principles. To improve the viability of active transportation, will you support the adoption of a Vision Zero Policy for Winnipeg and push for the creation of a Road Safety Strategy based on Vision Zero principles?

QUESTION 36

The wastewater upgrades for the city of Winnipeg are the most expensive projects ever undertaken, and the health of Lake Winnipeg is at stake. We must be leaders on water protection if we are going to save Lake Winnipeg. The required upgrades for the North End treatment plant haven’t started even though an environmental order was issued for them 15 years ago. Winnipeg is releasing too much water pollution into our rivers and lakes, yet previous city administrators have ducked responsibility to fix the problem.

QUESTION 37

How much of a role can municipal governments play in transitioning to a low-carbon economy?

Josh Brandon – Completed survey
Cindy Gilroy – Completed survey
Miah Sarowar – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Josh Brandon: I work towards a comprehensive climate change action plan with targets and timelines for achieve real reduction in greenhouse gases both on a corporate and community wide level. This should include emission reductions in buildings, landfills and other operations as well as strategic investments in transit and active transportation infrastructure.
• Cindy Gilroy: I am committed to using all aspects of city services to find ways to adapt to climate change including electric buses, city wide composting, green retrofit on city buildings, and investments in active transportation

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Josh Brandon: In developing operating budgets, every department should make an analysis of how its operations will meet the goals set out in the Climate Action Plan.
• Cindy Gilroy: I think that when we produce budgets we have to look at them from a climate lens. We need to provide every opportunity to help the city and citizens to make choices that reflect the dire situation we face.
  

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Josh Brandon: No further response
• Cindy Gilroy: Funding will come from general revenue, property taxes and I see a opportunity to use growth fees to supply needed funding.

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Josh Brandon: Electric buses should be priorities when phasing out old buses or expanding the fleet. The city should establish a pay as you save type reserve fund to fund the additional cost of new electric buses based on saving in fuel and maintenance. 
• Cindy Gilroy: Well I think we need to provide funding for some buses and we have to provide the network to supply the mechanisms to grow it moving forward.

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”

QUESTION 8

Will you commit to completing the downtown protected bike lane network?

QUESTION 9

Will you support full funding of the Active Transportation Network – Winter Maintenance Strategy, passed by council on June 21st, 2018, in the 2019 Budget?

QUESTION 10

Will you support city investment in community gardens?

QUESTION 11

Will you enact policies that reduce our city’s consumption of natural gas, specifically in new and retrofitted buildings?

QUESTION 12

How important is it that Winnipeg meets its emission reduction goals, once they are set?

QUESTION 13

Will you advocate for policies to limit suburbanization (urban sprawl)?

If yes, how will these policies be reflected in city budget?

• Josh Brandon: I support expanded development fees as well as increasing the proportion of automobile infrastructure that is paid through automobile generated fees and taxes.
• Cindy Gilroy: The introduction of the growth fee, development along major corridors, using TIF, density bonuses and inclusionary zoning to promote housing in the inner city.
  

QUESTION 14

Will you promote Indigenous leadership in city planning?

QUESTION 15

Will you build more water fountains in public spaces?

QUESTION 16

How great a priority is it for the city to update its water treatment plants to stop releasing untreated water into our rivers and lakes?

How would you raise revenue to deal with the issue?

• Josh Brandon: Winnipeg should reduce the growing administrative levy that currently removes $30 million from water and waste and dedicate these funds towards improving our water and waste water infrastructure.
• Cindy Gilroy: No further response

QUESTION 17

Will you commit to supporting the development of a greenway and parks master plan?

QUESTION 18

The Parks and Urban Forestry budget has effectively been eliminated over the last decade despite a dedicated 4.8% allocation in the budget. All of this in the face in a battle against Dutch Elm Disease and the impending Emerald Ash Borer. Recognizing the importance of Winnipeg’s tree canopy to the city’s resilience to extreme heat driven by climate change, will you restore funding to ensure proper tree care?

QUESTION 19

Will you advocate for curbside compost pickup?

How would you raise revenue to fund this project?

• Josh Brandon: Compost collection should be paid through general revenue, rather than through a regressive fee on water bills. 
• Cindy Gilroy: No further response

QUESTION 20

Do you support reforming the municipal building code to mandate more sustainable buildings?

QUESTION 21

Do you think there is a litter problem in Winnipeg?

QUESTION 22

Do you support a single-use plastic bag ban for the City of Winnipeg?

QUESTION 23

Many cities worldwide, and many cities larger than Winnipeg, have divested funds to a) support a global transition away from fossil fuels and b) to hedge public funds away from increasingly risky institutional investments. Will you explore the possibility of divesting Winnipeg’s investment holding from the fossil fuel industry?

QUESTION 24

Are you willing to adopt the sustainability principles set out in OurWinnipeg?

QUESTION 25

Are you willing to include green and fair budgeting principles that incorporate polluter pay and mobility pricing for motor vehicles, credits for lower income people, enhancements to a more affordable public transit and active transportation alternatives?

QUESTION 26

Will you work towards making Winnipeg more resilient to climate-related crisis such as flash-floods, prolonged drought and heat waves?

QUESTION 27

Do you support a municipal declaration recognizing citizen’s rights to a healthy environment?

QUESTION 28

What is the level of threat we are facing due to climate change?

QUESTION 29

Globally poor and marginalized communities are least able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Do you recognize socio-economic inequality as an environmental issue?

QUESTION 30

Will you direct the Public Works Department to create a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth more than $100 Million dollars and put it as a top priority for the next found of funding from the Investing in Canada Plan (or other Federal cost share programs)?

QUESTION 31

If you support the creation of a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth less than $100 million, what level of funding would you support?

QUESTION 32

Given the calls at a Federal level to revisit TransCanada’s cancelled EnergyEast pipeline project, will you oppose it to keep Winnipeg’s water supply safe?

QUESTION 33

Vision Zero began as a Swedish road safety initiative in 1997. It can be summarized in one sentence: No loss of life is acceptable. Human life and health are paramount values and can never be exchanged for other benefits within society. In Canada, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Surrey have adopted Vision Zero or initiated safety plans based on Vision Zero principles. To improve the viability of active transportation, will you support the adoption of a Vision Zero Policy for Winnipeg and push for the creation of a Road Safety Strategy based on Vision Zero principles?

QUESTION 34

The wastewater upgrades for the city of Winnipeg are the most expensive projects ever undertaken, and the health of Lake Winnipeg is at stake. We must be leaders on water protection if we are going to save Lake Winnipeg. The required upgrades for the North End treatment plant haven’t started even though an environmental order was issued for them 15 years ago. Winnipeg is releasing too much water pollution into our rivers and lakes, yet previous city administrators have ducked responsibility to fix the problem.

QUESTION 35

How much of a role can municipal governments play in transitioning to a low-carbon economy?

Robb Massey – Completed survey
Jason Schreyer – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Robb Massey:  By setting a priority on effective and affordable transit we can reduce the need for families to use personal vehicles. In line with this is ensuring that Rapid Transit serves the high density neighbourhoods like Chalmers and the businesses on Nairn Avenue.I would also ensure that we continue to plan major road works to account for active transportation in the planning process and not as an afterthought.

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Robb Massey: Ensuring that we continue to protect and sustain our urban forest.Priority on projects that increase the walkability of our own neighbourhoods. This starts with safety. When we can feel safe to walk our streets again we will have more opportunities and desire to sustain the natural beauty we live with in. Other priorities include beautification, active transportation and home renovation incentives.Access to better food is a critical need in Elmwood-EK. I will support implementation of a City of Winnipeg Agricultural and Food Strategy.
  

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Robb Massey: I support the choice that families make to live near downtown and would like to have fewer personal vehicles (or none). Rather than frustrating car drivers, I support the increased effectiveness and affordability of transit and other alternative forms of transportation.Funding for this could come from Research & Development. Rather than getting wifi on buses, we could increase frequency at times that allow shift workers to also rely on transit.
  

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Robb Massey: I would need to see how we could do this in a financially sustainable manner. It makes sense to grow our environmental sustainability in a way that does not make transit unaffordable for those who need it now.I do not oppose electrified transit, but I would prioritize effective and affordable transit.
  

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”

QUESTION 8

Will you commit to completing the downtown protected bike lane network?

QUESTION 9

Will you support full funding of the Active Transportation Network – Winter Maintenance Strategy, passed by council on June 21st, 2018, in the 2019 Budget?

QUESTION 10

Will you support city investment in community gardens?

QUESTION 11

Phosphorus from Winnipeg’s water treatment plant is a small portion of the problem faced by Lake Winnipeg. Will you work collaboratively with all relevant jurisdictions and levels of government to protect Lake Winnipeg?

QUESTION 12

Will you enact policies that reduce our city’s consumption of natural gas specifically in new and retrofitted buildings?

QUESTION 13

How important is it that Winnipeg meets its emission reduction goals, once they are set?

QUESTION 14

Will you advocate for policies to limit suburbanization (urban sprawl)?

If yes, how will these policies be reflected in city budget?

• Robb Massey: I strongly believe that we need a strong core which includes investing in our mature neighbourhoods (like much of Elmwood-EK). This includes incentives for renovations done by home owners, ensuring that infill housing is improving our neighbourhoods and improving the walkability of mature neighbourhoods.Healthy mature neighbourhoods is key to sustainable growth into the suburbs. Unhealthy mature neighbourhoods threatens the sustainability of Winnipeg’s growth. 

QUESTION 15

Will you promote Indigenous leadership in city planning?

QUESTION 16

Will you build more water fountains in public spaces?

QUESTION 17

How great a priority is it for the city to update its water treatment plants to stop releasing untreated water into our rivers and lakes?

How would you raise revenue to deal with the issue?

• Robb Massey: I would ensure that sewer and water revenue is used for this purpose. 

QUESTION 18

Will you commit to supporting the development of a greenway and parks master plan?

QUESTION 19

The Parks and Urban Forestry budget has effectively been eliminated over the last decade despite a dedicated 4.8% allocation in the budget. All of this in the face in a battle against Dutch Elm Disease and the impending Emerald Ash Borer. Recognizing the importance of Winnipeg’s tree canopy to the city’s resilience to extreme heat driven by climate change, will you restore funding to ensure proper tree care?

QUESTION 20

Will you advocate for curbside compost pickup?

How would you raise revenue to fund this project?

• Robb Massey: No further response

QUESTION 21

Do you support reforming the municipal building code to mandate more sustainable buildings?

QUESTION 22

Do you think there is a litter problem in Winnipeg?

QUESTION 23

Do you support a single-use plastic bag ban for the City of Winnipeg?

QUESTION 24

Many cities worldwide, and many cities larger than Winnipeg, have divested funds to a) support a global transition away from fossil fuels and b) to hedge public funds away from increasingly risky institutional investments. Will you explore the possibility of divesting Winnipeg’s investment holding from the fossil fuel industry?

QUESTION 25

Are you willing to adopt the sustainability principles set out in OurWinnipeg?

QUESTION 26

Are you willing to include green and fair budgeting principles that incorporate polluter pay and mobility pricing for motor vehicles, credits for lower income people, enhancements to a more affordable public transit and active transportation alternatives?

QUESTION 27

Will you work towards making Winnipeg more resilient to climate-related crisis such as flash-floods, prolonged drought and heat waves?

QUESTION 28

Do you support a municipal declaration recognizing citizen’s rights to a healthy environment?

QUESTION 29

What is the level of threat we are facing due to climate change?

QUESTION 30

Globally poor and marginalized communities are least able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Do you recognize socio-economic inequality as an environmental issue?

QUESTION 31

Will you commit to exploring possibilities for reducing commercial and retail food waste?

QUESTION 32

Will you direct the Public Works Department to create a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth more than $100 Million dollars and put it as a top priority for the next found of funding from the Investing in Canada Plan (or other Federal cost share programs)?

QUESTION 33

If you support the creation of a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth less than $100 million, what level of funding would you support?

QUESTION 34

Given the calls at a Federal level to revisit TransCanada’s cancelled EnergyEast pipeline project, will you oppose it to keep Winnipeg’s water supply safe?

QUESTION 35

Vision Zero began as a Swedish road safety initiative in 1997. It can be summarized in one sentence: No loss of life is acceptable. Human life and health are paramount values and can never be exchanged for other benefits within society. In Canada, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Surrey have adopted Vision Zero or initiated safety plans based on Vision Zero principles. To improve the viability of active transportation, will you support the adoption of a Vision Zero Policy for Winnipeg and push for the creation of a Road Safety Strategy based on Vision Zero principles?

QUESTION 36

The wastewater upgrades for the city of Winnipeg are the most expensive projects ever undertaken, and the health of Lake Winnipeg is at stake. We must be leaders on water protection if we are going to save Lake Winnipeg. The required upgrades for the North End treatment plant haven’t started even though an environmental order was issued for them 15 years ago. Winnipeg is releasing too much water pollution into our rivers and lakes, yet previous city administrators have ducked responsibility to fix the problem.

QUESTION 37

How much of a role can municipal governments play in transitioning to a low-carbon economy?

Ross Eadie – Completed survey
Michael Wiens – Did not complete survey
Greg Littlejohn – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Robb Massey:  In the last term, Councillor Wyatt and I moved a motion to establish a city entity to install solar power facilties on our old dump sites and other open space that is undevelopable. Bowman shut it down. The investment the city made in such an entity would create jobs while supply the city with cleaner energy. Since elected in 2010, I have continually asked Winnipeg Transit why we are not investing in New Flyer’s battery electric buses. The time for studying the “20” bus route is over. Let us get on with the investments required for our wheel moving buses. We can promote electric vehicles by investing in quick charge stations which are not being invested in by the private sector. The city must move into commercial and industrial compost collection.

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Ross Eadie: I put indifferent for a couple of reasons: how reductions in green house gases gets paid for is veery important, and will this office actually listen to me. Working with an office is a two way commitment for each councillor along with all of us as a Council, not just mayor.
  
  

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Ross Eadie: Not the question I am going to answer here. the question is will I support efforts to get more electric powered behicles on the road. In today’s society and family life, one and a family needs a motor vehicle. I’m not riding a tandom bike to get my kid to a hockey practice or game. Nor can one find a bus route that will serve instead. Couldn’t do it for my boys playing soccer. You need to change the foot print of Winnipeg, and the likelihood of that happening is not on. If you can change the dream of life in Winnipeg, you can have success. However, there is a diversity in expectations of life.

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Ross Eadie: We need to build a new north transit garage somewhere on the east side of the city and move out of the way for a north district police station. Capital budgets exist for at least the police station. North transit garage is in need of replacement, but Winnipeg Transit has not budgeted for it in their capital program. I will push for such a thing. The new garage will have the facilities to charge these buses. I will work with others who support the electric buses to find funding from other levels of government besides fitting something into the city’s budget.
  
  

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”

QUESTION 8

Will you commit to completing the downtown protected bike lane network?

QUESTION 9

Will you support full funding of the Active Transportation Network – Winter Maintenance Strategy, passed by council on June 21st, 2018, in the 2019 Budget?

QUESTION 10

Will you support city investment in community gardens?

QUESTION 11

Phosphorus from Winnipeg’s water treatment plant is a small portion of the problem faced by Lake Winnipeg. Will you work collaboratively with all relevant jurisdictions and levels of government to protect Lake Winnipeg?

QUESTION 12

Will you enact policies that reduce our city’s consumption of natural gas specifically in new and retrofitted buildings?

QUESTION 13

How important is it that Winnipeg meets its emission reduction goals, once they are set?

QUESTION 14

Will you advocate for policies to limit suburbanization (urban sprawl)?

If yes, how will these policies be reflected in city budget?

• Ross Eadie: There will always be a requirement for urban and suburban homes because of the expectations of a diverse city.

QUESTION 15

Will you promote Indigenous leadership in city planning?

QUESTION 16

Will you build more water fountains in public spaces?

QUESTION 17

How great a priority is it for the city to update its water treatment plants to stop releasing untreated water into our rivers and lakes?

How would you raise revenue to deal with the issue?

• Ross Eadie: No further comment

QUESTION 18

Will you commit to supporting the development of a greenway and parks master plan?

QUESTION 19

The Parks and Urban Forestry budget has effectively been eliminated over the last decade despite a dedicated 4.8% allocation in the budget. All of this in the face in a battle against Dutch Elm Disease and the impending Emerald Ash Borer. Recognizing the importance of Winnipeg’s tree canopy to the city’s resilience to extreme heat driven by climate change, will you restore funding to ensure proper tree care?

QUESTION 20

Will you advocate for curbside compost pickup?

How would you raise revenue to fund this project?

• Ross Eadie: in a progressive way. Not they way it was proposed before I moved a motion to prevent a fixed charge on every household. The review of our solid waste plan was the result of my motion. There is an ability to make the funding progressive through the utilization of two huge city databases which Is too detailed for me to do on this survey which already took longer than I have.

QUESTION 21

Do you support reforming the municipal building code to mandate more sustainable buildings?

QUESTION 22

Do you think there is a litter problem in Winnipeg?

QUESTION 23

Do you support a single-use plastic bag ban for the City of Winnipeg?

QUESTION 24

Many cities worldwide, and many cities larger than Winnipeg, have divested funds to a) support a global transition away from fossil fuels and b) to hedge public funds away from increasingly risky institutional investments. Will you explore the possibility of divesting Winnipeg’s investment holding from the fossil fuel industry?

QUESTION 25

Are you willing to adopt the sustainability principles set out in OurWinnipeg?

QUESTION 26

Are you willing to include green and fair budgeting principles that incorporate polluter pay and mobility pricing for motor vehicles, credits for lower income people, enhancements to a more affordable public transit and active transportation alternatives?

QUESTION 27

Will you work towards making Winnipeg more resilient to climate-related crisis such as flash-floods, prolonged drought and heat waves?

QUESTION 28

Do you support a municipal declaration recognizing citizen’s rights to a healthy environment?

QUESTION 29

What is the level of threat we are facing due to climate change?

QUESTION 30

Globally poor and marginalized communities are least able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Do you recognize socio-economic inequality as an environmental issue?

QUESTION 31

Will you commit to exploring possibilities for reducing commercial and retail food waste?

QUESTION 32

Will you direct the Public Works Department to create a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth more than $100 Million dollars and put it as a top priority for the next found of funding from the Investing in Canada Plan (or other Federal cost share programs)?

QUESTION 33

If you support the creation of a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth less than $100 million, what level of funding would you support?

QUESTION 34

Given the calls at a Federal level to revisit TransCanada’s cancelled EnergyEast pipeline project, will you oppose it to keep Winnipeg’s water supply safe?

QUESTION 35

Vision Zero began as a Swedish road safety initiative in 1997. It can be summarized in one sentence: No loss of life is acceptable. Human life and health are paramount values and can never be exchanged for other benefits within society. In Canada, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Surrey have adopted Vision Zero or initiated safety plans based on Vision Zero principles. To improve the viability of active transportation, will you support the adoption of a Vision Zero Policy for Winnipeg and push for the creation of a Road Safety Strategy based on Vision Zero principles?

QUESTION 36

The wastewater upgrades for the city of Winnipeg are the most expensive projects ever undertaken, and the health of Lake Winnipeg is at stake. We must be leaders on water protection if we are going to save Lake Winnipeg. The required upgrades for the North End treatment plant haven’t started even though an environmental order was issued for them 15 years ago. Winnipeg is releasing too much water pollution into our rivers and lakes, yet previous city administrators have ducked responsibility to fix the problem.

QUESTION 37

How much of a role can municipal governments play in transitioning to a low-carbon economy?

Andrew Podolecki – Completed survey
Jeff Browaty – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Andrew Podolecki: 
  • Electrifying our transit fleet at replace rate as a minimum.
  • Continue increasing our active transportation budget to ensure winnipeggers have multiple modes of transport that are green.

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Andrew Podolecki: No further response
  
  

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Andrew Podolecki: No further response

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Andrew Podolecki: No further response
  
  

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”

QUESTION 8

Will you commit to completing the downtown protected bike lane network?

QUESTION 9

Will you support full funding of the Active Transportation Network – Winter Maintenance Strategy, passed by council on June 21st, 2018, in the 2019 Budget?

QUESTION 10

Will you support city investment in community gardens?

QUESTION 11

Phosphorus from Winnipeg’s water treatment plant is a small portion of the problem faced by Lake Winnipeg. Will you work collaboratively with all relevant jurisdictions and levels of government to protect Lake Winnipeg?

QUESTION 12

Will you enact policies that reduce our city’s consumption of natural gas specifically in new and retrofitted buildings?

QUESTION 13

How important is it that Winnipeg meets its emission reduction goals, once they are set?

QUESTION 14

Will you advocate for policies to limit suburbanization (urban sprawl)?

If yes, how will these policies be reflected in city budget?

• Andrew Podolecki: By re-writing zoning laws to encourage urban development and re-development. Use proven ideas that we see in other cities like Portland, Oregon to promote development diversity and urbanization.Use TIFs to help encourage residential and density development within the urban core.Encourage more TODs around Rapid Transit corridors.Explore the idea of tolls and suburban designed growth fees, and change neighbourhood planning to encourage more walkable, transit friendly neighbourhoods. 

QUESTION 15

Will you promote Indigenous leadership in city planning?

QUESTION 16

Will you build more water fountains in public spaces?

QUESTION 17

How great a priority is it for the city to update its water treatment plants to stop releasing untreated water into our rivers and lakes?

How would you raise revenue to deal with the issue?

• Andrew Podolecki: Stop the city from raiding the Water & Sewage budget, use the revenues raised from Water Bills to actually upkeep and expand our services as originally intended.

QUESTION 18

Will you commit to supporting the development of a greenway and parks master plan?

QUESTION 19

The Parks and Urban Forestry budget has effectively been eliminated over the last decade despite a dedicated 4.8% allocation in the budget. All of this in the face in a battle against Dutch Elm Disease and the impending Emerald Ash Borer. Recognizing the importance of Winnipeg’s tree canopy to the city’s resilience to extreme heat driven by climate change, will you restore funding to ensure proper tree care?

QUESTION 20

Will you advocate for curbside compost pickup?

How would you raise revenue to fund this project?

• Andrew Podolecki: through property-taxes and possible bottle deposit fee program similar to that used in Quebec.

QUESTION 21

Do you support reforming the municipal building code to mandate more sustainable buildings?

QUESTION 22

Do you think there is a litter problem in Winnipeg?

QUESTION 23

Do you support a single-use plastic bag ban for the City of Winnipeg?

QUESTION 24

Many cities worldwide, and many cities larger than Winnipeg, have divested funds to a) support a global transition away from fossil fuels and b) to hedge public funds away from increasingly risky institutional investments. Will you explore the possibility of divesting Winnipeg’s investment holding from the fossil fuel industry?

QUESTION 25

Are you willing to adopt the sustainability principles set out in OurWinnipeg?

QUESTION 26

Are you willing to include green and fair budgeting principles that incorporate polluter pay and mobility pricing for motor vehicles, credits for lower income people, enhancements to a more affordable public transit and active transportation alternatives?

QUESTION 27

Will you work towards making Winnipeg more resilient to climate-related crisis such as flash-floods, prolonged drought and heat waves?

QUESTION 28

Do you support a municipal declaration recognizing citizen’s rights to a healthy environment?

QUESTION 29

What is the level of threat we are facing due to climate change?

QUESTION 30

Globally poor and marginalized communities are least able to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Do you recognize socio-economic inequality as an environmental issue?

QUESTION 31

Will you commit to exploring possibilities for reducing commercial and retail food waste?

QUESTION 32

Will you direct the Public Works Department to create a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth more than $100 Million dollars and put it as a top priority for the next found of funding from the Investing in Canada Plan (or other Federal cost share programs)?

QUESTION 33

If you support the creation of a package of walking and cycling infrastructure priority projects worth less than $100 million, what level of funding would you support?

QUESTION 34

Given the calls at a Federal level to revisit TransCanada’s cancelled EnergyEast pipeline project, will you oppose it to keep Winnipeg’s water supply safe?

QUESTION 35

Vision Zero began as a Swedish road safety initiative in 1997. It can be summarized in one sentence: No loss of life is acceptable. Human life and health are paramount values and can never be exchanged for other benefits within society. In Canada, Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Surrey have adopted Vision Zero or initiated safety plans based on Vision Zero principles. To improve the viability of active transportation, will you support the adoption of a Vision Zero Policy for Winnipeg and push for the creation of a Road Safety Strategy based on Vision Zero principles?

QUESTION 36

The wastewater upgrades for the city of Winnipeg are the most expensive projects ever undertaken, and the health of Lake Winnipeg is at stake. We must be leaders on water protection if we are going to save Lake Winnipeg. The required upgrades for the North End treatment plant haven’t started even though an environmental order was issued for them 15 years ago. Winnipeg is releasing too much water pollution into our rivers and lakes, yet previous city administrators have ducked responsibility to fix the problem.

QUESTION 37

How much of a role can municipal governments play in transitioning to a low-carbon economy?

Brad Gross – Completed survey
Devi Sharma – Did not complete survey
Kaur Sidhu – Did not complete survey

QUESTION 1

Should the City of Winnipeg demonstrate leadership in protecting the environment, reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change?

How will your commitment be reflected in the operating and/or capital budgets?

• Brad Gross: common sense
  

QUESTION 2

How important do you think public transit will be to Winnipeg’s ability to meet the 2030 and 2050 emissions targets set out in Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

QUESTION 3

Will you work with the Office of Sustainability to ensure the adoption and implementation of the new Winnipeg’s Climate Action Plan?

How will this be reflected in city budgets?

• Brad Gross: No further response
  
  

QUESTION 4

Will you support policies and funding that will reduce the number of cars on the road?

If so, where will the funding come from?

• Brad Gross: No further response

QUESTION 5

Are you committed to the reestablishment of electrified transit in Winnipeg?

If so, how will such a commitment be reflected in city budgets?

• Brad Gross: No further response
  
  

QUESTION 6

Will you advocate for fully subsidized public transit?

QUESTION 7

Do you agree with the following statement? “Increasing transit ridership can contribute to a reduction of other municipal expenditures.”