Interviews with Steve Filipovic

There is an all candidates meeting hosted by the Fairfield-Gonzales Community Association which will be a good opportunity to meet candidates face to face and grill them a little. They're not doing a formal Q&A thing, so they candidates will just be milling around talking to people, giving you the opportunity to get some of your burning questions answered in person. Details:

Sunday, 2-4 p.m.
Fairfield Community Centre 1330 Fairfield Rd.
Hosted by the Fairfield-Gonzales Community Association
More info at fairfieldcommunity.ca

Moving on, we managed to get a hold of Steve Filipovc via email for some questions. Filipovic is running for the green party in this election, and ran for mayor as an independent in the previous election.

V V: What can we accomplish over the next year?

I will save the city $90 Million by fixing up Johnson Street Bridge for just $8.6 M as November's Focus Magazine has revealed. I will direct the city to investment in affordable housing, promote co-operatives and rent to own opportunities. I will press for viable solutions for our street community, which means camps with facilities for washing and cooking.
 

V V: What is one thing that everyone should know about you?
 

That I would make an excellent city councilor. In that position I will work very hard to solve the problems that face our city. I need your help, I am up against two huge opponents. They are not daunting because they know and speak well on the issues, they don't. They are daunting because they are backed by big money. Victoria’s annual budget has grown from $105 Million in 2001 to almost $200 M for 2010.The two Establishment Powers in Victoria who back every councilor presently sitting spend $60 thousand every election to gain influence on how to spend $600 Million over the next 3 years. Pretty Good Deal Hey?  Is it working for you? Let's make some changes and stand up to big money.

V V: Is there any issue you want to talk about, and what are your thoughts about it?
 

Voter apathy is a big one in Victoria, with only 1 in 4 voting, which is a real shame.
I wonder how different the city would be if every renter voted,  64% of people rent in Victoria.
They could be running the city, instead the city owns them.

Read the full text of Steve Filipovic's interview with Monday Magazine here

Endless thanks to B Channel News for letting us use their fantastic in depth interviews.

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