I strongly believe that trust is an elected official’s most important qualification.
Citizens must be able to trust their elected officials.
Elections offer the ideal forum to link eventual elected officials and the citizens who elect them.
Now is the ideal time. Election day is May 11.
During elections, we expect candidates to propose ideas that will improve the well-being of citizens and taxpayers.
Citizens expect to discuss with candidates the issues that matter and the way candidates propose to address them.
Candidates are expected to make commitments to citizens, then respect their commitments once elected.
And if they deviate from a commitment, they must justify and explain why to the citizens.
Candidates should not say one thing during a campaign, then do the opposite once elected.
I have served the citizens of Moncton for 13 years as a city councillor. While in office, I always tried to propose ideas and projects and to vote on resolutions that corresponded to what citizens needed. As much as possible, I discussed issues and solutions with citizens. It is a difficult task because time does not allow fulsome discussions on every idea and solutions with all citizens. I tried my best to speak on behalf of ordinary citizens who do not belong to particular vested groups or organizations.
All my ideas and projects, resolutions and votes, were based on one simple question:
“What is the best decision for the entire city, now and in the future?”
I also always asked myself two additional questions before voting: Is this legal? Can we afford it?
Thankfully, most citizens agreed with most of my decisions, but once in a while, some citizens disagreed.
That’s OK. That’s democracy. It's also human nature: no one is perfect, myself included.
If all the citizens agreed on all the issues, there would be no need to elect a city council.
What matters, is that citizens who agreed or disagreed with me had the same reaction:
“We can agree or disagree with you, but we know that you make an informed decision and that you try to ensure our best interests.”
I decided to run again because I want to serve my fellow citizens for another term.
I want to complete some of the projects I started and initiate a few more (see the ‘2026-2030 Commitments’ page).
On May 11, you will vote for several candidates based on their ideas and solutions.
But you will also vote based on your answer to the following fundamental question:
Who do I trust most?