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Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris unveiled more information regarding his platform ahead of the city’s civic election on Nov. 9.
Norris spoke with media in Rochdale Park, unveiling plans such as shelving the new downtown library, seeking a chief medical advisor for the mayor’s office, as well as possibly cutting salaries in the mayor’s office.
“Saskatoon has a key role to play with all the expertise we possess,” Norris said. “As people give the election more attention over the coming weeks, we want to earn their trust.”
A big topic that stood out in Norris’ announcement is that he would want a medical advisor to be available for the mayor’s office.
“I think it’s essential that the mayor and the city of Saskatoon have access to world-class expertise. It’s not in any way to criticize any of the advice that has been garnered or given provincially, it’s simply to say it’s time to be formalized,” Norris said. “I see this as being crucial, the number of questions will continue to grow in the coming weeks. I want to see the city of Saskatoon draw on the world-class expertise that we have right here, I want to see that our public policy decisions that are being made right now are being seen through the lens of COVID-19’s impact on Saskatoon.”
“This is about spending a few hours a week helping the mayor and council undertake the work that is necessary and make the decisions that are necessary.”
Norris also denounced the idea of a downtown Saskatoon library.
“It’s now coming in at $134 million dollars, that’s based on $67.5 million dollars of debt financing from the working families of Saskatoon. We are now seeing a range of candidates, especially those vying to be councillors lining up in opposition to this project,” Norris said.
Norris also added that he would be willing to cut salaries in his own office.
“We could reduce the mayor’s salary, the chief of staff salary, the communications budget for the mayor’s office,” Norris said. “We would also look at capping property taxes at one per cent.”
“We have to roll up our sleeves and get to work.”