- How can we provide a framework for councillors to deal with the demands of increasing environmental change?
- Nationwide, councils are coming under pressure from organized media campaigns. What can we do to counteract this?
- Do we need a change in the composition of our council? A return to the ward system? Fewer councillors? Something else?
- Wellbeing frameworks and practices provide a way to re-imagine our values to cope with present day challenges.
- What questions can we ask to be sure our councilors understand the goal of balancing goals for economic growth with the wellbeing of people and planet?
- Farmland is under attack in Ontario. How can we find a way to help young people find homes without creating sprawl?
- How can we make sure resident voices are heard when decisions are made on large projects like the Grand Tunk site (theCooper site) or the Krug Factory site?
- Water is a critical problem for many of our neighbouring communities. How do we learn from our neighbours to put in place practical conservation guidelines, and how can we assure these guidelines will be followed?
- Our transportation problems centre on car dependence, gaps in public and accessible transit, limited intercity options, and incomplete support for walking and cycling.
- All of these have heavy impacts on our environment. What kinds of questions will we ask of candidates to assure they will see the importance of these issues?
- Infrastructure is a crucial topic for the environment. Municipalities cause the most emissions, and we own the infrastructure that causes it. The push for growth will only intensify the problem. How do we resolve this?
- Our taxes are among the highest in Ontario, ranking 4th overall. At the same time, much of our infrastructure is outdated. How can we begin a dialogue with the new council to work out an affordable solution?
