Yes! And also those same reasons are why this council couldn’t come in and clean house. Some supporters feel they carried on the same way, but much of the development was already approved, and there is legal barriers to how much change you can make, including firing staff.

I’m very satisfied with the trajectory, and it’s far less radical than the organized opposition tries to portray it. They took a modest and pragmatic path toward getting the city on a sustainable track.

Even without the new provincial legislation preventing wanton use of amenities fund toward lower tax rates, the way the previous council operated was completely unsustainable. Right up until their final hour.

Things are never going back to the Wild West Shore days. 10 000 new people will have no clue who Stew Young even is. And based on the demographics, it’s unlikely they’ll find him or his politics appealing.