![]() Kirton, a Métis man, was also asked about the amount of representation among 2020 candidates. "I remember when I was still in high school back home, we had a certain subject we discussed who's in power, who are these governments taking care of us? What do they do? Bringing this discussion inside the classroom and making the student know who's taking care of them is something that's very important." 'People will push themselves not to run' (Janine Lazaro)Įducation in the classroom stressing the importance of running for office and the role of municipal government might help spur more interest in local politics, she said. Ward 3 candidate Janine Lazaro, a Canadian citizen of Filipino descent, said municipal politics needs to be part of people's education. "As a person from a minority group, I understand the importance of integrating discussion of race into policy development that would meet the needs of our community," Lazaro said. Lazaro, a health-care worker, said she's taking the two weeks leading to the election off from work for the final leg of her campaign. ![]() Ward 3, covering nine neighbourhoods in Saskatoon's west end, features the most diverse set of contenders.Įight people are running in the ward, including three who are BIPOC: Janine Lazaro, a Canadian of Filipino descent, and Chris Sicotte and David Kirton - both Métis men. The cost of running a campaign also discourages diverse candidates from running, Paulsen said, adding that maybe funding needs to be made available "to even that playing field a little bit." Health worker taking time off from work to campaign Paulsen said women may not have put their name forward because "a lot of women don't feel or enjoy the same support that male candidates get." 'I'm a strong advocate of you can be what you can see,' former city councillor Tiffany Paulsen says. "If we don't have a council that is reflective of our communities, the community will lose confidence in the decisions that they make." "The strongest city council that we can have is one that is absolutely reflective of our community from a gender background, from a diversity background," she said. Tiffany Paulsen, a former longtime Saskatoon city councillor, said the absence of any woman in this year's mayoral race is very disappointing. ![]() That's down from 12 female candidates in 2016, a higher number than in previous years. " need to identify and break down barriers that may prevent or discourage BIPOC candidates, and diversity as a whole, within an election," she said. Namarta Kochar, the chair of the city's diversity, equity and inclusion advisory committee, said she congratulates and thanks all candidates who put their names forward, but added that the 2020 roster shows "work.needs to continue to be done on diversity, equity and inclusion in our city." Here's the official list of 38 candidates in the 2020 Saskatoon election 9 mayoral and city council election in Saskatoon surveyed by CBC News, five have said they identified as a member of the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of colour) community. Out of the 38 candidates running in this year's Nov. Past and current candidates say change is needed if there's to be more representative slates in future Saskatoon civic elections.
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