Human Resources committee  Don't charge it in the first place. I'm sorry.

Human Resources committee  You are in Alberta. Medicine Hat.... I have very strong opinions on this. We are a leader in renewable energy, and as a municipality, we did it without applying a carbon tax. We are waiting here, in Medicine Hat, for the new provincial programs that are hopefully going to.... I'

Human Resources committee  Well, you asked me, so....

Human Resources committee  It's absolutely important. I think Councillor Symmonds talked earlier about government getting out of the way. I always talk about ending homelessness, and I get asked to travel the country. If they want me to come to Vancouver, for instance, and tell them how to solve their prob

Human Resources committee  Frankly, it isn't an issue here, to tell you the truth. Our planning department has a fantastic turnaround time, sometimes 48 hours on projects, and as I said, the Nimbyism, not in my backyard, just didn't exist, so we didn't have to go through perhaps a subdivision development a

Human Resources committee  That's a difficult one, because Medicine Hat is so completely unique. This is what I talk about all the time across the country. The first question I ask when I'm speaking to other politicians is whether their city owns an oil company, a gas distribution company, an electric gene

Human Resources committee  I get asked that question a fair bit, especially with Nimbyism. We didn't experience any of that. I frankly have never had a call from someone saying not to build affordable housing in their neighbourhood. A lot of our affordable housing looks just like regular rental stock, so p

Human Resources committee  We need a national housing strategy, that which includes new affordable housing projects as well as innovation around utilizing current housing stock and subsidizing private landlords, with consideration of working with municipalities and private developers to include affordable

Human Resources committee  As well, we need low-cost transportation. This is absolutely key for mid-size communities, to ensure that people have access to adequate transportation at a reasonable cost to both individuals and mid-size municipalities.

Human Resources committee  We'll be sharing the time. Welcome to Medicine Hat, Canada's sunniest city, and we aren't letting you down today. I'd like to thank our MP, Mr. Glen Motz, for inviting me here today, and I thank this committee as well. I am Ted Clugston, the mayor of Medicine Hat, and this is

Human Resources committee  The City of Medicine Hat, this council and past councils, has always placed a high value on ensuring that people have equal opportunity to access city facilities. We have created partnerships with not-for-profits and social clubs to allow for free skating or swimming, or schedule