Emmanuel Parenteau

Please consider me and my www.vivavictoria.ca teammates this election, Emmanuel Parenteau

According the latest Greater Victoria Point-in-Time homeless count, the capital region had 1,523 individuals considered full time homeless in July of 2020.[1] Two years later, this number has almost undoubtedly grown. This represents a 10% increase from the 1,387 capital region homeless reported in the 2016 Point-In-Time survey.[2] With an estimated population of 397,237, the…

Victoria is one of the country’s most unaffordable cities. The current council had a very consistent habit of turning down developers’ plans for more housing in this municipality. This drove many developers to other townships. A lack of supply for our ever-growing population has caused an unnecessary increase in cost of housing. Make no mistake,…

The Downtown Victoria Business Association’s 2022 report identifies the top issues that concern business owners in our city’s core.[1] As you can see, they revolve around the homeless crisis plaguing our municipality. Please peruse our proposal for solving the homeless problem which is a major part of our platform. It is apparent the lockdowns were…

A once booming and blossoming downtown has now entered a downward trend and a significant factor (among others) has been inaccessibility due to permanent road closures. Bike lane construction has tightened our major arteries into and out of the downtown Victoria core and the closure of streets such as Government and Vancouver have caused traffic…

The municipality of Victoria’s 2022 budget grew to $274.2 million from 2021’s $260 million budget. If you peruse this 800 page document, you will see the projected increases in spending and therefore property taxes over the next 4 years (2022-2026). You will also notice that most of your fellow tax payers in Victoria have never…