Wants Squamish to meet provincial housing targets by adding density inside the existing growth boundary rather than expanding onto new land: “We can’t put a barricade on the highway.” He is council’s second most frequent dissenter on development items, but those votes are mostly about parking, employment space and amenities rather than height — on the seven-storey 38026 Second Avenue permit he said he was fine with the height and voted no over the cut to required employment space. [source]

“In general, I would be okay with the height and even parking reduction, but I'm not okay with the employment reduction even at 20%, given the zoning.”

Well documented

Backs the Squamish Housing Society as workforce 'middle housing', waived DCCs/fees for affordable projects, and amenity policies that extract more affordable units and childcare. Says that as the province falls short, council may need to consider deeper subsidies, and that he personally leans that way while wanting community input on the trade-off. [source]

“I think we may need to consider deeper levels of housing subsidy. The trade-off is that deeper subsidies take more taxpayer resources... Personally, I would lean in this direction.”

Well documented

Lists the Government Road supportive housing approval and HEART & HEARTH acceptance among his accomplishments and lobbies the province on homelessness, addictions and mental health through the LMLGA. For people living in vehicles he prioritises affordable and supportive housing, opposes a permit system, says a municipal safe lot is not a priority, and suggests church parking lots could help. [source]

Well documented

In 2020 he was the lone vote against receiving the RCMP budget report, arguing the province's retreat had forced municipalities to handle mental health and social services through policing, which he called often ineffective. No 2022-2026 statement on RCMP staffing found; his 'Safety & Security' plank is about emergency readiness, flood protection and traffic calming. [source]

“We've been forced to essentially deal with mental health and social services using a police force, which is, I think, in many circumstances, an ineffective way of doing that.”

Limited evidence

Voted for the 2026-2035 plan and said earlier years of below-average increases made the 12.8% jump sharper - steadier 8-9% increases might have been better. Campaigns on the $37.8M public works facility, $19.5M+ diking and $21M wastewater upgrades. Open to a recreation-centre P3 but says willing partners are hard to find. [source]

“We may have been better to be at 9% or 8% [increases] year-after-year for several years instead of 4%, 5% and 12%, which is where we find ourselves.”

Well documented

Seconded the 2024 motion to deny the floatel, voted against approval in 2024 and 2025 (seeking a dam assessment and a shorter permit), voted against the FortisBC lodge and for Sue Big Oil. He says his climate objections are separate from the proposed WLNG tax agreement, which should be judged on fairness to other taxpayers. Platform stresses FireSmart, diking and flood management. [source]

“Taxation isn't a tool at the municipal level to deal with the climate impacts of a business.”

Well documented

Supports investing in transit and keeping fares low, lobbies the province for regional transit, and as SLRD director pushes decisions that avoid more Highway 99 congestion. Favours reduced parking requirements and, in 2022, flexible paid parking with revenue spent on downtown and transit; parking is one of his most frequent dissent topics. [source]

Well documented

Platform calls for 'matching housing development to employment development'. In 2022 he supported focusing on 'new and core economic sectors' more aligned with community values than LNG. Former chair of the Chamber of Commerce and Inside Edge and ex-Tourism Squamish director. No detailed 2026 economic plank found. [source]

Some evidence