THE STATUS QUO ISN'T WORKING ANY MORE.
People are feeling the squeeze as housing and living costs balloon. Our government has a role to play in making life more affordable for everyday people. But taking a traditional approach can’t make change happen when people need it — NOW.
In fact, housing has gotten so out of control in Davenport that our community has witnessed the second largest population decrease in Toronto over the last five years as thousands have been squeezed out.
This community deserves someone who is ready to put up a fight for them.
BETTER WORK.
BETTER LIFE.
BETTER PLAY.
VOTE SHAKER FOR A BETTER DAVENPORT.
HERE'S WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR
HOUSING
Making housing accessible for everyone
Housing costs have skyrocketed in the past decade under the current government. Detached homes are currently selling for $1 million more than they would’ve just a decade ago. Speculators and developers have turned our housing into a commodity market and have priced out generations from ever owning a home. Housing is a right. Not a commodity like a stock. That's why I will push for the decommodification of housing by pushing for more federally funded co-ops and land trusts.
Global Affairs
No peace without justice
The situation in the Middle East is unbearable. As your MP, I will be calling for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the recognition of a Palestinian state. There can be no peace without justice.
Cost of Living
Making life more affordable by investing in Canada's social safety net
If you want to make life more affordable for people then you have to invest in social services. Publicly funded $10/day childcare has taken the load of what was essentially a second mortgage of the shoulders of many, and no other tool has proven more effective in reducing senior's poverty rates then Old Age Security (OAS) or the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS). As your NDP MP I will be fighting tooth and nail to save these programs from conservative cuts.
ENVIRONMENT
The Envronment can't wait
​Helping the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive. As your MP I will be fighting for environmentally sound economic policies. Canadian made steel, like that in Hamilton, uses one of cleanest energy grids in in the world to produce it (90% carbon free). It makes no sense therefore that Canada uses dirty steel from abroad to build our infrastructure and as your MP I will put a stop to that.
BETTER
IS POSSIBLE.
HOW DO YOU SAY MY NAME?
My name is pronounced SHAH-kurr — like “purr” with a k.
I'm not the biggest cat person. But I am big on being your next MP and putting the people of Davenport first.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Davenport is located in the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Annishaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. We are grateful for their stewardship and the opportunity to share this home with many diverse peoples from across the world.