Here are the questions. They were given the questions before the interview. Below are their responses.
- What are your ideas for balancing taxes and providing services?
- What should municipalities do with permitting data centres?
- How should the municipality prepare for extreme weather events?
- What specific actions would you support to increase affordable, physically accessible and supportive housing?
- What do your regard as effective strategies for the mayor and councillors to communicate with residents?
- Richmond Hill is an affirmed Compassionate Community. How do you see compassion being exhibited in Richmond Hill?
Responses were not to be longer than 90 seconds for each question.
"Quickly Get to Know You" Questions - They were asked to respond with one word answers.
- When you were ten years old, what did you want to be when you grew up?
- Of these 4 racquet sports, what would you prefer to play – pickleball, table tennis, tennis or badminton?
- What hobby helps you relax?
- If the City of Richmond Hill had a mascot, what should it be?
- If you were hosting a neighbourhood barbecue, what would you be cooking?
- If you could have dinner with anyone, living or historical, who would it be?
Click on their name to hear their responses. Each candidate's interview is about 10 minutes long.
MAYOR
Domenic Bardari
David West
Mayoral candidate Holo Devnani did not respond to repeated requests
REGIONAL COUNCILLORS — two to be elected
Godwin Chan
Marco Coletta
Joe DiPaola
WARD 1
Carol Davidson
Catherine Dell'Erba
Raymond Dodaro - did not respond to repeated requests
Giovanni Nardone - declined the opportunity to be interviewed
WARD 2
Muhammad Kermalli
Sigmund Lee
Tom Muench
Scott Thompson
Hamidreza Kheirkhah Ghehi - did not respond to repeated requests
WARD 3
Juni Yeung
Castro Liu did not respond to repeated requests
WARD 4
Sharon Chisholm
Simon Cui
Rose Weinberg
Ahmad Amanullah and Danny Yoon did not respond to repeated requests
WARD 5
Ray Behroozian
Karen Cilevitz
Vera Murano
Marty Paulin
Richard Rupp
Yuliya Benedziktavich, Alex Jafari and Ali Mahboub-Shadkhou did not respond to repeated requests.
WARD 6
