When a candidate calls or knocks on your door regardless of party affiliation ask them if they agree to the TakeActionNL pledge. I will be emailing it out to all parties so I am hoping they will be aware of it if you ask.
Pledge: I acknowledge that Newfoundland and Labrador has reached the point that we must make significant changes in the way we manage our province from a fiscal, physical and mental health point of view. I pledge to courageously and collaboratively be part of making decisions that create a sustainable and healthy province. This will be my legacy.
These are some of the areas that I believe we need to focus our efforts. (not part of the pledge)
- From a fiscal, physical, and mental health perspective we need revolutionary transformation.
- We need to shift from reaction to prevention in all areas of Government. This has been proven to be more beneficial to society and also less expensive.
- We need to make difficult decisions that tackle head-on taboo subjects such as
- Underemployment
- Poverty
- Discrimination
- Productivity
- Accountability
- Unsustainable communities
- Size and cost of our public service
- Unhealthy lifestyles
- Sense of entitlement
- Lack of education about our fiscal realities
- We need to transform our education system so that it focuses on physical, mental, and financial health. We need to turn our schools, colleges, and university into areas of academic and sports excellence to ensure that our health, productivity, and economy continues to grow.
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