Answers to St. Catharines Standard Profile Questions for me as the St. Catharines Communist Party Candidate in the Federal Election

I missed the deadline for the profile but here are my answers:

Name: Saleh Waziruddin

Party: Communist Party of Canada

Age: 37

Occupation: Call centre worker

Family: parents and two sisters

Lives: Niagara Falls, work in St. Catharines and in the process of moving

Political experience: two years experience as manager of two departments in a municipal government, past federal and provincial candidate and campaign manager, Canada-wide executive committee member of Canadian Peace Congress and Canadian Network on Cuba

Contact:

web site http://communist-party.ca/SalehWaziruddin

 

twitter and instagram: @Communist4StCat

 

Facebook.com/SalehWaziruddin

Why I am seeking office:

Rick Dykstra doesn't have anything real to show for the last decade he has been in office.  He brings in grants but they don't lead to any sustainable jobs.  Last election he touted millions of dollars for Silicon Knights which we were told was going to be the next GM, but after the election it went bust and laid off staff.  One grant he brought in did create jobs, which was for BUILT (Bulding Up Individuals through Learning and Teamwork) which found work for people suffering from mental health problems. But even though it was more than paying for itself Dykstra couldn't save it from the Conversative government's chopping block because there wasn't enough money to cover needs.  We needed him then but he failed us.

Instead of trying get corporations to invest, which they won't do in a recession because they can't profit, through giving away tax breaks by cutting public services we need, we use the lost revenue for public investment.  This is the only way to get sustainable good jobs.  I am the only candidate offering this solution.

Instead of letting companies pack up because workers won't take 50% pay cuts, like in London, we should use state power to prevent closures of viable plants and run them ourselves if the corporations won't.

Instead of voting for something you don't want just to block someone else, vote for what you want.  Voting Communist puts everyone else on notice that you want fundamental change from today's destructive policies.