Howard Bortenstein 52-year-old Howard Bortenstein is the founder/owner of Miller Bortenstein Consultants, “ a management consulting firm specializing in information technology strategy and change management. ” Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign. A: There is a tremendous undertone of despair and apathy when people talk about the current situation of Ward 28 and the city in general. I am deeply concerned about the downward spiral of our neighbourhoods: no vision, residents feel unsafe; businesses struggling; crumbling public housing; no “ at risk neighbourhoods ’ youth funding and an absentee councillor battling windmills elsewhere, leaving the ward in auto-pilot. I strongly believe our city government must be accountable to the neighbourhoods that elect it. Crime Prevention We need to feel safe & secure everywhere Strengthen neighbourhood-police relationships Create “Safe Neighbourhoods” volunteer organization Residents from all neighbourhoods and all income levels share these concerns. Tenants must have more options and flexibility to break the cycle of poverty and get back their dignity that has been taken from them. Dramatic change from the current model of building “ monuments to poverty ” is required. Tenants need choice offered by portable housing allowances, to relocate closer to new job opportunities or schools anywhere in Toronto. We must return Ward 28 to socio-economic diversity. Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process? A: Had anyone asked me a few years ago if I had any political aspirations, I would have thought they were nuts. But a couple of years ago, when our then two year old daughter was put at risk by picking up a discarded condom in Riverdale Park, things changed. So after the trauma of hepatitis injections and HIV screening at Sick Kids and fighting city hall to clean up the park the question remained “ How did this happen? ” The simple answer is: “ because we let it happen ” . We took it for granted that our local councillor was making the right choices to keep us safe and to improve the quality of life of all neighbourhoods and all residents. Well, I found out the hard way that isn ’ t true and I decided this needed to be changed. Party politics are paralyzing City Council, literally crippling this city. Asa candidate, the question I receive most often is, “ what is your political party? ” I am not aligned or a member of any political party. I am not an ideologue from the left or the right. I believe in consensus, not compromise, and building bridges on issues from the centre. Bortenstein did not respond to the question “ Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable? ”
Howard Bortenstein 52-year-old Howard Bortenstein is the founder/owner of Miller Bortenstein Consultants, " a management consulting firm specializing in information technology strategy and change management. " Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign. A: There is a tremendous undertone of despair and apathy when people talk about the current situation of Ward 28 and the city in general. I am deeply concerned about the downward spiral of our neighbourhoods: no vision, residents feel unsafe; businesses struggling; crumbling public housing; no " at risk neighbourhoods ' youth funding and an absentee councillor battling windmills elsewhere, leaving the ward in auto-pilot. I strongly believe our city government must be accountable to the neighbourhoods that elect it. Crime Prevention We need to feel safe & secure everywhere Strengthen neighbourhood-police relationships Create "Safe Neighbourhoods" volunteer organization Residents from all neighbourhoods and all income levels share these concerns. Tenants must have more options and flexibility to break the cycle of poverty and get back their dignity that has been taken from them. Dramatic change from the current model of building " monuments to poverty " is required. Tenants need choice offered by portable housing allowances, to relocate closer to new job opportunities or schools anywhere in Toronto. We must return Ward 28 to socio-economic diversity. Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process? A: Had anyone asked me a few years ago if I had any political aspirations, I would have thought they were nuts. But a couple of years ago, when our then two year old daughter was put at risk by picking up a discarded condom in Riverdale Park, things changed. So after the trauma of hepatitis injections and HIV screening at Sick Kids and fighting city hall to clean up the park the question remained " How did this happen? " The simple answer is: " because we let it happen " . We took it for granted that our local councillor was making the right choices to keep us safe and to improve the quality of life of all neighbourhoods and all residents. Well, I found out the hard way that isn ' t true and I decided this needed to be changed. Party politics are paralyzing City Council, literally crippling this city. Asa candidate, the question I receive most often is, " what is your political party? " I am not aligned or a member of any political party. I am not an ideologue from the left or the right. I believe in consensus, not compromise, and building bridges on issues from the centre. Bortenstein did not respond to the question " Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable? "
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