Clay Mazurkewich is new to politics, but he says he's the kind of person Saskatoon residents are looking for.
He calls himself a real person who gives real answers, and that's why he should run the City of Saskatoon.
"I’m not going to lie to you, I’m not going to run around the table and give you this song and dance cause there is no song and dance. It's about yes or no."
New to the political scene, Mazurkewich says he may not be as smooth as his opponents, but his ideas are just as good.
"I would like to see a casino along the riverbank. Nice fancy lights, light it up and make it look nice. Have that nice hotel; the Remai Art Gallery will be there. I think it would be a very good attraction to the city."
Mazurkewich says until he audits the city's books himself, he can't say how much money should be spent on specific projects. But he has a priority list.
"Next year all inner streets are going to be addressed and every pothole will be filled. If there's money left over to work on a bridge, then we'll start working on a bridge."
He also wants to lower rent, and give a $1000 tuition rebate to the top five students at SIAST and the University of Saskatchewan. And he plans to lower taxes.
"When I say I’m going to do a tax decrease, that's a promise. That's not a no, that's not a maybe, that's a yes."
Mazurkewich also plans to donate 25 per cent of his salary to charity.
"In three year’s time I’ll be giving almost one year's salary back to the community. So I’m not in it for the money. I'm here for the citizens."
He says being a blue-collar worker, he has a different perspective of what the city needs. And he thinks it's a perspective most citizens relate to.
