Chris Sicotte seeks more diversity on Saskatoon council but says his Indigeneity isn’t ‘be all and end all’ – CBC

Métis candidate for Ward 3 cites a supportive relationship with businesses as a top goal

Jul 14, 2020

Chris Sicotte says that shortly after he announced he was running for the Ward 3 seat on Saskatoon city council, neighbours in Fairhaven came to talk to him about their current preoccupations.

People are worried they may not be able maintain their lifestyles, especially in the midst of COVID-19, Sicotte said.

“Rob is right,” Sicotte said of Saskatoon mayoral candidate Rob Norris. “Affordability seems to be something front and centre that people are quite concerned about.”

Sicotte, 50, is the first non-incumbent after Norris to confirm his plans for the Nov. 9 municipal election and the first Indigenous person to do so.

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