Joe Talarico thinks way too many people are leaving for jobs out west when there could be opportunities right here in the region.
Bureaucracy is getting in the way of the Ring of Fire the Libertarian Party candidate for Thunder Bay-Atikokan said. He agrees that environmental issues need to be addressed but at some point development needs to go ahead.
"I think we should slash all the red tape and just get it going," he said.
The unemployment rate in the region is staggering and it doesn't need to be.
"We could be having those jobs right here in our own backyard."
A lifelong resident of Thunder Bay, 24-year-old Talarico has degrees in music and education while currently getting his masters in business. He wants to bring a young voice to Queen's Park with a new perspective.
If there is enough economic justification for an event centre Talarico said he would support if provincially. Thunder Bay could be a good place for a new regional event centre but only if there are enough shows and sports teams to fill it.
"If it makes economic sense then sure but right now I'm thinking we could use that money in other ways," he said.
Gridlock and wait times at the hospital could be cured through more resources for self-diagnosis and tele-health. Too many times people head to the emergency room for things like common colds.
"It's really clogging up the system just for a sniffle," he said.
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