I've called PoCo home for over 20 years. This is the city that gave my family stability, community, and a real chance to build a life. My parents came to Canada from Nigeria with no safety net. My parents were able to build a stable foundation through entry-level work; through hard work, they were able to pay the bills, put down roots, and build a future for our family. I'm around the same age now, in the same type of work. Any kind of stability feels further away than it did for a previous generation, for me and for a lot of people I know. Young professionals, service workers, tradespeople, renters, and families are doing the work, and still wondering whether they can afford a future here.

Municipal politics doesn't always make national headlines, but its decisions interact with your life every single day: what homes can be built, where businesses can open, how streets are designed, and whether you can afford to stay close to the people and places you love. I'm passionate and hopeful about what local government can do to improve everyday life and increase every resident's quality of life. I'm running to bring more voices into City Hall: youth, service workers, renters, newcomers, and everyone trying to build a future here. Because right now, too many of those people aren't in the room, even though they understand this city in ways council needs to hear. Port Coquitlam already has a lot going for it. I want to make sure the next generation gets to stay and find that out for themselves.