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Jason Hopes to be a Link Between Citizens and Bureaucracy

October 25, 2014 6:28pm

By Kerry Eno
Published: Oct 25, 2014

Jason Blackman-Wulff takes a seat at the Zephyr Cafe with what is clearly not his first coffee of the day.  “It’s half-caf.  Actually, it’s ⅓-caf,” he laughs. This is his last meeting of the day before he returns home to his spouse.  He has two dogs–one of which, Jason states, becomes really neurotic if he’s been in the house too long.  

Jason started his education in political science at University of Calgary.  “I thought maybe I was going to be a lawyer.” He notes that Calgary was very cold and he wasn’t much of a toque-wearer. Campaign Headshot High Res

The young student decided to take a break from university study. He adds “I was 19.  I could see I wasn’t focused enough.”

Blackman-Wulff decided to move to Montreal where he worked, lived, and put years of high school French immersion into practice.  His newfound independence stimulated sufficient focus and clarity for him to make the choice to return to post-secondary education. 

By this time, he was old enough to advise his peers to drink beer after writing the paper.  He completed his undergraduate degree in urban planning at Concordia University.  This education taught him how to “Restitch things that have been unstitched by globalization. Technology may offer the opportunity to communicate across borders, but innovation and trust are still developed best when you are co-located.” 

His participation in the program gave him the knowledge and skills required to approach planning and development tasks in a way that favours the best interests of a traditional community. Blackman-Wulff decided to move to Squamish temporarily in 2010. He admits: “After one year, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else.”

Blackman-Wulff currently works for high-profile MLA Jenny Kwan in her constituency office. On a typical day, he assists Kwan’s constituents with issues regarding services such as housing, MSP, and Employment Insurance. He offers community support and manages Kwan’s constituent emails. 

He also helps to teach interested constituents the ropes of citizen lobbying.  He hears their concerns, identifies the responsible minister, as well as the opposing critics, and assists them with letter drafting.

His personal and political focus is on breadth of knowledge and open-mindedness. He has faithfully read the newspaper since he was twelve and jokes about his refusal to let his parents allow the subscription to lapse.

He states that debates intended to produce collaborative results can become unproductive if participants are rigid in their platforms and enter deliberation unwilling to be affected by new information. He hopes to bring an emphasis on advocacy to the role of councillor, if elected. “I do whatever it takes to empower people and meet them where they are at.”

“Council members should not just be decision-makers but the link between citizens and bureaucracy.” He believes that “You have to allow enough time to do other than what is mandated, like meet with constituents and non-profit groups.”

The key elements of his platform are an

Open and effective council, Smart Growth and Food Security, Increased Recreational Infrastructure and Opportunities for All, and Economic Diversification.

 

 

 

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  1. larry mclennan says

    October 31, 2014 at 10:05 am

    Non-specific buzz phrases, stated NDP socialist- what could go wrong here ?
    Good of him to join the fray though. More young people should get involved. Don’t forget to feed the unicorns.

  2. MattB says

    November 1, 2014 at 1:08 pm

    Jason;
    Interesting background article about you but not much about what you have planned should you be elected.
    What do you see as the most important issues facing the Squamish Municipality that you would address?
    What are the most important changes you’d like to make?
    And what time of industry would you like to attract to Squamish?
    How important is it to bring sustainable/renewable energy programs here to attract the kind of industry, businesses and individuals we’d like to have here in future?
    How do you propose we as a community do that?

    Thanks and look forward to hearing from you,

  3. larry mclennan says

    November 5, 2014 at 10:28 am

    I hope Jason’s not using Jenny “Portland Hotel Society scandal” Kwan as a role model or mentor !

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