Faith Wants to Not Just Talk about Vision But Execute Plans

Jodi Faith is a country singer, domestic abuse survivor and a firm believer in clean and sober living.

Faith said her experience with her ex-husband, who had issues with alcohol and pot, led to her living in the city under police protection. But moving to the city led her to meeting her current partner and former principal in an area school.

“My back story means I’m very passionate the drug-free, sober living options – just advocating for families to understand how really sad those things come into our lives without us meaning to,” said Faith. “As we were rebuilding our lives here, I was able to walk alongside our family and immerse myself in Medicine Hat and area.”

Faith said her music career began to take off while living in Saskatchewan following her move to the province from the city in the early 2000s.

“And that music career often came along side committees and council and fundraisers to help those individuals share their message,” she said. “I feel like I have a lot of background helping not just talk about the vision but executing the plan.”

It’s the execution part of decision making is what Faith said is a skill she’d bring to the council table if elected.

"Moving forward with city governance, I just feel like we need to make some really great decisions and go with it,” she said. “Let’s just get’er done.”

Building trust within the community is also something Faith says is key.

“We need to start relationships built on the philosophy of respect and trust. And that is a key part of my personality,” she said.

As for her priorities, creating jobs is number one.

“Key to me is supporting these small businesses and economic development that is going to help those small business owners as well as bringing in more small businesses,” Faith said.

She said she’s been accused that her beliefs when it comes to affordable housing as being equivalent to a “unicorn.”

“We can build a tiny home community where individuals coming out of a recovery centre or seniors who really don’t who don’t want to be in the structured life of a condo, apartment building, would still be able to maintain their own unit, but still be part of community,” said. Faith.

She said she would also prioritise assisting the unhoused population in the city.

“There is tons of money available to us through the Alberta government that we are not even accessing right now. That is very concerning to me,” said Faith.

When it comes to transparency at city hall, Faith said it just isn’t there citing indications senior administration is receiving a double-digit percentage raise but the information just isn’t available.

“We need to figure this stuff out,” she said. “I feel that those documents that are supposed to be available to us are our right.”