Halifax mayoral candidates answer questions at event [Video]

Five of the 16 candidates running for mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) fielded questions at an event hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce Thursday morning.

Chamber president and CEO Patrick Sullivan led the conversation, billed as “Meet your Mayoral Candidates,” and acted as moderator.

HRM councillors Pam Lovelace and Waye Mason, former Halifax MP Andy Fillmore, retired police officer Jim Hoskins, and political newcomer and auto mechanic Nolan Greenough participated in the event.

The candidates answered questions about topics ranging from economic policies relating to commercial and residential property taxes, to affordability issues, to housing and transportation.

More than 100 people attended the event at the Westin to hear the five candidates give their answers.

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The chamber says it surveyed its members to determine which of the 16 candidates would participate in the event.

“We asked our members …