It's the easiest thing in the world to make promises. Career politicians make an art of it. Sometimes they even believe it.

But as voters, we have to demand accountability. The economic survival of a region like Cape Breton can't get by on promises alone.

No matter what political party you support... whether it be Trudeau's Liberals like MP Mark Eyking or Harper's Conservatives like Mayor Cecil Clarke... you have a duty as a Cape Bretoner to ask the big questions. But only if you care about this island and the CBRM, and only if you plan for it to be your home for a long time to come. If not, you can afford to ignore all these issues.



If our mayor can't keep the sidewalks cleared or pick up heavy garbage without going short by $2.4 million dollars on our budget... how can we ever expect them to manage a project projected to cost over a billion dollars when all is said and done?



Do you believe the promises?



"If not the port, then what?" - Mayor Cecil Clarke