YRDSB VOTES: Candidate profile for David Epstein -- Vaughan Wards 4 & 5 candidate

Thestar.com
Sept. 26, 2022
Brian Capitao

NAME: David Epstein

OCCUPATION: I work at a law firm

ADDRESS/WARD: Vaughan 4 & 5

POSITION YOU ARE RUNNING FOR: YRDSB Trustee

PREVIOUS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: I have been on a board of Directors with an annual operating budget of over two million dollars.

WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO RUN?

I’m a father of two, JK and Grade 1, both kids are in the public system.

I moved to York from Toronto because the school my kids would have gone too had a poor overall score, my wife and I looked at many different areas and found this one to both be reasonably close and the school had a rating of eight out of ten.

HOW WILL YOU EMBRACE AND CHAMPION DIVERSITY?

Wholeheartedly, diversity is part of being Canadian however, we also need to be on the right side of history and ensure that we encourage the great minds of tomorrow.

WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE ISSUES?

As trustee I would work to ensure that the system in York remained highly rated, I would do my best to ensure that money would be properly allocated.

I have spoken to parents particularly of children with special needs who say that they contact the school with an issue.

And bullying.

IF ELECTED, WHAT DO YO PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS?

To ensure the school have responsible fiscal management, to be an advocate for the minds of tomorrow and also push for inclusion, without inclusion diversity could become cynical.