Local Tech Entrepreneur and Co-op Advocate Sasha Andric Announces Campaign for Charlottetown City Council (Ward 1, Queens Square)
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE — Local tech business owner and downtown housing co-op resident Sasha Andric has officially announced his candidacy for City Council in Ward 1 (Queens Square). Running on the slogan "A Fair Housing Voice for Charlottetown Ward 1", launched his campaign today with a direct challenge to the political establishment and a comprehensive plan to tackle housing, public safety, worker fairness, and fiscal waste.
Andric brings a unique blend of deep community roots and 25 years of ethical small business experience to his candidacy. For a quarter of a century, he and his wife have operated a local IT company built on cooperative, peer-to-peer business principles—collaborating directly with fellow technicians to tackle major, long-term technical projects while ensuring everyone involved earns the full, equitable value of their labour.
"For 25 years, my business has proven that you can make a good living without taking advantage of anyone. I’m bringing that same honesty to City Hall," said Andric. "As a proud father of an outstanding 30-year-old son, a downtown co-op resident, and someone who opens my home every Sunday to share food and connect with the community, I believe in bringing people together. But when I look at City Hall, I see a toxic culture of secrecy, backroom legal battles, and expensive corporate outsourcing that is completely failing our neighbourhood. We can do better!"
Andric’s platform centres on four urgent, actionable policy points designed to restore accountability to City Hall:
â–Ş The Rent Transparency Bylaw
To combat predatory housing speculation, Andric will champion a 100% landlord-funded rental registry under the PEI Municipal Government Act. The bylaw will legally require commercial landlords to attach a city-verified IRAC rent history to every new lease—providing renters with the transparent data needed to end bad-faith evictions and prevent illegal, unapproved rent increases between tenants. By creating a fair, stable housing market, this policy will protect long-term renters, shield local homeowners from artificial, speculator-driven assessment spikes and rebuild a vibrant sense of community. It will make Charlottetown a more attractive, liveable destination for healthcare and other essential professionals looking to escape hectic cities. Crucially, Andric will hold council accountable for the administrative inaction and missed targets where the city failed to meet 28 of 31 milestones, triggering a $1.26 million federal housing cash clawback.
â–Ş Public Safety & Fire Service Reform
Andric is demanding the immediate release of the hidden Fire Underwriters Survey (FUS) report. He pledges to transition Charlottetown to a robust hybrid fire model by adding 22 full-time professional firefighters over three years to guarantee 24/7 four-person crews. This will end dangerous "Two-In, Two-Out" sidewalk response delays for Ward 1’s historic wooden downtown homes.
â–Ş Fairness for Front-line Workers
Following the unprecedented 107-day water and sewer worker strike, Andric promises to implement strict municipal, local-first procurement protocols. He pledges to end City Hall’s reliance on costly private contractor outsourcing during labour disruptions and redirect public utility surpluses directly into solving everyday core problems—such as the disruptive water main breaks behind The Guild, sputtering brown water taps, and sudden morning water pressure drops that plague older downtown apartments and historic homes when the city flushes old valves.
â–Ş True Fiscal Transparency (Open the Books)
To address Charlottetown’s governance failures and the costly revolving door of Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), Andric will introduce measures to immediately open the city’s financial ledger to the public. By bringing hidden external legal fees, nondisclosure agreements, and botched contract costs out of the dark, the city can stop the operational waste and protect our local tax dollars.
On Day One, Andric promises to introduce a formal motion forcing a recorded, public vote to release the hidden fire safety report, putting every councillor on the record.
Residents are invited to join the campaign, or chat with Sasha while he walks his dog (the one that looks like a hyena) through the ward.