[kcantor]

Here we are again stuck in the middle.

 

[trevorhayden]

Bike lanes and rec paths will always be an uphill battle in Edmonton.

 

[TAS]

Edmonton Mayor Knack hires former NDP MP as chief of staff

Former Edmonton-Griesbach MP Blake Desjarlais will take over top job in Mayor's office from Gabrielle Blatz, the first Métis to hold the job

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[Oilers99]

and the idiocy of Edmonton city council continues...

 

[David A]

He actually probably has some good experience and insight from his experience as an elected official. The city also seems to have a much more productive relationship with the Feds, so perhaps this add to that.

 

[TAS]

I'm looking forward to part II of this article related to big money and dark money in the last municipal election.

Candidates who raised and spent the most had terrible results - most significantly Tim Cartmell who between himself and Better Edmonton had $1.48 million versus Knack at $240,000.
Cartmell's Better Edmonton, despite all it's money, actually ran a deficit of $38,000.

Keith Gerein: Big money led to big disappointment in Edmonton's city council election

We all know that wealth doesn’t guarantee wins, but usually there is a reasonably strong correlation. Except that didn’t happen last fall, when the campaign that spent by far the most was defeated by ...

ca.news.yahoo.com

 

[The_Cat]

They probably spent most of the money on dog whistles!

 

[TAS]

‘Unofficial Opposition’: Former candidates aim to hold Edmonton city council accountable - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca

Former city council candidates are keeping the momentum going when it comes to criticizing Edmonton city council decisions. It's rare to see, but Mayor Andrew Knack welcomes it.

globalnews.ca

 

[The_Cat]

There was a reason why these candidates weren't elected.

 

[whattheheck]

Think this is a good spot for this:

Suburbs are going to happen. So why doesn't anyone in the urbanist community push for a better designed suburb?
I'm looking at you, City Hall.

 

[Greenspace]

I'm looking forward to part II of this article related to big money and dark money in the last municipal election.

Candidates who raised and spent the most had terrible results - most significantly Tim Cartmell who between himself and Better Edmonton had $1.48 million versus Knack at $240,000.
Cartmell's Better Edmonton, despite all it's money, actually ran a deficit of $38,000.

Keith Gerein: Big money led to big disappointment in Edmonton's city council election

We all know that wealth doesn’t guarantee wins, but usually there is a reasonably strong correlation. Except that didn’t happen last fall, when the campaign that spent by far the most was defeated by ...

ca.news.yahoo.com

A reminder in addition that Working Families Edmonton, supported by local labour unions, likely spent several hundred thousand dollars in support of Knack and other candidates.

 

[policyenthusiast]

A reminder in addition that Working Families Edmonton, supported by local labour unions, likely spent several hundred thousand dollars in support of Knack and other candidates.

They are registered as third-party advertisers and did support Knack (non-financially), but it wasn't "several hundred thousand dollars". It was likely in the range of $1,500.

 

[Barnaby]

All Cartmell had to do to win was have somewhat decent opinions on land use reform and transit like Knack does.

He snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

[Gus Haynes]

A reminder in addition that Working Families Edmonton, supported by local labour unions, likely spent several hundred thousand dollars in support of Knack and other candidates.

THE HORROR!!!!