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I guess we can hope but lets not forget our last Mayor was an ex-cabinet minister of the PM and it didn't seem to win us any special favour.
Well the former Mayor wasn't exactly known for his assertiveness and in recent decades the PMO tends to run most things so most cabinet ministers are not that influential anyways.
 
I wouldn't use the word greedy, however perhaps that is just the Postmedia headline writers in Hamilton or wherever yet again not getting any of the nuance of a local article. It is about catching up and taking advantage of the opportunity of finally having someone in power at a higher level who actually has some interest in our city.

The article briefly refers to health infrastructure and I do feel that it may take the Feds doing or saying something to pressure or embarrass our provincial government to finally move ahead with the south Edmonton hospital after almost a decade of nothing.

Well the columnist is advocating the city get greedy, so headline seems to fit.

Speaking of getting greedy, or at least putting your city's interests forward, Vancouver's mayor is putting forward the Skytrain project from Broadway to UBC as a major project of national interest for PM Carney to consider.

 
Well the columnist is advocating the city get greedy, so headline seems to fit.

Speaking of getting greedy, or at least putting your city's interests forward, Vancouver's mayor is putting forward the Skytrain project from Broadway to UBC as a major project of national interest for PM Carney to consider.

Yes, when a bigger city or one where the national media is based advocates for their interests, it will likely be called smart or in the national interest, but hey its ok to be critical if Edmonton does it.

I went through the article again and didn't see the offensive word used by the columnist, only in the headline. It really does not represent what he wrote.
 

Build Canada Homes Accelerates Affordable Housing in Edmonton​



The relevant section from the article:

“Today, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, announced that Build Canada Homes is accepting Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) for the partial redevelopment of the Northeast corner of the Village at Griesbach property, a prime site prioritized for a Direct Build approach using modern construction methods to accelerate affordable housing delivery in Edmonton.

The Northeast corner of the Village at Griesbach is the final portion of land to be redeveloped within the community, which will ultimately comprise 2,400 homes,adding to already enabled 5,300 units in the Village. Two parcels at the Northeast corner will be earmarked for the Direct Build project, resulting in 355 homes.Village at Griesbach already includes affordable housing programs delivered by organizations such as Métis Capital Housing Corporation and HomeEd, reinforcing its role as a hub for inclusive housing solutions.”
 
I went through the article again and didn't see the offensive word used by the columnist, only in the headline. It really does not represent what he wrote.

@David A
Here again is the last paragraph of Gerein's column:

"...the city must scratch and claw to get every dollar available. This is the time to get greedy. And who knows, maybe having a prime minister who grew up in Edmonton can help us do that."
 
I must have nodded off just before the very end, but I really still strongly feel greed is the wrong word, negative and undermines what is otherwise a good case. If you have been limited or denied for a long time wanting something more is not greedy. Greed better describes when you have an abundance and want more.
 
Have you all really not heard "get greedy" in this context before? It's a commonly used colloquialism when discussing how a subject has traditionally struggled to advocating for themselves.
 
Liberal government survives the confidence vote by 170 yays to 160 nays and 4 abstentions.
2 abstentions from the NDP (Nunavut) and 2 abstentions came from the Conservative Party, mind you, from Alberta. Speculations from a few house insiders is that on top of Matt Jenereaux's resignation, Shannon Stubbs' last minute health issues could've had a hand from the UCP with the negotiations regarding a new pipeline extending well into today's afternoon, between Smith and Carney.
I would not be surprised if we see an announcement on that within the next couple of days.


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Liberals would have won the vote even without both NDP abstentions, one would have sufficed.
 
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Liberal government survives the confidence vote by 170 yays to 160 nays and 4 abstentions.
2 abstentions from the NDP (Nunavut) and 2 abstentions came from the Conservative Party, mind you, from Alberta. Speculations from a few house insiders is that on top of Matt Jenereaux's resignation, Shannon Stubbs' last minute health issues could've had a hand from the UCP with the negotiations regarding a new pipeline extending well into today's afternoon, between Smith and Carney.
I would not be surprised if we see an announcement on that within the next couple of days.


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Liberals would have won the vote even without both NDP abstentions, one would have sufficed.

I think it was 170-168
 

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