Out of Towner
Active Member
A scathing review of the new elected officials by the Journal. Editorial predicting higher taxes to come.
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Avenuer
Senior Member
No one should be surprised, the Journal/Sun were in no way supportive of the previous Council and won't be of this one.
fjordgard
Active Member
Also, I am pretty sure this is a reference to a Lorne Gunter column, so...
wormwood
Active Member
Her and her husband are property developers.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Well yeah, people have known this for half a decade now. The COVID rate freeze implies steeper increases later.
Out of Towner
Active Member
Running down the list of the names of Edmonton's wards, they're almost all indigenous names that are unpronounceable to most people. Changing the names of wards hasn't remedied the challenges faced by indigenous residents. It was a futile attempt at reconciliation by a council hungry to say that it did something.
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
well I'm just glad it is now done. I was getting tired listening to the rhetoric. AND Cartmel and Caterina are no longer part of council.
David A
Senior Member
Not surprising, they have been consistently quite critical of city council. I suppose they are entitled to their views, but I thought they should at least give it a pause for a bit after the election and wait and see what the new council does before rushing to conclusions and judgment
However, given the election results I am not sure if their opinions really have much impact anymore though beyond their declining readership base or even with them.
thommyjo
Senior Member
….? No…. She started a non profit that does education and advocacy on garden suites. And because of its success locally and nationally, she built up a base of support that helped her get elected.
TAS
Senior Member
Who is running this popsicle stand?
edmontonjournal.com
'In shock': Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi race back on after Edmonton Elections finds uncounted ballot boxes
Edmonton Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi race is back on after Edmonton Elections finds uncounted ballot boxes.
edmontonjournal.com
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Quick everyone, eat the ballots.Who is running this popsicle stand?
'In shock': Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi race back on after Edmonton Elections finds uncounted ballot boxes
Edmonton Ward Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi race is back on after Edmonton Elections finds uncounted ballot boxes.
trevorhayden
Active Member
False disinformation statement. Please retract from the record.
sc_ma
New Member
From that Lorne Gunter article:
"Working Families Edmonton, the union-backed coalition that organized for all of the successful leftist candidates, has said, “Taxes help Edmonton.” They are “an investment in our city,” that “strengthen affordability (and) enhance well-being.”
That’s the mentality Edmonton taxpayers will be up against for the next four years.
I know the author is biased (massive understatement), but I think to conform to his viewpoint would require the most narrow-minded of thinking. These editorials often lambast "tax and spend liberals". I certainly don't prefer a "tax and don't spend" government we may be familiar with.
wormwood
Active Member
Property developer consultants to be more clear. Non-profit doesn't mean anything, believe me.
ChazYEG
Senior Member
Unless you have evidence of these accusations, I would retract it, mate. You never know who could be reading these.