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Since my first term on council, campaign finance reform has been an important issue for me. Of particular interest have been donation limits and donation disclosure prior to the vote (please see here, here and here for more on that). I did some advocacy on this in 2009 and, as a result, I pledged to walk-the-walk in 2010 and disclose… Read More
Campaign days are long, every minute packed with heartening encounters and meaningful conversations with excited and hardworking Edmontonians. But it can feel like a blur, and that’s why every Sunday I want to pause and reflect on the past week. Here, I will share with you the small, the poignant, the fleeting and the funny… Read More
Policy in brief We need to build a new financial formula to fund our city’s future: one that instills a culture of innovation and efficiency within administration, and works toward ending our reliance on regressive property taxes. What we’ll do in the short term I will introduce a new program called “Council’s 2%,” a goal… Read More
These restrictive covenants (caveats that are registered on the land title) left by Safeway after closing stores all over Edmonton are a barrier to building complete communities, and they undermine competition in the food retail sector. (The most recent report to Council on this issue last year can be accessed here for background.) It was great to… Read More
“Why Edmonton?” That’s the root question behind the Make Something Edmonton city brand and reputation initiative, which reported back to Executive Committee yesterday. They started with a lovely video summing up the “Make Something Edmonton” spirit: For my family, the answer to ‘Why Edmonton?’ is a mix of great schools, great quality of life, great quality of place including… Read More