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As I reflect on 2018, I’m struck by the outstanding amount of influence this year has had on our world, country, province and city. By no means was this an easy year. We faced economic challenges that have forced us to shift the way we approach economic development, we’ve seen social and cultural upheaval from… Read More
Today, after years of negotiation, I was pleased to attend the Government of Alberta’s announcement of a new long-term, legislated funding deal for Alberta’s two largest cities. The deal reflects the province’s economic reality now. It’s fair and in the best interest of taxpayers in their dual experience of paying city property taxes at the… Read More
Today, Councillor Bev Esslinger and I put forward a motion based on our learnings from the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls International Conference. I’ve been reflecting on something Aristotle said, “the city came into being to preserve life. It exists for the good life”. This inspires me in… Read More
Calls to action are just words if action is not taken. I’m touched today that the City of Edmonton announced over 8000 civic employees have now had training on the history of residential schools and their ongoing intergenerational impacts. This, along with treaty awareness has encouraged dialogue on reconciliation in our workplaces. In March, 2014,… Read More
Earlier last week, I launched my Five Point Plan for Budget 2018. In it, I stressed the need to show how serious we are about our economic resilience and commitment to keeping taxes reasonable while we deliver core services to Edmontonians. However, as demand for city services increase, and our growth continues up and out,… Read More