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We’re still overdue for a grown-up conversation with our Province about how we’re going to properly fund city building. With only six to eight cents of every tax dollar while managing 60% of Canadian public infrastructure, big cities like Edmonton cannot continue to grow, thrive and prosper without some clarity about what we are responsible for and what is, or should be, the role of each order of government.
Yesterday marked the last day of the Live Below the Line challenge put on by the Global Poverty Project – a five-day challenge to live on $1.75 per day food and drink. This is roughly the ‘line’ below which 1.2 billion people on Earth subsist for all their needs. The idea is to raise awareness… Read More
I had the honour of delivering my first State of the City speech today before 2,300 guests of the Chamber of Commerce. The sold-out room had an incredible energy and reflected a lot of the spirit we’re all feeling in Edmonton right now. I spoke on some key themes including innovation, poverty reduction, the greater… Read More
While exploring the idea of a run for mayor, I made presentations to business groups, arts organizations, clubs, gatherings of social leaders, community leaders — really any group of Edmontonians who might listen. The first slide of my presentation asked a simple question: “Why Edmonton?” The presentation explained why Sarah and I choose to raise… Read More
I’ve taken a bit of time to reflect this weekend of Thanksgiving about those in difficult circumstances in Edmonton. Last Tuesday, we heard some powerful and heart-wrenching testimony directly from Edmontonians living on the margins at a forum hosted by the Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness. Edmonton is around the halfway mark of our… Read More