Category: A profitable and prosperous city

State of the City 2014

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

Final thoughts on the Election

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

Edmontonians, the Environment and our Future

Preserving and protecting our environment is a core value for people in Edmonton. Has been for a long time, since people lived off the land here traditionally, prior to European settlement. For a century, we’ve been preserving our glorious river valley. First, it was for practical purposes to move development out of the flood ways.… Read More

Building our LRT network

Policy in brief LRT expansion is a major priority for Edmontonians. Council must continue to drive significant development of the full network, but it needs to be paced well and engineered in a way that allows for traffic to continue to flow. By 2017, we will have secured funding and begun construction on the Southeast… Read More