Category: Taxation

Edmonton speaks as one

December 1st, 2014 in 2013-2017 Term, A city with better housing & transportation choices, A fiscally responsible city, A profitable and prosperous city, Crime, Economy, Education & Innovation, Taxation

  On November 10, I hosted the inaugural Mayor’s City-Building Summit here at City Hall. The Summit gathered leaders from the health, K-12 education, post-secondary, business and community safety sectors to speak – as one – about Edmonton’s priorities in the coming years. A key deliverable from this Summit is the following letter summarizing this… Read More

Fresh Thinking About How We Fund Our City

September 19th, 2013 in 2007-2010 Term, 2013 Campaign, A fair city, A fiscally responsible city, A functional city, Economy, Policies, Taxation

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

Borrowing Responsibly for City Building

July 30th, 2013 in 2010-2013 Term, 2013 Campaign, A fiscally responsible city, A functional city, A profitable and prosperous city, Economy, Taxation

[UPDATE, Sept. 12, 2013: Mayor Mandel requested a high level summary report that was discussed at this week’s Executive Committee. It’s worth a read and has the up-to-date numbers.] Let’s be clear: Edmonton doesn’t have a ‘Detroit problem.’ There’s been a fair bit of discussion in the press (good Edmonton Journal story here) and on… Read More