O-E-Gee whiz, how C-aRe-L we gonna vote?

We discuss the proposed moratorium on infill development, the extension of the Downtown Community Revitalization Levy, and the return of former MP Rahim Jaffer to municipal politics. We also look at how changes to vote counting will affect the 2025 municipal election, and the end of photo radar in playground zones.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Infill moratorium

• Cartmell to call for moratorium on new infill development in Edmonton
• Edmonton city councillor and mayoral candidate calls for infill moratorium
• Lorne Gunter: Cartmell opposition to infill weak, better than alternative

CRL extension

• 'A generational investment': Edmonton business groups warn of consequences if Downtown CRL extension fails
• Mayor Sohi pitches extension of Downtown CRL ahead of public hearings
• Edmontonians should have a referendum this municipal election: Should taxpayers provide $88.5 million to the Oilers Entertainment Group for a new Event Park? - Michael Janz
• A Better Deal for Edmontonians — Andrew Knack for Mayor
• Future of downtown development to be debated over 2 days at Edmonton public hearing

Rahim Jaffer

• Former conservative MP Rahim Jaffer running for mayor, after years out of the public eye
• Former MP Rahim Jaffer launches bid to be Edmonton's mayor

Election costs

• Ban on tabulators means election results will arrive much later in 2025, official says
• Analysis: How changes to the way votes are counted will affect municipalities across the Edmonton region in 2025

Photo radar

• News Release: City evolves playground zone traffic safety strategy
• Edmonton scraps playground zone photo radar amid low tickets: 'No longer financially sustainable'

Rapid fire

• Edmonton Oilers trade Evander Kane to rival Vancouver Canucks
• Edmonton Blatchford homes forming virtual power plant

Election project

• What issues do you care about as you consider who to vote for in the 2025 municipal election, and why?
• A progress report on Taproot's election project

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