Skip the meeting if you UCPlease

Coun. Sarah Hamilton found herself in hot water for speaking at a UCP fundraiser instead of attending a council meeting. We talk with Jeremy Appel of The Orchard who broke the story.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

CSU52 update

• Union for Edmonton city, library workers unveils salary increases in tentative deal

CJHR update

• Advocacy group to pay City of Edmonton more than $11K in costs after failed encampment lawsuit

Guest: Jeremy Appel

• The Orchard
• @JeremyAppel1025
• Kenneyism: Jason Kenney's Pursuit of Power

Hamilton's absence

• Edmonton city councillor Sarah Hamilton skipped out on council meeting to headline UCP fundraiser
• Sarah Hamilton's statement
• Edmonton city councillor Hamilton's involvement in UCP fundraiser questioned
• Council Code of Conduct
• Michael Janz endorsement of Sarah Hoffman
• Keith Gerein: What's behind Alberta's push into municipal parties?

Day shelter funding

• Bissell Centre likely to close day shelter space after city funding dries up
• Boyle Street to take over CHEW Project operations

Rapid fire

• PSA: City Hall re-opens to the public
• Just add Nenshi, and it's a whole different Alberta NDP race
• PSA: City celebrates Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day

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