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Police
Which statement best captures your beliefs about racism and the Edmonton Police Service?
Context:
In June of 2020, city council heard from dozens of speakers during three days of public hearings on racism and policing. The Community Safety and Well-Being Task Force, which was set up in response, identified a number of longstanding problems with policing in Edmonton that it attributed to systemic racism and discrimination, and made 14 recommendations to root out the problems. Black Lives Matter Edmonton went further, calling on the city to defund the police.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Systemic racism is apparent throughout the EPS
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
b) The EPS is not racist on the whole, but there are some racist members
Candidates that selected this response:
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
c) There is no racism within the EPS
Candidates that selected this response:
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Candidates that skipped this question:
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Voter responses
Based on the first 16,000 responses to our 2021 survey, here's how voters answered this question:
Overall
By ward
Note: Taproot excluded surveys with fewer than two answers from these results. It was possible for voters to fill out the survey multiple times, but unlikely at a large scale given the structure of the survey. Voters were not able to select "I don't have a position on this issue".