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Politics and governance
Do referendum questions and Senate votes belong on municipal ballots?
Context:
The provincial government has indicated that two referendum questions (on equalization and daylight saving time) and a vote to choose Alberta's Senate nominees will be added to the municipal ballot in October. AUMA president Barry Morishita has expressed concerns that these questions may distract from local issues.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Yes
Candidates that selected this response:
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
b) No
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) I accept the principle but object to some or all of these additions
Candidates that selected this response:
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
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
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Candidates that skipped this question:
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
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".