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Quality of life
How much should the city spend to help the arts sector recover from the pandemic?
Context:
The Edmonton Arts Council launched the Creators' Reserve grant program in April 2020 to support artists with funding of $500,000 drawn from existing budgets. In July 2021, city council approved the $1 million 2021 Festivals & Events COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program to help encourage the return of festivals and events.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) It should spend more
Candidates that selected this response:
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
b) Current support is sufficient
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
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
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) It should spend less
No candidates selected this response
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
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".