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Finances
What do you think of the size of the city's workforce?
Context:
According to the city auditor, the City of Edmonton has about 12,000 employees. From 2010 to 2014, the city's workforce grew consistently with Edmonton's population, but since 2016, population growth has outpaced the growth of the workforce.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) The city has about the right number of employees
Candidates that selected this response:
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
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
b) The city has too many employees
Candidates that selected this response:
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
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
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
c) The city has too few employees
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Candidates that skipped this question:
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
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".