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Economy
Is the city's current approach to encouraging economic diversification heading in the right direction?
Context:
The city currently spends more to support local businesses than to attract businesses from elsewhere. The city spends about $30 million per year to support small businesses, Business Improvement Areas, Explore Edmonton, and Innovate Edmonton. It spends about $3.1 million per year to support industrial businesses and investors, half of which is allocated to Edmonton Global, the region's economic development agency.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Yes, we have effective initiatives in place
Candidates that selected this response:
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
b) No, the city should put more resources behind nurturing homegrown businesses
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
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
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli 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
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) No, the city should put more resources behind attracting global businesses
Candidates that selected this response:
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
d) I don't have a position on this issue
No candidates selected this response
Candidates that skipped this question:
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".