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Planning
Which statement best describes your opinion of city council's zoning decisions?
Context:
Upzoning is when developers seek a variance to build extra height or units than existing plans allow, with the goal of making a project more financially feasible. City council has been accused of too often approving upzoned projects, such as the now-cancelled Mezzo tower in Old Strathcona, without getting anything in return. To address this, the Community Amenity Contributions policy was approved in July 2018 to establish public benefits to be provided by developers in exchange for a variance.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Council has shown the right amount of flexibility regarding zoning bylaws
Candidates that selected this response:
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
b) Council has been too flexible under pressure from developers
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
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
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
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) Council has not been flexible enough to make way for development
Candidates that selected this response:
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
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
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
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".