Economy
How much should the city spend to help local business recover from the pandemic?
Context:
City council approved $5.3 million in financial support for local businesses in June 2020. The funds, which have already supported nearly 2,000 individual businesses, will continue to be available until funding is fully utilized.
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:

Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
b) Current support is sufficient
Candidates that selected this response:

Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) It should spend less
Candidates that selected this response:

Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:

Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Voter responses
Based on more than 16,000 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question: