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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 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".