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Finances
What do you think of the city's revenue split between residential and business taxes?
Context:
Roughly half of the property tax the city collects each year comes from residential property owners and half comes from businesses. The tax rate is two to three times higher for businesses than for residences, because businesses account for only about a quarter of the assessment base.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) The current mix is acceptable
Candidates that selected this response:
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
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
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
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
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
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
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi 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
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
b) Residences should pay more
Candidates that selected this response:
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
c) Businesses should pay more
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
d) Both should pay less, even if that means a reduction of services
Candidates that selected this response:
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
e) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Candidates that skipped this question:
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
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".