Which of the following comes closest to your approach to strengthening council accountability?
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
Former mayor Don Iveson created a lobbyist registry for those asking the mayor to support financial interests or policies. Iveson said it set an example. Mayor Amarjeet Sohi has carried this forward, though some suggest it be extended across all of council. In 2025, council passed the Council Disclosure Bylaw, specifying that councillors disclose financial donations on the city's own website. In 2025, the provincial government eliminated council-governed codes of conduct through Bill 50. The change means Edmonton still has an integrity commissioner, but they have limited powers. Councillor voting records, meanwhile, are tracked on the open data portal.
Candidate responses
A total of 66 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Implement a lobbyist registry.
Candidates that selected this response:

Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Danny Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Rahim Jaffer Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Rozalia Janiszewska Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Andrew Knack Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Rajah Maggay Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
b) Maintain existing mechanisms.
Candidates that selected this response:

Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Jackie Liu Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) Implement transparency tools other than a lobbyist registry.
Candidates that selected this response:

Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Paul Bakhmut Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Jason Bale Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Nurmaiya Brady Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Joti Buttar Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Farhan Chak Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Reed Clarke Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Ramey Demian Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Terrie Holgerson Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Jimmy Clement Idi Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Larry Langley Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Justin Thomas Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Olney Tugwell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Steve van Diest Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:

Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Candidates that skipped this question:

Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?