Which of the following comes closest to your approach to economic development?
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
Edmonton has created multiple tools to develop its economy, including Edmonton Unlimited, its formative support to propose and create Edmonton Global, its investments in startups and small businesses through the Edmonton Edge Fund, and its 2022 work on its Business Licence Bylaw, which was created to streamline processes. Council has, during this term, worked to improve the so-called "red tape" that slows permitting and licensing. Regardless, business leaders often point to city planning, timelines, construction decisions, parking policies, tax rates, and other decisions as being central to their fortunes. During this council's term, concerns about Edmonton's non-residential tax rate, which is higher than surrounding municipalities, began to be discussed, as did the city's increasing reliance on residential property taxes due to its industrial tax base shrinking in relative terms.
Candidate responses
A total of 66 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Invest in attracting new businesses to the city.
Candidates that selected this response:
Ronald Stewart Billingsley, Jr Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Reed Clarke Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Justin Thomas Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
b) Invest in entrepreneurship and local businesses.
Candidates that selected this response:
Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Paul Bakhmut Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jason Bale Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Nurmaiya Brady Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jimmy Clement Idi Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Larry Langley Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jackie Liu Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rajah Maggay Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Steve van Diest Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
c) Remove barriers to business growth.
Candidates that selected this response:
Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Joti Buttar Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Farhan Chak Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Ramey Demian Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Danny Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Terrie Holgerson Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rahim Jaffer Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Olney Tugwell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Rozalia Janiszewska Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?