Which of the following comes closest to your approach to economic development?
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 11 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:
Colin Gallant Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
b) Invest in entrepreneurship and local businesses.
Candidates that selected this response:
Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Stephanie Swensrude Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Karen Unland Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
c) Remove barriers to business growth.
Candidates that selected this response:
Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
d) I don't have a position on this issue
No candidates selected this response
Voter responses
Based on more than 0 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question: