Which of the following comes closest to your view of the most important function of a councillor?
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?
Context:
A city councillor must balance interests that can be at odds. Beyond public interests, a councillor's relationship with administration is also central to their work. Council oversees administration through the two employees it can hire and fire — the City Manager and the City Auditor. Residents with frustrations with administration often take these concerns to councillors. How willing those councillors are to hold administration accountable can affect their relationship with their constituents.
Candidate responses
A total of 66 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Prudent fiscal manager.
Candidates that selected this response:

Fidel Ammar Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Tony Caterina Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Danny Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Mark Hillman Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Roger Kotch Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Utha Nadauk Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Norm Paradis Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
b) Visionary leader.
Candidates that selected this response:

Vanessa Denman Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

James Gosse Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Stephen Hammerschmidt Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Terrie Holgerson Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

James Miller Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Fahad Mughal Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Funke Olokude Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Thu Parmar Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Jennifer Porritt Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Ashok Sui Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) Community representative.
Candidates that selected this response:

Ali Al Kassab Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Sara Awatta Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

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

Tim Cartmell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Farhan Chak Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Annie Chua - Frith Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

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

Josh Doyle Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Michael Elliott Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Rob Fediuk Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Giselle Quezon General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Jimmy Clement Idi Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Rozalia Janiszewska Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

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

Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Omar Mohammad Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Rupesh Patel Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Nicholas Rheubottom Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Banisha Sandhu Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Diana Steele Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

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

Aggripa Wajo Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Michael Walters Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Jesse Watson Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Jordon Woodruff Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:

Rahim Jaffer Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Taproot Survey
Where do you stand on issues raised by voters in the 2025 municipal election?