Municipal Politics

[Gronk!]

I got this in the mail today.
I filled out the survey at CartmellSurvey.ca to let him know I am 100% against him and his UCP-like policies.

 

[ADob]

I got this in the mail today.
I filled out the survey at CartmellSurvey.ca to let him know I am 100% against him and his UCP-like policies.

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Same, but you've gotta wonder if he'll actually care. It would be nice to see the results of the survey somewhere...

 

[bodsbods9090]

Same, but you've gotta wonder if he'll actually care. It would be nice to see the results of the survey somewhere...

He's a UCP boot-licker. We ain't seeing those results, just like the rest of the party had done with their surveys

 

[Gus Haynes]

I'm quite sure it's not really intended to be a "public opinion survey", but more of a data-collection attempt to identify and engage potential supporters for his campaign. If you don't support him, just don't answer it. I won't -- he's not getting my vote or my data.

 

[bodsbods9090]

I'm quite sure it's not really intended to be a "public opinion survey", but more of a data-collection attempt to identify and engage potential supporters for his campaign. If you don't support him, just don't answer it. I won't -- he's not getting my vote or my data.

My comment was more tongue-in-cheek.

 

[Gronk!]

I'm quite sure it's not really intended to be a "public opinion survey", but more of a data-collection attempt to identify and engage potential supporters for his campaign. If you don't support him, just don't answer it. I won't -- he's not getting my vote or my data.

I disagree. If Cartmell receives a vastly overwhelming number of negative supporters (such as myself) in his survey then it's certainly possible that he'll think twice about running for Mayor. Besides, the survey doesn't ask for my identity, so other than the usual demographics (age range, highest education level and postal code) there's really not much data to collect.

 

[CplKlinger]

The downtown CRL discussion at Committee has been pretty contentious, and is going to spill into the afternoon. The Mayor is all for it, some Councillors seem lukewarm/reluctantly in favour, and at least one is strongly against it. Some non-committee Council members are participating.

 

[thommyjo]

The downtown CRL discussion at Committee has been pretty contentious, and is going to spill into the afternoon. The Mayor is all for it, some Councillors seem lukewarm/reluctantly in favour, and at least one is strongly against it. Some non-committee Council members are participating.

Janz against, anyone else?

 

[policyenthusiast]

Janz against, anyone else?

That's surprising, what's the reasoning behind opposing it?

 

[CplKlinger]

That's surprising, what's the reasoning behind opposing it?

He doesn't want it to support the Ice District stuff, says that the deferred education taxes will just mean increased taxes for other neighbourhoods, etc.

 

[Kosy123]

Janz is nothing but consistent on his opposition for these sorts of financial supports tbh. So he was always going to vote against and oppose this.

 

[CplKlinger]

Janz is nothing but consistent on his opposition for these sorts of financial supports tbh. So he was always going to vote against and oppose this.

I just hope that others support this, because it could give a much needed shot in the arm for downtown.

anyone else?

Paquette said it would be "emotionally satisfying" to vote against this because of the money for the event centre, but he's still torn because it would also mean passing up the funding for housing and infrastructure improvements, and there's no guarantee they'd have another chance with the province. EDIT: Paquette said he hasn't fully decided yet, but he's leaning toward voting no.

 

[Kosy123]

I just hope that others support this, because it could give a much needed shot in the arm for downtown.


Paquette said it would be "emotionally satisfying" to vote against this because of the money for the event centre, but he's still torn because it would also mean passing up the funding for housing and infrastructure improvements, and there's no guarantee they'd have another chance with the province.

Yeah we're not going to get another chance to get this sort of funding if it's voted down. At this point it's literally this or nothing. Its $0 or $100 million.

 

[Gronk!]

Yeah we're not going to get another chance to get this sort of funding if it's voted down. At this point it's literally this or nothing. Its $0 or $100 million.

Just a reminder that there is a municipal election later this year.

 

[Greenspace]

Fiscal Gap Report - Provincial grants are at a historic high on a per capita basis.

The difference being more grants are project based (Valley Line LRT, Yellowhead Trail, etc), and less are unconstrained.

This is not the narrative this council has all the time. Unconstrained grants (like the former MSI grants) are used for things like infrastructure renewal, which has gone down. But the Province asks us for our priorities every year and we've put most of our eggs in the LRT basket for the last few years and years to come.