TAS
Senior Member
Rahim Jaffer is running a serious campaign and I would be willing to bet is gaining some momentum. Not saying he's winning, but he's going to get decent support.
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constance_chlore
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David A
Senior Member
He don't do that anymore ... I hope
TAS
Senior Member
I won't be supporting Jaffer, but he's going to be a factor and influence in this election.
"What would 2025 Jaffer say to his 38-year-old self?
"Hopefully you've learned a lot of lessons," he said.
"I was young when I was in politics. I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to serve this community for almost 12 years as the member of Parliament. And you know, when you have that kind of profile, you're also a target. So, look. I made mistakes."
Is he being tougher on crime for others, than he received?
constance_chlore
Active Member
I know, and I fully trust that he's sobered up, but I hope he has the humility to acknowledge that he only is where he is because a judge in Ontario was soft on him.
Kosy123
Senior Member
So far we got:
Knack: progressive candidate with most of the Iveson-Sohi coalition
Walters: centrist-ish, possibly catering to the Mandel voters (or what's left of them)
Cartmell: ??? anti-infill
Jaffer: tough on crime classic conservative
Caterina: angry right wing man yells at cloud that has rainbows and infill.
Cartmell's voter base is being split here pretty badly.
Knack: progressive candidate with most of the Iveson-Sohi coalition
Walters: centrist-ish, possibly catering to the Mandel voters (or what's left of them)
Cartmell: ??? anti-infill
Jaffer: tough on crime classic conservative
Caterina: angry right wing man yells at cloud that has rainbows and infill.
Cartmell's voter base is being split here pretty badly.
TAS
Senior Member
Take Caterina's name out of this. He is not even trying. Same as last election where he came 5th against all unknowns.
I think Cartmell has decent support of business community? Maybe just downtown business groups?
And maybe support of most UCP?
bodsbods9090
Senior Member
Has anyone seen Michael Walters signs anywhere? I've only seen Knack and Cartmell around for any signage.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
YEG imagineer
Active Member
Seen a few around Aspen Gardens on Monday. Lavender coloured.
David A
Senior Member
I can see Jaffer's message resonating with some people given the current situation and times even though it is bit incongruous given his past.
One of Cartmell's problems is he is an incumbent, so its harder to run against what has been done all the years he was on council. It kind of gives the message he was ineffective.
I do feel voters are in an anti incumbent mood right now so that may not be good for either Knack or Cartmell.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Between Knack's name recognition and the cannibalization of the Cartmell vote, I think our baldest mayoral candidate has the best odds.
johnnyboy
Active Member
New candidate for mayor alert:
Paul Bakhmut
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Ron Billingsley, now infamously the guy who showed up drunk to the Edmonton Centre MP debate as an independent candidate, is running too.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-centre-debate
"The independent candidate called for a trilingual super-country created through the union of Canada, the United States and Mexico."
What a dangerously insane human being.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
I always appreciate and tend to vote for folks with actual policy recommendations (although I have noticed it is usually a losing strategy). But I thought these begged a few key questions:
- 500 new police officers over four years. How is he going to pay for this? Big money promise.
- Adding 125 officers per year focused on community policing, beat patrols, and rapid response.
- Transit safety overhaul. Same, how is he going to pay for this?
- Provide additional arrest and detain authority training for peace officers.
- Renovate LRT stations for improved safety. Good idea that's proven effective, but with what money?
- Install turnstile gates at all Capital and Metro Line stations. Same
- Clean and secure streets initiative.
- Expand CCTV coverage in high-crime zones (Entertainment District, Chinatown, Coliseum). Then what? Cops don't do squat with camera footage.
- Boost police foot patrols in parks, transit areas, and business corridors in partnership with social service agencies. Council doesn't have the power to direct the Police, can only ask nicely, as they have been doing for years. EPS has a litany of effective partnerships that they just need to expand (PACT is one of the most effective projects I have ever interacted with, and yet EPS insists on only fielding one team for the whole city).
- Increase pressure washing and garbage removal in downtown to combat visible disorder. Love this idea, but again, with what $$. Hire Good has been begging to do this cheaply for years, but I believe the union objects. So if its union jobs that's another big $ promise.
- Integrate 911 with 211 to ensure the appropriate resources are being allocated to the right places. Potentially a good idea, but 2-1-1 is massively overwhelmed and a lot cheaper per staff than 9-1-1. I am assuming he is just talking about the Crisis Diversion Team and not the whole resource call center that is 2-1-1. Not sure he realizes how much more this will cost and will need to be really well structured so emergency calls don't get drowned out by non-emergency calls.
- Advocate to the province to double the beds at the Edmonton Recovery Community. Very few of the planned Recovery Beds are currently available, so this is going to happen anyway.
- Form a coalition with like-minded cities to advocate for federal bail reform. What's stopping him from doing that now?