Campaign Roundup - Day 20

• Today is the last day for advance voting. Polls are open until 8:00 pm. Polling locations and voter information are available online.
• A new poll shows that almost half of Edmontonians remain undecided just over a week before the municipal election, an unusually high number this close to voting day. Among decided and leaning voters, Andrew Knack leads with 41%, followed by Tim Cartmell on 21%. Omar Mohammad and Michael Walters are both tied on 10%, while Rahim Jaffer is at 7% and Tony Caterina is at 6%.
• In a Mayoral forum at Stanley Milner Library, candidates focused on core services, public safety, infill, infrastructure, and fiscal responsibility, outlining plans from shifting development to open areas, amending zoning bylaws, and freezing taxes, to improving relations with the Province and police. Candidates also highlighted priorities like libraries, arts, transit, and homelessness. You can watch the debate online here.
• Mayoral candidate Omar Mohammad criticized Council’s purchase of electric buses, which later faced safety concerns that contributed to the bus company’s bankruptcy. Mohammad says the decision was wasteful and driven by vanity, promising that, as Mayor, he would prevent such spending and safeguard public funds.