2021 Municipal Election - Red Zone Time

Coldrsx · #1 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 4:56 PM**

The next General Election will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021, when voters will elect:

1 Mayor
1 Councillor for each of the 12 City of Edmonton wards
1 Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division Trustee for each of their 7 wards or 1 Edmonton School Division Trustee for each of their 9 wards

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Will Don run again? When will Nickel announce? Which other current Councillors will entertain the thought of the big job?

First out of the gate for Mayor...

Cheryll Watson
@CheryllYEG
In 2021, I intend to run for Mayor. But collective and sustainable transformation does not happen in isolation. And it cannot be driven by just one person. #yegvote

https://www.cheryllwatson.ca/blog

canucklehead2 · #2 Posted **Oct 13, 2020, 11:18 PM**

My thoughts?
1-Don will run again and probably win
2-Nickel will run and lose and then disappear into the UCP swamp sometime afterwards...
3-School board campaigns are usually dull but there have been enough scandals lately that the next election should bring out some real curious characters...

As for Cheryll Watson? No thanks... Read through the site and it's so bland and vague she might as well ran on the "9/11" Lois Griffin platform...

Coldrsx · #3 Posted **Oct 14, 2020, 12:05 AM**

Hearing about Kim Krushell more and more...

canucklehead2 · #4 Posted **Oct 14, 2020, 12:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Hearing about Kim Krushell more and more...

Barf!

itom 987 · #5 Posted **Oct 14, 2020, 3:02 AM**

Kim was great when she was on council.

Landlocked · #6 Posted **Oct 14, 2020, 2:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by itom 987

Kim was great when she was on council.

I don't share that view. To me it seemed that she followed the whims of the mayor of the time instead of the needs of her ward's constituents.

EdmTrekker · #7 Posted **Oct 14, 2020, 5:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Landlocked

I don't share that view. To me it seemed that she followed the whims of the mayor of the time instead of the needs of her ward's constituents.

I agree.

canucklehead2 · #8 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 3:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by EdmTrekker

I agree.

Bingo. That's my major point of contention. She showed NO vision or drive. She was just the hype-person for the mayor the entire time. #NEXT

kcantor · #9 Posted **Oct 26, 2020, 4:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by canucklehead2

Bingo. That's my major point of contention. She showed NO vision or drive. She was just the hype-person for the mayor the entire time. #NEXT

don’t you think you’re being a bit too harsh? she was a genuinely friendly person who never met a camera or a microphone she didn’t like...

itom 987 · #10 Posted **Oct 15, 2020, 1:58 AM**

If every counsellor appeased to every concerns within their ward, nothing would get done.

feepa · #11 Posted **Oct 15, 2020, 3:17 PM**

You can guarantee Mike Nickel runs for Mayor. He's already pretty much all but declared that.

I hope Donny runs again, because if not Nickel will get in...

And Nickel is really just an extension of the UCP.

If Nickel runs for mayor, and doesn't win, that means 4 years without him on council.

There is hope!

EdmTrekker · #12 Posted **Oct 18, 2020, 11:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by feepa

You can guarantee Mike Nickel runs for Mayor. He's already pretty much all but declared that.

I hope Donny runs again, because if not Nickel will get in...

And Nickel is really just an extension of the UCP.

If Nickel runs for mayor, and doesn't win, that means 4 years without him on council.

There is hope!

I am in lock step with you.

Glenco · #13 Posted **Oct 19, 2020, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by EdmTrekker

I am in lock step with you.

Something we can all agree on. Taking a poll one year before an election during a pandemic when everyone is feeling a little grumpy probably has little value on to stoke Nickel’s ego.

Coldrsx · #14 Posted **Oct 18, 2020, 7:45 PM**

Only 38 per cent of Edmontonians believe Mayor Don Iveson and the 12 city councillors deserve to be re-elected, according to a new poll one year out from the 2021 municipal election.

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...-election-poll

Coldrsx · #15 Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 4:34 PM**

https://doniveson.ca/2020/11/23/dear-edmontonians/

TimB09 · #16 Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 6:17 PM**

I wouldn't vote for Nickel if he is a mayoral candidate. Never been a fan of his way of getting his message across.

Don't know enough about Knack.

Sohi I've always liked.

At least we'll have a new mayor...

Coldrsx · #17 Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 6:24 PM**

Cheryll Watson

Kim Krushell - likely putting her hat in the ring

Who else?

Coldrsx · #18 Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 7:27 PM**

I would agree with that as well, but it would mean a lot of split time away from family again, versus being in Edmonton.

Glenco · #19 Posted **Nov 23, 2020, 7:54 PM**

Iveson being the leader of the Liberal party is a very bad idea. People in Calgary will never vote for him as the ex-mayor of Edmonton. In Edmonton he will split the vote and the UCP will win again.

lubicon · #20 Posted **Nov 24, 2020, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by kcantor

Amarjeet Sohi would make a great mayor.

Curious as to why he is perceived as a potentially great mayor. I don't know much about him other than his time as an MP in which he was very underwhelming.

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Originally Posted by Glenco

Iveson being the leader of the Liberal party is a very bad idea. People in Calgary will never vote for him as the ex-mayor of Edmonton. In Edmonton he will split the vote and the UCP will win again.

Not sure that is the case. Calgary likely would not vote for him under the 'Liberal' brand but the fact he is from Edmonton is irrelevant.