Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 14

Welcome to Day 14 of our Edmonton 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 municipal election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

As always, our work is entirely funded by donations from residents just like you, so if you appreciate the updates, please consider making a one-off donation or signing up as a supporter for just $10 a month - that's just 36 cents per email!

Campaign Roundup - Day 14:

• Advance voting begins on Tuesday! Voting runs from October 7th to October 11th and polls are open from 12:00 am to 8:00 pm. Polling locations and voter information are available online.
  
  
• It’s not just Councillors and a Mayor that you’ll be voting for this election - don’t forget that there is also a School Trustee election happening too! Some voters want trustees who advocate for equity, public education funding, and support for vulnerable students, while others want trustees who emphasize parental rights, academic basics, and less focus on gender and social issues. You can learn more about the candidates online.
  
  
• Mayoral candidate Andrew Knack released his plan to address Edmonton’s homelessness and affordable housing issues. His proposal focuses on three priorities: increasing social and affordable housing, providing rapid support for urgent shelter needs, and prioritizing prevention programs to keep people housed. The plan includes partnering with Indigenous governments and non-profits, leveraging federal funding, streamlining city processes, expanding shelters and outreach, and supporting eviction prevention and youth homelessness initiatives.
  
  
• Mayoral candidate Tony Caterina has released a campaign statement criticizing his opponents, Tim Cartmell and Andrew Knack, for overspending, high taxes, and weak leadership. He highlights his own fiscal discipline, saying he has just $1,524 in campaign expenses in 2025, contrasting it with what he calls Cartmell’s large corporate-funded campaign and Knack’s reliance on third-party advertising. Caterina accuses both opponents of supporting excessive spending and aligning with special interests, while promising voters he will prioritize taxpayers, maintain core services without staff cuts, and restore fiscal responsibility.

Support Our Work:

Common Sense Edmonton doesn't accept any government funding and never will. We think you should be free to choose, for yourself, which organizations to support. If you're in a position to contribute financially, you can make a donation here:

If you're not in a position to donate, we understand, but if you appreciate our work, you can help by spreading our message. Please forward this email to your friends, and help make sure every resident knows what's going on in our city.