Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 17

Welcome to Day 17 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.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 17:

• Advance voting is now open! Voting runs until October 11th and polls are open from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Polling locations and voter information are available online.
  
  
• Mayoral candidates are clashing over the role of third-party advertisers in the municipal election. Andrew Knack has faced criticism for benefiting from attack ads by Working Families Edmonton while insisting he has no formal ties to the group and pledging to disclose post-July 31 donors. Michael Walters accused Knack of hypocrisy for accepting support from third-party groups while calling for transparency, and other candidates raised concerns about “dark money” influencing the race.
  
  
• Mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell reflected on growing up in a family of educators, highlighted the lasting impact teachers have on their communities, and emphasized his respect for their work during the ongoing strike. He stressed the importance of action over empty promises, announcing measures to support families: expanding free transit for students beyond age 13, offering affordable summer camps tied to provincial childcare stipends, and providing free access to recreation facilities for all students.
  
  
• Also sharing his support for teachers, Mayoral candidate Michael Walters called for a fair deal to prevent the strike from disrupting education. He urged the provincial government to address education funding, mental health, and infrastructure, and proposed an “Edmonton Accord” to ensure the City is consulted before policies affecting it are imposed. Walters committed to using City tools, including property tax revenues collected for the Province, to advocate for families and schools.

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