Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 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 8:

• Students can cast a vote on campus during the advance vote week, from October 7th to 11th. They will receive a ballot for whatever ward they reside in, not the ward their campus is physically located in. Voting stations will be available on select days at Concordia, MacEwan, NAIT, NorQuest and University of Alberta. More information is available here.
  
  
• Mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell released his Bridges, Roads, and Results plan to address what he calls Edmonton’s “infrastructure chaos.” Cartmell argues that the gridlock caused by overlapping bridge, road, and LRT projects is the result of failed planning and coordination, not construction itself. His plan would implement a unified citywide schedule for all public works, empower a Downtown Infrastructure Coordinator to veto overlapping closures, ensure only one downtown bridge is closed at a time, prioritize renewal before expansion, and introduce zero-based budgeting with a public dashboard.
  
  
• Rahim Jaffer, another Mayoral candidate, released his Take Back Our Streets plan, pledging to tackle Edmonton’s rising violent crime and social disorder with what he calls “uncompromising” action on public safety. His plan calls for hiring 500 new police officers over four years, expanding transit and peace officer authority, installing turnstile gates, boosting CCTV and foot patrols, and partnering with social agencies to address disorder. Jaffer also committed to advocating for more recovery beds and federal bail reform.
  
  
• Also running for Mayor, Andrew Knack shared his Accountable Leadership and Transparent Governance plan, pledging to put residents ahead of political parties, big donors, and special interests. Knack highlighted his record of disclosing campaign donations before each of his past elections and committed to doing so again this year, while challenging other candidates to follow suit. His plan includes creating a lobbyist registry, publicly disclosing conflicts of interest, and closing loopholes that allow donations to go unreported until after election day. He also promised regular citywide town halls and reforms to public engagement.

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