Tim Querengesser

Disclosures show Cartmell pulled in $834K — about half of all campaign contributions Interim disclosures filed with the City of Edmonton show that mayoral candidate Tim Cartmell has raised significantly more than his rivals during the 2025 election campaign.

That is quite the pie chart.

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City pilot to grow non-residential tax base has 'jaws dropping': Developer As Edmonton heads toward an election, its city administration has an interesting plan to "grow the pie" on non-residential taxes in order to solve its ongoing construction chaos, Stewart Fraser, vice-...

How voters react to increases in property taxes, and how politicians react to infrastructure needs as a result, feel less examined than it should be when it comes to const. chaos. Becoming less reliant on property taxes feels important as a result.

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Honey, wake up, new potential Alberta referendum on ending private school funding just dropped.

Bike lanes, well-lit crosswalks, and slower speeds are basically the same as airbags, anti-lock brakes, and stability control for cars. When it comes to cars, you can't sell them without these safety features in 2025. And yet.

How dare you walk to school!

‘Outbreak in Alberta was preventable’: AMA president criticizes province’s handling of measles outbreak, premier defends it The new president of the Alberta Medical Association shared some sharp criticisms on social media Friday of the way the province has managed the measles outbreak.

From my own experience: This situation makes taking a feverish/sick kid to the ER even more fraught.

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My future replies:

I'm that outsider who's unconvinced the mega player approach is going to win it. We lost to a team that had insane depth. 🤷‍♂️

YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen How Long Could the Alberta Teachers Strike Last?

Interesting discussion related to the strike here on Alberta and charter schools:

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Having moved from this area to Edmonton, the potential to do far better than this in that region is, relatively speaking, huge. But the 401 continues to be the main artery.

It’s one of the most interesting and under-examined dynamics here. I recall discussing getting a bikeshare motion to go admin and councillors calculating how to get admin to do what they wanted rather than kill it quietly. Eye opening experience.

I feel seen and also offended.

Police investigating after senior struck and killed by truck in south Edmonton The collision occurred just before 6:30 a.m. on Friday. Police believe lighting was a factor in the crash that killed the 73-year-old man.

That vision zero target feels pretty impossible at this point.

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My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Seeing some frustration with city admin come out from those running in the campaign for spots on council or as mayor.

Do you feel your vote matters for how city admin works? Should it?

Who is Stephen Carter working for/with in the Edmonton election?

Explaining a teacher strike to our 5yo.

Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.

“Living through the rise of a dictatorship just means inhabiting a space that is gradually shrinking. There’s no point in resisting, not at first. You just make do with whatever breathing room you still have—until you lose that too.”

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To drivers who don’t stop to let parents with kids cross on a residential street:

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General update on me:

Latter. Or, if the former, I volunteer to be the Truth Boss.

Who decides and the potential for reaction to/weaponization of that decision suggest this might be best left to journalist, who can fact check. Wild idea, I know.

I'm Broken, Pantera.

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

As Alberta reviews BIA rules, smarter taxation is possible: McBryan Alberta is reviewing its regulations for business improvement areas, and a leader of one of these organizations said it's an opportunity to shift from taxing business owners to taxing property owners,...

Alberta is in the process of reviewing regs for BIAs, including how they receive revenue. Given how much some BIAs are doing currently (think downtown), this story offers interesting perspectives.

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One neighbourhood in Montréal, the Plateau-Mount-Royal, has applied a similar measure starting last year:

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Alberta town hall moderator apologizes for 'inappropriate' spanking quip towards Calgary student | CBC News The moderator of the province's Alberta Next panel has publicly apologized for a remark Premier Danielle Smith has called offensive. Smith now says she considers the matter closed.

"[With] the way it came so natural to him, I am concerned about what these standards are within this government and why this was so acceptable to say. And no one at the panel spoke out against him, either."

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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

It's close to decorative gourd season, you mother*******.

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Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’ Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

This and the don’t joke about the regime comedy tour in SA is quite the look for comics.

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My son’s school is inside all day because of the smoke in October.