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Download MP3Edmonton city council learned that the province's order to roll back infill rules won't be simple to carry out. Plus, Alberta's referendum results are in, and council is seeking more municipal autonomy.
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (01:46) - Rolling back infill rules
- (08:07) - Restoring parking requirements
- (10:15) - Infill amendments and deadlines
- (12:18) - Edmonton's push for municipal autonomy
- (17:01) - Knack meets with the province
- (21:46) - Alberta's referendum results
- (26:43) - Stevenson leaves the police commission
- (30:26) - Council's seats on the police commission
- (32:31) - The four-year budget
- (34:34) - Ad: Taproot membership
- (36:33) - Close
Here are the relevant links for this episode:
Infill
- Order in Council 353/2026 (PDF)
- City council hears report on upcoming infill zoning bylaw amendments
- Infill discussion on Instagram
Municipal autonomy
- Edmonton to push for more municipal autonomy
- 'Rebuilding trust': Knack meets with premier, ministers
- Aaron Paquette's post on municipal autonomy (Instagram)
Referendum
- Alberta referendum tallies reveal rural-urban divide on ‘the 9’
- Nopes to the nine? Blue walls? Five takeaways from Alberta's referendum results
- Interactives: Referendum results highlight Alberta's rural-urban and partisan divides
- Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith, by Jeremy Appel
- Craft Politics Episode 81 - Dave Cournoyer: Alberta voted to stay. What now?
Police commission
- City councillor Anne Stevenson leaves role on Edmonton police commission
- Edmonton city councillor Anne Stevenson resigns from police commission
- Councillor Stevenson resigns — Edmonton Police Commission
- Edmonton Police Commission meeting — Nov. 19, 2026
Budget
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Stephanie Swensrude
Stephanie is a curator and reporter at Taproot Edmonton. She attended NAIT's radio and television program and has worked at CBC, CFJC in Kamloops, and 630 CHED.
