Pickling a retiring councillor's brain

Outgoing councillor Ben Henderson joins us to talk about policing, poverty, his legacy and what he's looking for in an ideal mayor.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Forever our President

• A Sad Message from President Addie

Old Plans

• No longer needed: Edmonton looks to repeal nearly 80 community development plans

Coyote Intervention

• 'I don’t feel scared anymore': Volunteers armed with tennis balls part of coyote intervention program

New Curriculum

• Alberta unveils new draft elementary school curriculum with focus on common cache of knowledge

Guest: Ben Henderson

• Website
• @ben_hen

Ben's announcement

• Councillor Ben Henderson confirms he will not be running for reelection in October

From the interview

• March 2014: Edmonton aspires to eliminate poverty within a generation
• Feb. 2016: Improving The Way We Engage in Edmonton
• June 2020: Edmonton backpedals on e-bike rebate program
• Feb. 2021: Edmonton city council approves first step for gondola across North Saskatchewan River

Task Force Report

• Negligence, outdated policies called out in task force's report on Edmonton policing
• Mack's Twitter thread

Climate Strategy

• ‘Boldest to date’ plan on climate change action to be considered

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