Hey, maybe just pumperNickel the brakes there, councillor

Councillor Mike Nickel has no chill and we're joined by Tim Querengesser to talk about why a dismissive, smug tone might not be the best one to take against populists.

Plus Jon D from Ward 3 (friend of the podcast) narrowly avoids having a good idea by not thinking it all the way through.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

West Edmonton Mall

• Jarring aerial photo shows empty West Edmonton Mall
• Reddit thread

Folk Festival

• Cancellation of the 2020 Edmonton Folk Music Festival – Edmonton Folk Music Festival August 6-9, 2020

House Cats

• 2 New York cats test positive for coronavirus, first pets in U.S.

GUEST: Tim Querengesser

• Lesson from Toronto: Dismiss Mike Nickel at your peril
• @timquerengesser on Twitter

Mike Nickel

• Mike Nickel's "fed up" tweet
• Mike Nickel's "campaign" tweet
• Staffer who "took full responsibility" for Mike Nickel's rape joke is still managing Mike Nickel's Facebook page
• Andrew Knack: Facts Still Matter
• Edmonton council dustup could lead to a code of conduct investigation

Jon Dziadyk

• Jon Dziadyk's firefighter post
• Jon Dziadyk's letter
• Mack's tweet re: emergency powers
• Mack's tweet re: unanimity

Bonus Episode

• Coming to your feed on April 28!
• What the pandemic can teach us about the climate crisis
• Covering Climate Now

COVID-19 in Edmonton

• Taproot's microsite
• COVID-19 Timeline

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Park Power, "a provider of electricity and natural gas in Alberta that offers low rates, awesome service, and profit-sharing with local charities." We also gave a Pod Power shoutout to the Alberta Queer Calendar Project "which features monthly Podcast Dramas by queer, Albertan writers throughout 2020."

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