Talking about Iveson's LegaSEED

It's the second-last episode of the year and that means it's budget time! We'll cover all the ideas: good, bad and "coming from Mike Nickel". Plus, Taproot did an end of year interview with the Mayor and we have CLIPS!

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Red Stickers

• Government of Alberta removing need for licence plate stickers

Reservist Deployment

• Military reservists preparing for possible deployment in Prairies as COVID-19 rates soar

Political Tactic

• Tough new mandatory restrictions for Alberta as COVID cases rise quickly

Budget 2021

• Council on track for no tax increase for 2021
• Council approves Edmonton City Plan
• Mack's tweet thread
• Council approves first property tax freeze since 1997

Don Iveson

• Announcement from Don Iveson
• Heading into his final year as mayor, Don Iveson reflects on 2020

New Website

• Taproot Edmonton
• Taproot Edmonton launches revamped website

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network: locally grown, community supported.

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