The stench of council's proceDurian bickering

Council will almost surely expire the mandatory mask bylaw July 1st, we'll break down the litigation by the procedural rules lawyers that got us here.

Plus, paying for parking in parks.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

eSports Millionaire

• Alberta eSports player's team earns $1 million in South Korea tournament

Canada Day

• Edmonton to host Canada Day fireworks, St. Albert cancels display

Lime on Uber

• Edmonton becomes first Canadian city to use Uber for booking Lime scooter rides

Masks Bylaw

• News Release: Alberta hits 70% threshold, triggering full reopening on July 1
• Alberta doctors nervous about Stage 3 of reopening, pointing to more transmissible Delta variant
• Coming up at council: June 21-25, 2021
• Calgary's mask bylaw will stay in place until at least July 5
• Edmonton's mandatory mask bylaw may outlive the provincial rule
• Mack's tweet thread

Paid Parking

• Changes to city services could save nearly $16M over five years
• 'It's so wrong': Opposition to city administration's cost savings plan mounts ahead of presentation to council
• Petition · Stop the City of Edmonton from implementing parking fees for city parks and attractions
• Aaron Paquette's tweet

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