Episode Details

Mayor Amarjeet Sohi joins us to discuss his political future. Will he run for re-election? Will he return to federal politics? We hear what Sohi thinks is needed to stand up for Canada and municipalities.

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Amarjeet Sohi

• Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
• What We Have Accomplished Together

From the conversation

• Edmonton mayor celebrates downtown investments, restored grants in Alberta budget
• Sohi calls Alberta's $106M funding commitment for downtown Edmonton a step in right direction
• Edmonton focused on not buying goods and services from the U.S.
• Keith Gerein: Investment deal for Edmonton not yet 'ruthlessly fair'
• Here's what's in Edmonton's draft event park deal with Alberta, Oilers
• City, universities tackle Edmonton's student housing crunch

Rapid fire

• Edmonton shoppers take trip down memory lane as Hudson's Bay looks to liquidate shelves
• Alberta wants to use critical infrastructure defence law to block emissions data from Ottawa
• Mark Carney skates with the Oilers, makes funding announcements in Edmonton

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