Speaking Municipally

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

Vote for Troy

• Troy's tweet
• Top 40 Under 40 Nominations

New Costco

• New Costco location coming to west Edmonton

Draisaitl Erupts

• Draisaitl erupts for 4 goals, 5 points as Oilers steamroll Predators

Cannabis Stores

• Canadian cannabis retail store count (as of March 2)

Budget 2020

• Budget 2020
• Keith Gerein: Provincial budget offers little for Edmonton, other than relief it's not worse
• Kenney to Edmonton: Drop dead!
• Alberta Budget 2020: What does it mean for Edmonton?
• Kenney’s popularity dips below 50 per cent amid downward slide
• Alberta Budget 2020: This is no way to run a household.

Budget 2020: Economic Impacts

• Kenney’s budget says an Alberta rebound is coming, as government spending keeps shrinking
• Full-time losses hold back employment growth in January
• Thousands join budget-cut protest outside Alberta legislature
• NAIT plans to reduce staffing by up to 240 jobs
• NAIT to raise tuition by seven per cent in 2020-21
• Budget 2020: A 'strong' signal to job creators but with risk

Budget 2020: Affordable Housing

• Budget 2020: Edmonton mayor, councillors frustrated by lack of supportive housing in provincial budget
• Mayor Iveson Statement on Budget 2020

Short-Term Rentals

• Alberta government to add tourism levy to short-term rentals
• Edmonton residents urge city to crack down on short-term rentals
• AHLA Challenges Short-Term Rental Recommendations by YEG Administration - AHLA

Facial Recognition

• Officers used Clearview AI facial recognition technology, Edmonton Police Service admits
• Controversial Clearview AI facial recognition program used twice by city police: Privacy commissioner investigating
• Commissioner Comments on Edmonton Police Service’s Use of Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Technology
• RCMP denied using facial recognition technology - then said it had been using it for months
• Edmonton police backtrack on StringRay surveillance statement

Speaking Municipally is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. This week we talked about Inventures, "a chance to connect with the best and brightest in global innovation." It's hosted by Alberta Innovates and takes place in Calgary from June 3-5. We also highlighted Episode 66 of The Well Endowed Podcast by the Edmonton Community Foundation which features a day in the life with Alexis Hillyard, the creative force behind Stump Kitchen.

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