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Keith Gerein

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Keith Gerein: Historic opportunity arises with loss of Edmonton's iconic bridges Just when I thought this city council’s contribution to public infrastructure would be limited to decisions on how many ancient buses to replace or which decrepit arena to tear down, it turns out the group, ahem, now has a much bigger bridge to cross .

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22.05.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Knack struggles to find the right tone in first state of city speech Knack will have at least three more cracks at state of the city addresses in the coming years, and hopefully those will offer more to showcase in terms of Edmonton finally turning potential into progress

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19.05.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Monstrous breach of voter data reveals Alberta’s backward slide on information security

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13.05.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton could lose out in UCP's anti-democratic electoral boundaries move Just as we don’t want politicians setting their own salaries, it is even more vital that they be prevented from picking their own voters.

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06.05.2026 30

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Keith Gerein: Restrictions on Alberta's libraries solves an imaginary problem, while risking some real ones

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01.05.2026 30

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Keith Gerein: Blake Desjarlais arrives at Edmonton city hall with plenty of partisan baggage, and an opportunity to shed it For a mayor who has spoken aggressively against partisanship but has also faced criticism for perhaps relying on NDP circles a little too much to get elected, hiring a former NDP MP to be his right hand is not exactly ideal optics.

14.04.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Corporate donors, third-party advertisers in Edmonton's civic election show need for tougher rules Indeed, last year’s election already had too much involvement from big money and dark money, largely due to the UCP government’s changes to election rules that almost nobody wanted.

07.04.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Big money led to big disappointment in Edmonton's city council election We all know that wealth doesn’t guarantee wins, but usually there is a reasonably strong correlation. Except that didn’t happen last fall, when the campaign that spent by far the most was defeated by a Knack campaign with less than one-sixth of the resources.

03.04.2026 40

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's finances again skating uphill due to Lewis Farms Recreation Centre Coming to council for more money now, when the facility is two-thirds along, offers no legitimate option. Rejecting the request at this stage would cut into the integrity of the project, such as not opening one of the two arenas, or leaving the library or pool unfinished.

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24.03.2026 50

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Keith Gerein: I hope Edmonton’s police chief learned a lot in Israel, because it came with a high political cost

18.03.2026 40

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Keith Gerein: As Edmonton drives toward economic development, the UCP’s tax grab throws up a roadblock Many Edmontonians have been rightly frustrated at city council’s hefty hikes to municipal property taxes in recent years, but keep in mind none of those increases hit the 10 per cent threshold, and the city also didn’t run massive deficits at the same time.

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09.03.2026 10

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Keith Gerein: On Edmonton’s density or an MP’s defection, there is an art to breaking political promises There is a frequent tension in politics between the need to make good on campaign promises and the pressure to pivot when confronted with relevant evidence or changing circumstances. Both are important, but the best ideas should ideally win out.

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26.02.2026 60

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Keith Gerein: A $10-billion black hole in infrastructure renewal awaits Edmonton taxpayers Most Edmontonians are likely unaware that the scale of the City of Edmonton’s infrastructure base has grown to such an extent that it now carries a replacement value of nearly $40 billion — $24 billion of which is devoted to transportation.

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17.02.2026 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton should adopt a new mantra in its approach to infill — don't be like Calgary "Edmonton is looking at moderation, Calgary is looking at capitulation.”

09.02.2026 50

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Keith Gerein: Getting unstuck from our winter ruts requires Edmonton — and Edmontonians — to do better

21.01.2026 20

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton’s hospital crisis an ongoing story of half-measures and false promises Like the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, a lot of time has been wasted in this province on harmful system reorganizations, divisive culture war battles and other nonsense instead of preparing for winter. And now it’s here

17.01.2026 30

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Keith Gerein: As the world grows more hopeless, 2026 could be an uplift for Edmonton At the start of each new year, I often like to pick a quote that can serve as a mantra for the 365 days ahead.

09.01.2026 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton hospital staff say ER overcrowding is 'nuts' amid extended cold snap Staff have been doing the best they can, the source said, seeing people in hallways, the ambulance bay and other spaces; the relatively small ER waiting room is not built for a crowd of that size

31.12.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's effort against homelessness has a vital new venue, but why was it so difficult?

19.12.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Stability proves an elusive goal for both city council, Explore Edmonton Council has made efforts in recent years on both the revenue and expense ledgers, though it’s legitimate to feel like they have leaned too heavily on the tax button of late

15.12.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Did Edmonton city council's latest budget do enough to prepare for the future?

09.12.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new council faces some of its first sticky issues on finances, infill and climate

02.12.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time

29.11.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Despite another grim city budget, Edmonton may be closer to ending its financial funk The biggest dark cloud on the way is obviously the proposed 6.4 per cent tax hike for 2026, which comes on the heels of 5.7 per cent and 8.9 per cent increases, respectively, in the last two years

26.11.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Better Edmonton's political survival must start by bettering itself All but one of the council incumbents were re-elected, many by significantly larger margins.

19.11.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: As Canada gets set for major investments, it's time for Edmonton to get greedy

13.11.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's new city council begins on a harmonious note. But how long will it last?

04.11.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Higher expectations face Edmonton's new city council — and job one is fixing the finances

28.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.

23.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton gives Knack and council a second chance after 'change' narrative falls flat

23.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: My final analysis of a fascinating Edmonton mayor's race — it's about leadership This has been an Edmonton municipal election for the ages, and one that has seemed to take ages.

18.10.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Party politics have proven to be strange experiment in Edmonton's civic election

18.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: This has been Edmonton's infill election, but we're getting only one side of the story

17.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton's money woes need more than wishful thinking The city is dealing with a trifecta of torment — high tax hikes, high levels of debt, and a long-term structural deficit in which its overall costs chronically outmatch the municipality's revenue

14.10.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Alberta's malnourished restaurant inspection system has become indigestible

11.10.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Which of Edmonton's mayoral contenders has the right tack with the UCP government?

09.10.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: A dozen key votes that characterized the 2021-2025 Edmonton city council Edmonton’s city hall had no shortage of drama over the past four tumultuous years.

02.10.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton city council couldn't catch a break, but they also didn't make many of their own For incumbent city councillors, many of whom are already facing stiff winds in their re-election bids , there have been a handful of developments over the last week or two that are sure to make things even stormier.

27.09.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton mayoral debate begins to separate the contenders

17.09.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Edmonton scores a win with final event park deal, despite some shortcomings My sense is that the city did fairly well under difficult pressures, forging a pact that at least limits taxpayer exposure, if not getting all the public benefit guarantees it might want

01.09.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Forget Texas, Alberta has its own gerrymandering effort underway against urban centres

27.08.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: With 75 days to go, Edmonton mayoral race missing a front-runner

08.08.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: How Edmonton's old CKUA building is being used to 'crowd-fund' Downtown revitalization When it comes to the revitalization of Edmonton’s Downtown, there are couple of dominant narratives about how to fill the need for investment.

01.08.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Tardy to the party, Michael Walters aims to fill a void in Edmonton's wide open mayoral race Late to the race, but early to the game.

21.07.2025 40

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Keith Gerein: Frustrated Cartmell was his own worst enemy during council's hearing on Edmonton infill

10.07.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Knack stumbles as council moves forward with Edmonton Oilers event park deal

03.07.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Rahim Jaffer channels Edmonton's past in bid to lead Edmonton's future

26.06.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: Demands of old and new infrastructure have Edmonton's budget stuck in traffic For Edmonton motorists who have grown frustrated with construction and congestion these days — particularly those who live or work in the west end — the situation, as ugly as it is, could also be considerably worse.

17.06.2025 30

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Keith Gerein: Cartmell's Better Edmonton launches in impressive fashion, but bigger questions lie ahead

10.06.2025 20

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Keith Gerein: UCP meddling in municipal issues a hallmark at the midterm point

04.06.2025 20

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