Do You Want Party Politics at City Hall?

ome voters love the fact there's no political party influence at the municipal level in Alberta. Other voters can't stand it - they'd prefer a bit more predictability. Amid rumblings the Alberta government's considering changing the rules to allow party influence at city halls, we investigate the pros and cons.

3:20 | Pollster Janet Brown and Alberta Municipalities president Tyler Gandam dig into the results of a new survey asking Albertans how they feel about political parties at the municipal level of government. 

DETAILED RESULTS: https://www.abmunis.ca/system/files/2023-09/Political%20Parties%20in%20Alberta%20Municipal%20Elections%20-%20Sep%202023.pdf

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