Maclean’s in Conversation: Paul Wells sits down with Don Iveson
The mayor of Edmonton joins Maclean’s senior writer Paul Wells to discuss the plethora of challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to cities
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The right way to cut politicians’ pay
In Calgary and Edmonton, city councillors’ incomes are linked to their performance, so that everything is automatic, not political
Edmonton’s ’awkward’ response to the racism in its midst
When actor Jesse Lipscombe caught explicit racism on tape, he quickly joined forces with Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson on the #MakeItAwkward campaign
Big cities, little respect: Why Montreal’s pipeline problem is a proxy war
Evan Solomon explains how Denis Coderre’s brouhaha over Energy East shows that Canada’s balance of power is tipping toward long-marginalized city mayors
The Interview: Edmonton mayor Don Iveson
Don Iveson on why there’s plenty of work available in Edmonton—and why his city is better positioned than Calgary
In Alberta politics, it’s out with the wild and in with the mild
Colby Cosh on Danielle Smith’s new ’Mildrose’ identity
Newsmakers this week
Rihanna offends Muslims, a clothing line for chickens and Georges Laraque steps down