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Where Jeromy Farkas and Myke Atkinson differed
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Stated position · Sep 8, 2025
Proposed publishing capital projects' operating and maintenance costs before approval, alongside clearer contracts, reserves and debt information.
Farkas: financial responsibility policy brief, September 8, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Adds the proposed financial-disclosure standard for capital projects rather than inferring a position from one project vote.
Stated position · Sep 8, 2025
Advocated rebuilding major departmental budgets from their underlying costs, with clearer financial reporting and longer public review periods.
Farkas: financial responsibility policy brief, September 8, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Provides the campaign rationale for budget review, separate from Council’s later scope and pilot decisions.
Stated position · Jul 17, 2025
Supported completing Green Line Phase 1, improving northern bus rapid transit, and extending the low-income transit pass program.
Farkas: mobility policy brief, July 17, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Records distinct rail, bus and fare priorities without turning a platform statement into a recorded programme vote.
Stated position · Jun 18, 2025
Proposed a renter-support office, an acquisition fund for at-risk rental buildings, and more predictable support for nonprofit housing.
Farkas: housing policy brief, June 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Adds tenant protection and acquisition proposals, which differ from zoning permissions and do not establish delivery.
Stated position · Jun 18, 2025
Proposed replacing citywide rezoning with a neighbourhood-informed approach, concentrating new housing near transit, education and employment.
Farkas: housing policy brief, June 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Records the proposed replacement approach before the repeal vote, allowing readers to distinguish a campaign position from the later adopted policy.
Stated position · Jun 2, 2025
Supported a downtown police station alongside prevention, mental-health response and Housing First measures.
Farkas: safety policy brief, June 2, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Preserves the combined enforcement and prevention position instead of reducing a mixed safety platform to one label.
Promises and actions
Campaign commitment · Sep 8, 2025
Restore budget reviews that require key departments to justify their underlying spending.
Farkas: financial responsibility policy brief, September 8, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- Dec 3, 2025 · Voted for
Voted for scoping a zero-based review program.
Milestone source - Mar 31, 2026 · Council adopted
Council funded a three-business-unit pilot; a completed citywide review is not established.
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Campaign commitment · Jul 17, 2025
Extend the low-income transit pass program for ten years.
Farkas: mobility policy brief, July 17, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
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Campaign commitment · Jun 18, 2025
Create a City office offering renters legal information, mediation and support.
Farkas: housing policy brief, June 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
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Campaign commitment · Jun 18, 2025
Repeal citywide rezoning and replace it with a targeted approach informed by communities.
Farkas: housing policy brief, June 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026- Dec 15, 2025 · Voted for
Voted to prepare repeal legislation and a public hearing.
Milestone source - Apr 8, 2026 · Council adopted
Voted for the adopted repeal bylaw; completion of the replacement strategy is not established.
Milestone source - Aug 4, 2026 · Implementation documented
The City's implementation timeline records the repeal's zoning changes as in effect. This establishes the repeal component as a collective Council outcome; completion of the promised replacement approach is not established.
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Campaign commitment · Jun 2, 2025
Work with the Police Commission to reopen a permanent downtown police station.
Farkas: safety policy brief, June 2, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- May 26, 2026 · Voted for
Voted for a needs assessment covering a police station or multi-service safety hub; no station opening is established.
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Documented leadership
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Stated position · Sep 18, 2025
Advocated extending free transit to everyone aged 18 and younger, citing family affordability and young people's independence.
Atkinson: youth transit proposal, September 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Adds a specific fare-eligibility proposal, distinct from rail alignment and cycling infrastructure.
Stated position · Apr 24, 2025
Committed to a funded Ward 7 protected cycling network by 2035, coordinating construction with scheduled road and sidewalk work.
Atkinson: cycling network commitment, April 24, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Adds a dated network objective with a funding and construction approach; publication precision and implementation remain separate.
Stated position · Mar 31, 2025
Advocated an underground downtown Green Line to Eau Claire and future expansion north across the river.
Atkinson: Green Line proposal, March 31, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Preserves the preferred alignment so an alignment vote is not mistaken for support or opposition to rail itself.
Stated position · Undated source
Supported flood and drought resilience, more trees, building retrofits and community renewable energy.
Atkinson: campaign priorities (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Adds adaptation and resilience priorities that are broader than a declaration vote or one operating allocation.
Stated position · Undated source
Proposed reducing barriers to mixed-use buildings so existing neighbourhoods can accommodate housing alongside everyday services.
Atkinson: campaign priorities (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Records the desired relationship between neighbourhood services and housing, without inferring a recorded vote on a particular parcel.
Stated position · Undated source
Supported non-market housing, community land trusts and a landlord licensing program to improve rental standards.
Atkinson: campaign priorities (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Why this statement was collected
Records non-market and rental-standard proposals beyond the residential-permissions spectrum. The source’s missing date is preserved.
Promises and actions
Campaign commitment · Sep 18, 2025
Expand free transit eligibility to all youth aged 18 and younger.
Atkinson: youth transit proposal, September 18, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
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Campaign commitment · Apr 24, 2025
Develop and fund construction of a complete protected cycling network in Ward 7 by 2035.
Atkinson: cycling network commitment, April 24, 2025 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026- Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
Milestone source
Documented leadership