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Troy Pavlek

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · Nov 20

In 334 days, Edmontonians will be going to the polls to elect a new City Council.

It's hard to keep up with everyone who's declared they're running — I'm here to help.

Until the election, I'll be keeping up and updating the candidate list here #yegvote

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Who's running in the 2025 Edmonton election?

Learn about who's running and find links to their websites and social media.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 13h

Current average video length: 62 seconds

Average video length after producing my "LOST ending was good, actually" thesis: 7 hr, 9 min

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 13h

Look, ok, oatmeal is good and all that but u come for LOST (a perfect show) again and somebody is gonna get smoke monstered

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 22h

Those white lines on the road are a "marked crosswalk".

It's not just explicitly allowed this is where she SHOULD be crossing. Drivers are required to stop behind the white line and not enter the crosswalk.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 22h

I think even if Cartmell crushes that is unlikely to be the takeaway.

Is that not the takeaway the Calgary Party had, and pursued? Looking from outside the city, I think our independent progressives are going to outperform Calgary Party members

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 1d

Tim Cartmell alone has raised as much money as EVERY other candidate outside his party COMBINED.

Tim & his Timbits have pulled in over $1M of big corporate dollars, with another $200k for the party.

The unprecedented flow of big money into our local election is staggering.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 3d

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

I'm an aggressively Edmontonian account lol

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 3d

PACE is a social conservative Trojan Horse.

PACE is backed by the people who make up the most extreme wing of conservatives in Alberta. They're using messaging about infill an taxation as bait to trick voters into electing their alt-right slate.

Don't be tricked.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 4d

It's a two-way race for mayor.

Polls from today either put Knack and Cartmell in a dead heat, or Cartmell slightly ahead.

The UCP has changed donor rules, created unpopular parties, all to stack the deck for Tim, their preferred candidate.

And it might work, unless we show up

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 5d

The 105st section is still just a sidewalk

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 6d

Allendale road has been finished for a couple weeks! It's still kinda an orphan path since it narrows by the fitness store and dumps you out on 105th, but it's nice to not have to ride through the gravel hotpot parking lot anymore!

I'll snap a pic next time I'm there!

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 6d

If you're in ward mètis and you're not voting for Ashley, I don't even know what you're doing my dude

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 6d

The absolute easiest endorsement I can make this election season is for @ashleysalvador.bsky.social

Truly, Ashley is one of the best councillors we've seen in decades. She's incredibly intelligent, but personable and doesn't condescend. She deftly builds consensus.

We need her back.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 12d

The ironic thing is that he wouldn't have preferred either of us crying at work.

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 12d

Darren had an exceptional talent for egging people on, and convincing ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

His greatest trick was convincing everyone that he was just an ordinary guy too. And he wasn't. He was exceptional.

Join @yegbike.bsky.social tomorrow at Ezio park, 7-9.

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 13d

List bros 👊

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 13d

When a shooter opened fire in City Hall, Michael Elliott cracked jokes about it on Twitter.

Now, he's running to be a councillor in Tim Cartmell's party.

This defender of the Thin Blue Line wants to bring that ideology to city hall this October #yegvote

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 15d

They're in the video, but here they are, nice and readable

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 15d

Success! Peace officers have started tearing down some of the many, many illegal Better Edmonton signs.

The candidate in papastew was pretty mad about it and slid into my DMs lol

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 16d

#TireFire

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 16d

I'm getting so sick of @saveonfoods.bsky.social maple-washing their goods.

Putting a "Shop Canadian" sign on your "Product of USA" cereals should be illegal.

It's clear our grocers are not willing to behave in good faith. We need to legislate and fine this practice out of existence

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 18d

Tim Cartmell and Better Edmonton are cheating.

They're intentionally breaking election signage rules, and they're happy to use their large corporate donations to make any fines go away.

They believe in a city where rules do not apply to the rich and powerful

#yegvote

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 19d

Tim Cartmell skipping work, but it's Alexander Hamilton sneaking out a window

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 21d

What did you not like my haircut in this video

Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 21d

Everything old is new again.

I made this video originally in 2017. A shocking amount of it still holds up two elections later. The housing forms may have changed, but all the same arguments about infill remain.

#yegvote

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 23d

Your #yegvote mayoral debate recap:

- @andrewknack.bsky.social is the clear choice for mayor
- Omar Mohammed and Rahim Jaffer don't live in reality, and don't understand cost of services
- Walters and Cartmell think if only we would be nicer to Danielle Smith, our problems would be solved

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