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Stephen Mandel | |||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Mandel in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Alberta Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office February 27, 2018 – June 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Greg Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jacquie Fenske (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Health | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office September 15, 2014 – May 24, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Jim Prentice | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Fred Horne | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Sarah Hoffman (Health and Seniors) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 34thMayor of Edmonton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office October 26, 2004 – October 29, 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bill Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Don Iveson | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1945-07-18)July 18, 1945 (age 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Alberta Party (2018–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (until 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Lynn Mandel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Lincoln College (AA) Miami University (BS) University of Windsor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Businessman | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen MandelAOE ECA (born July 18, 1945) is aCanadian politician who served as leader of theAlberta Party from 2018 to 2019. He previously served asAlberta’sMinister of Health from 2014 to 2015 and as mayor ofEdmonton for three terms from 2004 to 2013. Before becoming mayor, he was a citycouncillor for three years.
On September 15, 2014, he was made Minister of Health by premier Jim Prentice, despite not holding a seat in theLegislative Assembly of Alberta.[1] He was subsequently named as theAlberta Progressive Conservative Party's candidate in aby-election inEdmonton-Whitemud,[2] the seat formerly held byDave Hancock, which was scheduled for October 27, 2014.[3] He won in the byelection but was subsequently defeated in the general election on May 5, 2015.
Mandel announced his candidacy for theleadership of theAlberta Party on January 10, 2018.[4] He was elected on February 27, 2018, defeating two other candidates.[5] Mandel resigned as Alberta Party leader in June, 2019.[6] Mandel was made a member of theAlberta Order of Excellence in 2024.[7]
Mandel received an associate of arts degree fromLincoln College inLincoln, Illinois, a bachelor of science in business administration fromMiami University, and his masters in political science from theUniversity of Windsor.
He moved to Edmonton in 1972 fromWindsor, Ontario.[8]
Mandel owns the Strathcona County’s Lakeland Village mobile home park.[9]
Prior to being elected to city council, Mandel ran unsuccessfully for school trustee[10] He was first elected to theEdmonton City Council in 2001 as a councillor for Ward 1. In 2004, he became mayor by defeating Edmonton's three-term mayor,Bill Smith.[8] Mandel credits his successes to the hard work and spirit of cooperation of his council.[11] Mandel left office as Mayor of Edmonton on October 29, 2013.[12][13]
Mandel's city council was responsible for many infrastructural changes, some controversial: expansion of the LRT lines, the construction of a new arena for the Edmonton Oilers.[14]
After years of public consultations since 2008, the city approved a plan to gradually decommission the City Centre airport by implementing the City Centre Redevelopment Plan. The City Centre Redevelopment Plan aims to mitigate urban sprawl by redeveloping the aging and costly City Centre Airport[15] into the sustainable-300 acreinner city neighbourhood ofBlatchford, which is anticipated to accommodate 30,000 residents.[16][17]
According to sporting organization 'SportAccord', the city has a Silver class partnership with the convention, enabling Edmonton to host many world classed events awarded during the Mandel administration.[18] The city is one of six host cities of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[19]
Mandel committed to reversing the tendency towards declining investment and architectural standards in Edmonton's public buildings, declaring that "our tolerance for crap is now zero."[20] During his mayoral tenure, Edmonton reinstated the role of City Architect and hiredCarol Bélanger, who redesigned the procurement process for public buildings.[21]
Edmonton Oilers CEODaryl Katz has entered into an agreement with the city of Edmonton to joint finance the construction of anew arena for the hockey team which the city will own. The entertainment complex, arena and plaza along with neighbourhood development, and adjacent Winter Garden LRT Station costing $35M has an estimated budget of $601 MillionCAD.[22] The project will be financed between the city with a seed fund valued at $219M CAD. Katz Group will contribute $143M and invest in the neighbouring land development. The Albertan government won't fund the arena as Mandel anticipated however the provincial government inadvertently funded $170M through the Municipal Sustainability Initiative. $125M will be raised through ticket surcharges.[23][24]
Responding to an upsurge of domestic spousal violence in 2006, Mandel together with the Alberta Council for Women's Shelters hosted the first 'Breakfast with guys' peace seminar aimed at curbing violence. The event inspired Edmonton's business leaders raise awareness and support among their staff and community. This initiative has since been replicated globally.[25]
To address the needs of Edmonton's Aboriginal community the city conducted the 'Edmonton Urban Aboriginal Accord Initiative Project', many important documents and agreements withTreaty 6 natives, 'as an accord between Edmonton and the Aboriginal community' were written.[26][27]
In 2011 Mandel commissioned the 'Community Sustainability Task Force', to address problems that mature Edmontonian neighborhoods faced. The organization reported on recommendations through the 'ELEVATE' report.[28][29]
Mandel negotiated with the county of Leduc to amalgamate, 15,600 Acres of land to be used to support Edmonton's anticipated growth, if approved it will be the first major growth since 1982.[30]
IBM granted 400,000USD worth of expertise and advice to assist local experts in improving the lives of Edmontonians through the effective use of data and technology, listing the city as a 2011 Smart Cities Challenge winner.[31]
In 2012, Mandel embarked on a trade mission to meet business and municipal leaders from Asia, to assert Edmonton's place in global Energy and business trade.[32]
In 2013, city council approved to support the UofA as home of the Canadian Women's Basketball team, the city will grant 500,000CAD over 4 years to develop the sport such as introducing youth to the game.[33]
The city of Edmonton and the aboriginalsTreaty 6 commenced on a dialog to address the needs of Aboriginal Edmontonians. In 2005 the two parties signed with the Edmonton Urban Aboriginal Accord.[34]
Mandel started the first Mayor Pride Brunch, in 2005. The event is a fund raiser to raise money for gay pride youth Camp fYrefly. Mandel proclaimed a week in April 2013 as Transgender Awareness week to bring awareness of the challenges Transgender Edmontonians face such as violence.[35][36]
In 2006–2011 the city administration has been criticized by some members of the local press on issues relating to infrastructure maintenance.
In September 2007, Mandel ordered the removal from city property of work by Edmonton sculptorRyan McCourt, after receiving a 700-name petition that alleged McCourt's sculptures had "hurt Hindu religious sensibilities".
Mandel created the Mayor's Evening for the Arts held at the Francis Winspear Centre, out of formerly a luncheon event to an annual festive evening gala. The event showcases the talents of Edmontonian performing artists in a grand spectacle and awards ceremony. In 2012, he celebrated the 25th Anniversary of this tradition. In 2013, Mandel created the 'Ambassador of the Arts Award' awarded at the gala. Honouring significant contributions by individuals or corporations who represented Edmonton artistically on the international or national stage.[37]
Mandel proclaimed the Edmonton Public Library's centennial anniversary to be 'Edmonton Public Library Day' issuing free library membership.[38][39]
To address the challenges of evolving into metropolises, Mandel, together with Calgary MayorNaheed Nenshi, negotiated a memorandum of understanding with the Alberta government. This motion will enable both mayors to work with the Alberta government to draft city charters in 2013, effectively articulating the powers and responsibilities the municipalities have to deal with unique issues of development such as taxation.[40]
Mandel was named as Minister of Health by Alberta premierJim Prentice in the fall of 2014.[41] Two months later, he would win the seat vacated byDave Hancock (Edmonton-Whitemud) in a by-election. He went on to serve as health minister and MLA until the defeat of theProgressive Conservatives, and the loss of his own seat toNDP candidateBob Turner, in the2015 election.
Mandel announced his candidacy for the leadership of theAlberta Party on January 10, 2018,[42] and was elected Leader of the Alberta Party on February 27, 2018, with 66% of the vote, succeeding Greg Clark.[43] He secured the Alberta Party’s nomination to be the candidate inEdmonton-McClung on May 12, 2018.[44]
On February 8, 2019 Mandel's name was added to anElections Alberta list of politicians deemed Ineligible to run as candidates or serve as Chief Financial Officers in provincial elections. He was given a five year ban for having missed a deadline for filing a financial campaign return for his 2018 nomination campaign.[45] The Elections Alberta deputy chief electoral officer stated that candidates have four months from the time they are nominated to file financial campaign returns. Mandel stated that "there is confusion about the actual due dates this paperwork is due to Elections Alberta. Because the penalties for late filing are so serious, we have also applied to the Court of Queen’s Bench to review and rule on this matter as soon as possible" and "we believe we have filed within the required deadline".[44] On March 4, 2019, the 5 year ban was lifted after the Court of Queen's Bench ruled that a 5 year ban was an inappropriate penalty for a missed deadline, in this case.[46]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Stephen Mandel | 85,887 | 40.68% |
| Bill Smith | 68,767 | 32.57% |
| Robert Noce | 52,640 | 24.93% |
| Tilo Paravalos | 921 | 0.44% |
| Dieter Peske | 905 | 0.43% |
| Dave Dowling | 858 | 0.41% |
| Thomas "Buffalo Terminator" Tomilson | 768 | 0.36% |
| Jean-Paul Noujaim | 390 | 0.18% |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mandel | 98,751 | 65.80% |
| Don Koziak | 38,027 | 25.34% |
| Dave Dowling | 2,690 | 1.79% |
| George Lam | 2,647 | 1.76% |
| Dustin Becker | 2,568 | 1.71% |
| Bill Whatcott | 1,665 | 1.11% |
| Peter T. Lefaivre | 1,413 | 0.94% |
| Robert (Bob) Ligertwood | 1,235 | 0.82% |
| Khaled Kheireddine | 1,089 | 0.73% |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Mandel | 109,432 | 55.2 |
| David Dorward | 58,856 | 29.7 |
| Daryl Bonar | 20,672 | 10.4 |
| Dan Dromarsky | 4,621 | 2.3 |
| Dave Dowling | 2,295 | 1.2 |
| Andrew Lineker | 1,131 | 0.6 |
| Bob Ligertwood | 1,129 | 0.6 |
| Alberta provincial by-election, October 27, 2014:Edmonton-Whitemud Resignation ofDave Hancock on September 25, 2014 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stephen Mandel | 6,003 | 42.39 | -17.85 | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Turner | 3,150 | 22.24 | 13.24 | ||||
| Wildrose | Tim Grover | 2,680 | 18.92 | 2.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Donna Wilson | 2,033 | 14.35 | 2.39 | ||||
| Alberta Party | Will Munsey | 202 | 1.43 | -0.92 | ||||
| Green | René Malenfant | 95 | 0.67 | — | ||||
| Total | 14,163 | — | — | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 14 | 11 | 17 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 35,795 | 39.36 | -19.67 | |||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -15.54 | ||||||
Source(s) Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2015).Report on the October 27, 2014 By-elections in: Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Foothills, Calgary-West, Edmonton-Whitemud(PDF) (Report). Edmonton: Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Chief Electoral Officer.ISBN 978-098653678-6. RetrievedApril 20, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election:Edmonton-Whitemud | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Bob Turner | 12,805 | 57.45% | 35.21% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stephen Mandel | 7,177 | 32.20% | -10.19% | ||||
| Wildrose | Chad Peters | 1,423 | 6.38% | -12.94% | ||||
| Liberal | Steven Townsend | 629 | 2.82% | -11.53% | ||||
| Green | Kathryn Jackson | 182 | 0.82% | 0.15% | ||||
| Independent | John Baloun | 73 | 0.33% | – | ||||
| Total | 22,289 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 57 | 45 | 11 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 37,018 | 60.39% | 21.03% | |||||
| New Democraticgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | 22.70% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"46 - Edmonton-Whitemud, 2015 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016).2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer(PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.:Elections Alberta. pp. 254–258. | ||||||||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| Stephen Mandel | 3,046 | 66.03% |
| Kara Levis | 838 | 18.17% |
| Rick Fraser | 729 | 15.80% |
| Total | 4,613 | 100% |
| 2019 Alberta general election:Edmonton-McClung | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorne Dach | 8,073 | 43.63% | -11.73% | ||||
| United Conservative | Laurie Mozeson | 6,640 | 35.89% | -4.00% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Stephen Mandel | 3,601 | 19.46% | 14.71% | ||||
| Alberta Advantage | Gordon Perrott | 188 | 1.02% | – | ||||
| Total | 18,502 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 109 | 47 | 12 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 28,961 | 64.30% | 10.25% | |||||
| New Democratichold | Swing | -10.84% | ||||||
Source(s) Source:"36 - Edmonton-McClung, 2019 Alberta general election".officialresults.elections.ab.ca.Elections Alberta. RetrievedMay 21, 2020. Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019).2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II(PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.:Elections Alberta. pp. 140–143.ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. RetrievedApril 7, 2021. | ||||||||
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