Monday marks the beginning of a week-long series Global News is bringing you, called "The Capital View."
We will be asking each party leader what it will mean for Edmonton if their party is in power after the provincial election, starting with the Progressive Conservatives.
Alison Redford believes Edmonton is a tremendous metropolis, because its economy powers so much of the province.
"If there are ways that we can work together with the capital region, and with Mayor Mandel, to make sure that we're supporting local decision making that allows Edmonton to flourish we're going to do that."
It is important to her that new candidates are elected, stressing the importance of working with the municipal government.
"It is going to mean that we're going to have different relationships with communities than we have had in the past."
And when it comes to the much anticipated downtown arena,
"Our view is that, because we provide infrastructure money to cities, to communities all across the province, if they decided that they want to use that money to support that project, that's absolutely fine with us," Redford explains.
University of Alberta political scientist, Jim Lightbody, will also be weighing in on each party as it relates to Edmonton.
"The mayor and the council of Edmonton would be more comfortable with a Redford, PC government. She is a woman of the world, as well as an Albertan and she, being from Calgary, feels a special need to cultivate Edmonton voters," Lightbody explains.
He says it would a whole new world for the municipal government if a new party were to take over the province.
With Redford's commitment to infrastructure and particular city projects, Lightbody believes the PC's are more likely to give Edmontonians what they want.
"They're more likely to sustain the commitment to Edmonton's wishlist and environmental matters, than is the Wildrose."
Mayor Stephen Mandel is weighing in on this. He believes Edmonton faces unique issues, due to the fact that the city is so closely linked to northern Alberta.
"I think Edmonton is the service centre for the north, and as a result of that has certain inherent issues we need to make sure about. Better transportation networks, better linkages, I think that there is an aging population here which is different than other cities so the health care issues are different here."
Our series continues Tuesday, with a look at how a Wildrose government would impact Edmonton.
With files from Vinesh Pratap.
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