The discussion over third-party groups and their influences on the municipal election has become a lot more heated.

Anti-Michael Walters attack ads created by left-leaning Working Families Edmonton and an anti-Andrew Knack campaign launched by the conservative group Edmonton Forward are both at issue, and they led to an online skirmish Monday night between the former fellow councillors. In a mayoral campaign that has been polite to a fault, Edmontonians finally saw two candidates vent their frustrations in public.

Knack reacted to an online campaign launched by Edmonton Forward. It is openly canvassing for donations so it can run anti-Knack attack ads. Its pitch? For every $50 donated, an anti-Knack ad will reach 2,730 potential voters.

Knack responded by saying he wants to lead a “push

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