With the lowest voter turn-out since 2007, the 2025 Edmonton municipal election defied many people’s expectations of widespread anger over infill and a complete sweep of council, leaving one returning councillor questioning how much of the election narrative was artificially inflated.

Ward papastew candidate Michael Janz, who was commanding a nearly 5,000-vote lead with over half of polling stations reporting Tuesday, said there was a noticeable difference in the complaints which flooded social media and what he heard at the doorstep.

“I think this actually represents a bigger question of how much of what we saw was manufactured rage-baiting,” he said. “I think we have a real problem with misinformation being spread through social media posts.

“We heard for instance, there was this whol

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