MICHAEL PHAIR
“Elect Nav Kaur! Nav will be a strong voice for Ward 12 as a female City Councillor; a Councillor who will best represent all — youth, women, newcomers, as well as diverse and marginalized residents.”
GURCHARN (CHARNI) BRAR
BUSINESS OWNER
“Nav Kaur is a leader in the community. I’m impressed with her knowledge, energy, and passion. I trust her to be an engaged and effective City Councillor for Ward 12. She has my vote.”
SHANNON PHILLIPS
MLA LETHBRIDGE-WEST
“Nav Kaur is exactly the kind of person we need on Edmonton City Council. She is a smart, ethical, hard-working business owner with strong values rooted in community building. She has proven her long-term commitment to Ward 12 and will be a strong advocate for the people who live there. I couldn’t be more proud to support her candidacy.”
MICHAEL JANZ
EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE
“As a daycare owner, Nav is acutely aware of the needs of young families in our city and will work tirelessly to bring together school, community, childcare, and city partners to ensure that services are available to the families of Ward 12.”
ROD LOYOLA
MLA FOR EDMONTON-ELLERSLIE
“I’m proud to endorse Nav Kaur for the Ward 12 by-election. She lives her values through her work in the community by organizing around the issues that matter most to families. She is the most progressive candidate and exemplifies the plurality and diversity of the ward.”
BEATRICE GHETTUBA
AFRICA CENTRE BOARD CHAIR
FORMER FEDERAL LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE
“Vote for Nav! City Council will benefit from someone so in touch with real issues that affect real people! I’m extremely impressed with Nav’s energy and connection in the community. She is eloquent on diverse issues which will enable her to best serve a ward as diverse as Ward 12. Narrating her experience, she immediately put me at ease as if we were family. Such accomplished young adults need to be taking greater leadership roles! I am happy to endorse her unequivocally!”
SURINDER BRAR
OWNER
SLICE PIZZERIA
“I am voting Nav Kaur for City Council. Nav is a smart, business minded, and compassionate woman who will advocate for our ward at City Hall. She has the skills and background that would make us proud.”
ANAND SHARMA
SENIOR PROPERTY MANAGER
PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN CONDOMINIUM INSTITUTE
“As a life-long Mill Woods community member, Nav will provide strong representation for our Ward. She understands our issues and will fight hard to ensure everyone has a voice in the political process. With her background as a university educator and a small business owner, Nav will have the professionalism, the knowledge, and the ability to affect real change on behalf of our communities.”
BILLY-RAY BELCOURT
RHODES SCHOLAR
DRIFTPILE FIRST NATION
“In a time of reconciliation, City Council needs Nav and her fiery drive for social justice. Nav has proven, again and again, that she is committed to supporting Indigenous peoples and our social and political movements. I know she’ll work hard to begin building a city in which Indigenous peoples can flourish.”
CLAIRE EDWARDS
CHAIR, CITY OF EDMONTON YOUTH COUNCIL (2014-15)
“It is my pleasure to endorse Nav Kaur in the Ward 12 by-election. City council needs a strong, progressive voice to ensure a better future for the next generation of Edmontonians. As someone who was born and raised in Ward 12, I know that Nav is the right person to represent our community.”
PATRICIA GRELL
EDMONTON CATHOLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE
“City Council needs a progressive woman of vision like Nav who will look after our most vulnerable citizens while applying sound business sense to city practices. Her background working with marginalized communities will suit her well for the complex governance challenges. From childcare to seniors, Nav will be a City Councillor who is responsive to your needs.”
REAKASH WALTERS
LOCAL ACTIVIST
“Nav revolutionizes the way youth think about their ability to make change. She has been inspiring young women and empowering people of colour for years. Nav has always done what needs to be done to improve her community — whether or not anyone else is looking.”
WILLIAM MONRO
LONG-TIME RESIDENT OF WARD 12 AND EDUCATOR
“Nav Kaur is smart, capable, and connected to the people of Ward 12. She grew up here, went to school here, and knows the issues. She cares about our community and the people who live here. She is an authentic voice for Ward 12.”
DR. KRISTOPHER WELLS
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & SERVICES,
INSTITUTE FOR SEXUAL MINORITY STUDIES AND SERVICES
“Nav is a strong advocate and champion for diversity, inclusion, and human rights. She’s a progressive voice who works hard to ensure that everyone feels welcome and fully included in our great city. Nav is exactly the kind of proven community-builder we need on City Council.”
LYNETTE SHULTZ
DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATE DEAN, INTERNATIONAL (FACULTY OF EDUCATION)
“How very lucky Edmontonians will be to have Nav as a decision-maker working on our behalf. She has such a great understanding of the economic, social, and environmental concerns that face us and the intelligence and leadership skills to ensure effective decisions are made in the best interest of all members of our communities.”
PARKER LEFFLAR
FORMER DIRECTOR, THE LANDING
LGBTQ* COMMUNITY ORGANIZER
“Nav is an incredible leader and advocate who works hard contributing to the many communities she belongs to. I have had the pleasure of working with her and seeing the positive impacts of her efforts towards equity and inclusion. Nav’s intelligence, thoughtfulness and compassion would make her an excellent elected representative that our city would be lucky to have!”
DR. JENNIFER KELLY
PROFESSOR, THEORETICAL, CULTURAL & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
“Nav Kaur is politically astute with an excellent ability to analyze complex social and economic issues related to Edmonton. She will be a strong voice for Ward 12 on Edmonton City Council.”
SALLY ISSENMAN
BUSINESS OWNER AND COMMUNITY LEADER
“Nav Kaur’s exceptional intelligence, combined with her passion and experience serving Edmonton communities would make her an ideal addition to City Council. I have nothing but confidence in this capable young woman. Edmonton would benefit greatly from her presence in Council.”
MANWAR KHAN
ANTI-BULLYING ACTIVIST
“”Vote for Nav Kaur! Her honest, pragmatic, and hopeful insight into our community’s problems and needs and her willingness to examine the issues and listen closely to the public sets her far apart from the other candidates. City Council needs a progressive woman like Nav!”
JENN PARSONAGE
ELLERSLIE RESIDENT
“As an active community member, mother and Registered Nurse, I want to know politicians care about the needs of the members of my community. This is why I was excited to learn of Nav Kaur’s candidacy for Councillor in Ward 12. Her record of advocacy, her background in education, and her passion all work together to make her an effective voice, and a strong representative for the needs of our community. It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I place my support fully behind Nav Kaur for Ward 12.”
