Riding profile: Edmonton-Meadows

Population: 51,776
Eligible voters: 29,915
The candidates
Phil Batt, Alberta Independence Party candidate for Edmonton Meadows in the 2019 Alberta election.
Phil Batt, Alberta Independence Party
Age: 64
Occupation: Small business owner
Reason for running: “In my heart-of-hearts, I now believe that confederation will never work for Albertans. If Canada didn’t help Alberta over the last five years as our economy crumbled, I cannot imagine a scenario where it would. Whatever party