Students select candidates as Student Vote hits Edmonton classrooms

Candidates who want Brandon Gratton’s vote must explain how they plan to spend Edmontonians’ tax dollars, and reconsider the city’s separated bike lanes.
Lucky for them, they’ll have at least six more years to earn his support. Twelve-year-old Gratton is one of thousands of students at 225 Edmonton schools voting for the first time in a simulated civic election.
“I honestly was excited. I like the fact that we vote to see if our selection would be different than the