S5E20: Lines of Trust: Governance and the Battle for Safer Cities - Councillor Michael Janz

Original Recording Date: 2026APR16.

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

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Guests:

Michael Janz – Councillor at the City of Edmonton. Formerly a Trustee for the Edmonton Public School Board, and served as EPSB Board Chair, Vice-Chair and Vice President of the Alberta School Boards Association.

 

Topics:

• The Realities of Security & Influence in Politics – What lingers beneath and the weaknesses in understanding threats.
• The Slow Erosion of Trust Across Institutions – How to put this back together with community and shared purpose.
• Technology in Modern Policing – Privacy, reality, and getting to where we need to be.
• Public Safety Challenges Throughout Major Cities – Not isolated, but interconnected.

 

References & Resources:

1. Councillor Janz’s website and social media links: https://www.michaeljanz.ca/