Draft:Michael Janz

Michael Janz is a Canadian politician who currently serves on Edmonton City Council as Councillor for Ward papastew. He was first elected to the Edmonton City council on October 18, 2021.

Prior to Janz's election to Edmonton City Council, he was Edmonton Public School Board Trustee for Ward F (2010-2021), and served as Chairman of the Board from 2015-2017.

Life and career
Janz recieved a Bachelor of Arts in History, as well as a Master's in Educational Policy Studies from the University of Alberta. During his studies, Janz was elected President of the University of Alberta Students' Union from 2007-2008. He also sat on the University of Alberta Board of Governors for two years.

Janz was Director of Communications with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada from 2015-2021, and worked as the Marketing Director of the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues from 2009-2012. He also served on the Board of Trustees for the Edmonton Public Library from 2009-2015.

He lives in the Garneau neighbourhood of Edmonton with his spouse, and has two children.

Politics
Janz has been described as a progressive. He has advocated for policing reforms, a mansion tax, and anti-urban sprawl policies.

Controversy
On May 29, 2022, Janz retweeted a post which referred to a police officer as a "pig." The City of Edmonton's Integrity Comissioner found that this action violated the Edmonton City Council's code of conduct, however, Janz avoided any official sanctions after his apology was deemed to be "sufficient remorse" by the Integrity Comissioner as well as by Council.