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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
First off he's the mayor, the CEO of the city. Stop acting like he's only got as much power as Evan Wolley. This "only one vote" routine is tired and misleading.
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Nope, he's not. Jeff Fielding is the CEO/Manager of the City of Calgary. Voters don't like to recognize it, but the people we elect aren't anywhere near as powerful as we think. The nuts and bolts work of running the city/province/country, the analysis and project management and delivery, are done by unelected professionals.
Our elected officials just set priorities. And yes, Nenshi is just one person on council. The most influential person on council, but he can't get his way in the face of opposition from most of the councillors. Heck, he's been trying to get his way on secondary suites since he was first elected, and gotten nowhere. If he was the supreme manager of the city like you claim, he'd have gotten the secondary suite issue sorted to his liking five years ago.
The notion that Nenshi is personally responsible for thwarting the CSEC in arena negotiations is a fantasy. The appetite for the city footing half or more of the bill for a new arena simply isn't there. Not among city council. Not among the professionals who run the city. And not among voters.