11-07-2012, 11:50 AM
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#101
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Any news on the Charter. I know the province kyboshed it - has Nenshi indicated if they might submit another modified application.
Province is really pi$$ing me off. They take 1/2 of all property taxes, they wont give the city more money for infrastructure, and now they wont give the city extra taxing powers for gasoline, restraunts, hotels, etc.
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11-07-2012, 12:15 PM
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#102
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Jason Markusoff with the Herald now reporting that if Nenshi runs again Alderman Chabot says he will not put his name forward to run for mayor. Instead he'll seek another term in Ward 10.
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11-07-2012, 12:43 PM
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#103
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
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Go Nenshi!!
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11-07-2012, 12:45 PM
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#104
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Province is really pi$$ing me off. They take 1/2 of all property taxes, they wont give the city more money for infrastructure, and now they wont give the city extra taxing powers for gasoline, restraunts, hotels, etc.
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The province doesn't take any property taxes. Maybe you're confused with the school taxes, which are collected by municipalities but are not a property tax.
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11-07-2012, 01:26 PM
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#105
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Well some industrious internet people have managed to search and pull images from the Nenshi website indicating a 2013 re-election run, and the real coup is they just found the video from Nenshi to his supporters announcing that he will indeed run. Watched it with my own eyes, it's on people!
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11-07-2012, 01:32 PM
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#106
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Awesome news!
I really want to join the election campaign! Any suggestions Aaron?
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11-07-2012, 01:34 PM
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#107
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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I'm sure when things get closer and actual campaigning will begin the Nenshi team will be hosting some information sessions (just like last time). Will post the details of them here.
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11-07-2012, 01:57 PM
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#108
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Hardly surprising though. He will win an easy re-election I would say. Will anyone credible even challenge him?
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11-07-2012, 01:58 PM
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#109
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Oscar Fech.
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11-07-2012, 02:00 PM
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#110
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Maryland State House, Annapolis
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Nenshi will win again in 2013, and in 2016 he'll run for Premier where he'll subsequently take Redford and Smith to the woodshed.
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11-07-2012, 02:02 PM
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#111
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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www.nenshi.ca is live now.
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11-07-2012, 02:30 PM
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#112
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I would have been a lot more surprised if he didn't run again.
Go purple.
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11-07-2012, 02:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
I would have been a lot more surprised if he didn't run again.
Go purple.
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It would definitely be unusual for someone to go into politics, win, and then only stay for one term. I could have seen him quit being mayor if he ran provincially or federally, but other than that why leave after one term?
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11-07-2012, 03:00 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Awesome news!!! Purple Reign again!!!!
Although i'd rather him be our Premier sooner rather than later and than PM.
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11-07-2012, 03:05 PM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Section 222
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler
Awesome news!
I really want to join the election campaign! Any suggestions Aaron?
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There is a link on the site for volunteering...
http://www.nenshi.ca/volunteer.html
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11-07-2012, 06:11 PM
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#116
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Would've been nice to have a new thread IMO...
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11-07-2012, 07:19 PM
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#117
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
The province doesn't take any property taxes. Maybe you're confused with the school taxes, which are collected by municipalities but are not a property tax.
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Absolutely yes there is an education property tax. About 50% of your residential property tax is for this purpose.
http://www.education.alberta.ca/admin/funding/tax.aspx
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11-07-2012, 07:23 PM
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#118
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Any news on the Charter. I know the province kyboshed it - has Nenshi indicated if they might submit another modified application.
Province is really pi$$ing me off. They take 1/2 of all property taxes, they wont give the city more money for infrastructure, and now they wont give the city extra taxing powers for gasoline, restraunts, hotels, etc.
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Not kyboshed - but they did indicate they don't want to cede new taxing powers. Mayor is actually not asking for a net increase in anyone's taxes, only that what each order of government gets is rebalanced. City gets 8 cents of your total tax dollar, province and Feds get 92 cents. He's saying - what if, for example, they only got 90 cents and municipalities got 10 in order to meet demands. City also wants to reduce reliance on property tax - too inflexible and regressive.
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11-07-2012, 08:00 PM
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#119
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
Oscar Fech.
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"Can you believe that."
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11-07-2012, 08:04 PM
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#120
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
Oscar Fech.
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I'll see your Fech; and raise you a Ben Christensen.
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