It's not there yet, but the forum was only last night and I think it takes a day or two for them to get them up.
It looks like Wilkie didn't attend it though, which is unfortunate. I don't have any great love for Carra, but none of the others have really done enough to change my vote.
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It's not there yet, but the forum was only last night and I think it takes a day or two for them to get them up.
It looks like Wilkie didn't attend it though, which is unfortunate. I don't have any great love for Carra, but none of the others have really done enough to change my vote.
I fully agree. Not necessarily a Carra fan but the other candidates have done nothing for me. I will listen to the forum whenever it comes online but I am heavily leaning Carra at this point.
I am very conservative, but I have been less than impressed by Wilkie and Katz. I have trouble voting for Carra because it basically condemns me to higher taxes but at least his tax increases seem well thought out, a minor consolation to me. Wilkie and Katz appear to be promising tax cuts (or remaining at the same level) and increased spending (building LRTs etc.) which does not seem feasible. I am sure there are lots of places to cut in the city budget but I have yet to read anything meaningful on how Wilkie/Katz would cut to ensure we can maintain/increase infrastructure spending while not increasing taxes.
Basically if Wilkie or Katz had something more meaningful out there I would easily vote for a more "conservative" candidate, but I don't think they can live up to their platforms.
Also for some reason, not living in the Ward really bugs me, and it is my understanding neither Wilkie nor Katz does.
Strange election for me. Being a pretty right-wing guy (Wildrose voter) and probably voting for Nenshi and Carra.
That's the beauty of our municipal politics in Calgary (at least for now).
I've voted for wildrose twice and my second Nenshi vote is coming up. I don't see that as a conflict at all, actually. It makes sense to vote for whoever you believe has the best ideas/strategy for governing.
Although, I'd vote Liberal federally if Martha Hall Findley had won instead of Justin "great hair" Trudeau, so maybe I'm not an ideologically pure right winger...
Also for some reason, not living in the Ward really bugs me, and it is my understanding neither Wilkie nor Katz does.
They call them "local politics" for a reason. The person who represents your interests for transit, traffic changes, and new libraries/rec centres should be someone who uses the transit, roads, and amenities in your area.
I've voted for wildrose twice and my second Nenshi vote is coming up. I don't see that as a conflict at all, actually. It makes sense to vote for whoever you believe has the best ideas/strategy for governing.
Although, I'd vote Liberal federally if Martha Hall Findley had won instead of Justin "great hair" Trudeau, so maybe I'm not an ideologically pure right winger...
To me, it makes a lot of sense for someone's politics to vary on a left-right scale at different levels. My personal preferences are well left-of-centre at the municipal level, a little right of centre at the provincial level, and pretty-much dead centre at the federal level, and at least in my own mind, that balances very nicely.
I think what will be interesting is the (likely) election of Don Iveson in Edmonton as Mayor. He'd be the youngest Mayor ever of a major Canadian city (34) and very much of a similar political ilk as Mayor Nenshi. It would be quite a political duo within our province. I'm curious to see how it might affect the relationship between the Provincial Government and our two largest cities, which comprise over 2/3 Alberta's population and where the PCs won the lions share of their seats.
I think what will be interesting is the (likely) election of Don Iveson in Edmonton as Mayor. He'd be the youngest Mayor ever of a major Canadian city (34) and very much of a similar political ilk as Mayor Nenshi. It would be quite a political duo within our province. I'm curious to see how it might affect the relationship between the Provincial Government and our two largest cities, which comprise over 2/3 Alberta's population and where the PCs won the lions share of their seats.
Can somebody please create a "Batman & Robin" GIF with Nenshi & Ivesons faces superimposed on the characters?
Nenshi as Robin & Iveson as Batman.
"The Dynamic Municipal Duo"! Fighting corruption & campaigning for more Federal and Provincial Dollars
I assume he requested it that way because Edmonton is the Capital. Thats said... #### that, Edmonton is our Robin and that's being nice... I hear it smells like poo.
Apparently, a homebuilder is urging employees to vote for the "approved" candidate in their ward
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The head of a major Calgary home builder is urging employees to vote for a list of company-endorsed council candidates, according to a memo the Herald has obtained.
“There has never been a more important time in the history of this industry that our collective voice is heard,” states the letter signed by Greg Lefebre, president and CEO of Excel Homes and Apex, a land developer.
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The list of candidates endorsed on the memo’s map are: Chris Harper (Ward 1), Joe Magliocca (2), Jim Stevenson (3), Sean Chu (4), Ray Jones (5), Joe Connelly (6), Kevin Taylor (7), Richard Wilkie (9), Andre Chabot (10), James Maxim (11), Shane Keating (12), Diane Colley-Urquhart (13) and Peter Demong (14). There’s nobody on the map for Ward 8
To be fair, I don't think this is unreasonable. If excel actually believes this is going to hurt their business and it's going to result in employees losing their jobs, I see nothing wrong with this.
Most people here are tied to the oil and gas industry and if there was a provincial or federal candidate proposing legislation that companies believed would directly lead to a downturn I see no problem with them saying, "look, these are the people whose interest align with ours, you should vote for them".
It's not like they are going to fire you if you don't.
The memo also notes “that there is more than one candidate for the mayoral race,” and includes a testimonial from a supporter of Jon Lord and an unpublished two-page article Lord had written.
Lord confirmed Thursday that he indeed wrote this piece, titled “In Defense (sic) of Homebuilders.” In it, Lord disparages Nenshi’s policies on suburban growth, and warning about the onset of high-density communities with “scary neighbours, massive community opposition, and no grass. And SARS outbreaks.””
