Nenshi announces he will not run in 2021; mayoral tenure will end at 11 years

[jayswin]

Yeah, we had an amazing run here in this city. It's very rare you get that level of leadership and competence, and more importantly someone who is fighting for the middle to lower income citizens, while still servicing the upper class fairly.

A truly great human being as well. I'd imagine we're in for some **** now, and we'll likely end up with someone servicing large business and developers to the detriment of the average citizen.

[Looch City]

Dang...now time for an era of Bill Smiths....####.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by GGG

A Trudeau Minority leads to him stepping down and Nenshi comes in as a center right common sense, pro-city candidate.

Have liberals finished all their federal nominations yet? He’d probably win Hehrs riding or one of the other city Center ones.

He would make an excellent Minister in a quite poor Trudeau cabinet.

He is a visible minority so he would be guaranteed a cabinet position under Trudeau.

[Mathgod]

Thanks for your years of service as Mayor of this great city, Mr. Nenshi.

[ah123]

I think he will go back to teaching, and be a political pundit on radio/TV, just in time for the provincial election

[GGG]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

He is a visible minority so he would be guaranteed a cabinet position under Trudeau.

He’s a highly competent, educated, and experienced person who would be a shoe in in any federal cabinet.

[topfiverecords]

Vote Gondek

[btimbit]

Originally Posted by GGG

He’s a highly competent, educated, and experienced person who would be a shoe in in any federal cabinet.

Well that counts him out for the Federal Liberals then

[Ashasx]

i hope he goes into provincial politics because I would vote for any party he leads in an instant

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

He is more qualified than basically the whole current cabinet so he would be guaranteed a cabinet position under Trudeau.

Fyp

[Muta]

I hope he leads the Alberta Party! Would be a great fit IMO.

[Circa89]

Here's hoping he pulls a Klein and moves from Mayor of Calgary to Premiere of Alberta. I think he could easily win.

[Bunk]

I would guess he won’t run again for anything for a while at least.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Circa89

Here's hoping he pulls a Klein and moves from Mayor of Calgary to Premiere of Alberta. I think he could easily win.

Which party though? NDP has Notley who I doubt would step aside. UCP probably isn't a fit. Alberta Party or Liberals are a wasteland - would be pretty close to just starting his own party.

Federal liberals with a guaranteed cabinet post (and an instant leadership contender) seems like a way better fit.

[ah123]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

Which party though? NDP has Notley who I doubt would step aside. UCP probably isn't a fit. Alberta Party or Liberals are a wasteland - would be pretty close to just starting his own party.



Federal liberals with a guaranteed cabinet post (and an instant leadership contender) seems like a way better fit.

He should run for the Federal Conservatives

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Muta

I hope he leads the Alberta Party! Would be a great fit IMO.

As much as I would love this and he would take that party to new heights, I think Alberta is too polarized right now on political lines for Nenshi to run at the Premiership. I don't see rural Alberta voting for a guy they likely see as a smarmy urban liberal spendocrat in the same vein as Notley (even though she's educated, competent, and actually cares about Albertans). I also see half of Calgary not being into it because he's fatigued some political capital after 11 years. Edmonton would vote for him unanimously though.

I suspect he's going to go back into teaching or consulting - both of which he would probably have a lot of opportunity in. Maybe a federal Liberal party run down the road.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by Bunk

I would guess he won’t run again for anything for a while at least.

You might be right but let us dream!

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Muta

I hope he leads the Alberta Party! Would be a great fit IMO.

He would be just the type of leader that party needs to give it a chance in being legitimate in people's eyes. Could actually get some candidates with merit, and make electors feel like they have an actual third choice if they're not fond of either the UCP and NDP.

[La Flames Fan]

When I heard a couple weeks or so ago my heart sunk a little bit. All energy behind Jyoti Gondek now.

(I produced the video - what a bittersweet project)

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Bunk

I would guess he won’t run again for anything for a while at least.

Damn, that's not what I wanted to hear from that poster, lol. Oh well. I always thought the benefit of Nenshi bowing out from local politics was that we'd benefit at the provincial level. Could you imagine?