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Calgary Municipal Politics

Which mayoral candidate do you intend to vote for in 2021?

  • Jeremy Farkas

    Votes: 3 5.0%

  • Jyoti Gondek

    Votes: 43 71.7%

  • Brad Field

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Jan Damery

    Votes: 11 18.3%

  • Jeff Davison

    Votes: 2 3.3%

  • Other

    Votes: 1 1.7%
  • Total voters
    60
Ubran Outdoorsman said:
Gotta say I'm getting a little nervous about this election. I really hope the next council isn't just a bunch of NIMBY-ish councilors.

As far as Nenshi running for the liberals I'm not quite sure if I see it in the cards, at least not right now. I imagine him probably wanting to take a break from politics, at least a little while. But then again I suppose he'd have a pretty strong shot at winning a seat in Calgary and some federal representation within the ruling party (if the liberals do in fact win) would certainly be a good thing for Calgary.
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Can't see Nenshi risking an election loss under the federal Liberal banner. More likely, Trudeau will appoint him to the Senate, as an alleged voice for Alberta.
 
MichaelS said:
Sutherland out. That is 10 new faces to sure. This is starting to feel like rats leaving a sinking ship. What are we going to discover come November?
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The next Council will be faced with many unpopular decisions as the current one punted on reacting to the downturn in dt commerical property values and ensuing tax shift. Calgarians likely have little to no appetitie for tax increases right now, so the choices will be between different forms of austerity. Seems like a back to the 90's theme.
 
MichaelS said:
Why are firefighters taking political polls?.... I think I know the assumption (they are union, so obviously the mayor will set the direction on the labour negotiations).
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Another reason to hate public sector unions. They are living in a dream world if they expect wage increases over the next 5-10 years
 
darwink said:

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There's got to be something to keep that populist nutjob from running, all the attention the media gives him will only make him worse.
 
Davison PAC not fully disclosing:
livewirecalgary.com

Third-party advertiser goes undisclosed to Calgarians for six weeks

A third-party advertiser that registered in early May opted against public disclosure while advocating for the Jeff Davison for mayor campaign. Elections Calgary confirmed that third-party advertis…
livewirecalgary.com livewirecalgary.com

On a side note, Livewire is providing excellent coverage of the municipal election.
 
MichaelS said:
While still early, Farkas has quite a commanding lead:
calgaryherald.com

Farkas appears ahead in wide open Calgary mayoral race dominated by undecideds

A new poll shows approximately 46 per cent of voters don't know who they would like to see replace outgoing mayor Naheed Nenshi, with women and young people comprising the lion's share of the undecided.
calgaryherald.com calgaryherald.com
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I'm not surprised. Those who like Farkas decided a long time ago they like him, and those who don't also decided a long time ago, but don 't know who they like yet.
 
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