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Calgary Municipal Politics

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

  • Jeremy Farkas

    Votes: 3 5.1%

  • Jyoti Gondek

    Votes: 43 72.9%

  • Brad Field

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Jan Damery

    Votes: 11 18.6%

  • Jeff Davison

    Votes: 2 3.4%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    59
⬆️ Davison’s PAC Calgary Tomorrow is printing and distributing Davison literature. Which in the USA where electoral coordination/collusion issues are litigated more, would be very illegal.
 
Some recent news stories:
www.660citynews.com

Calgary mayoral candidates take different routes to donor disclosures | CityNews Calgary

Councillor and mayoral candidate Jyoti Gondek took part in a Reddit AMA where people were able to pose questions and she would provide written responses.
www.660citynews.com www.660citynews.com

livewirecalgary.com

Mayoral candidate Jan Damery, cast of Calgary city council hopefuls push for vaccine passport, mandatory masks

Mayoral candidate Jan Damery, along with five other Calgary city council candidates, called for a city-driven COVID-19 response plan. The group made the announcement outside the historic Calgary ci…
livewirecalgary.com livewirecalgary.com

globalnews.ca

Calgary committee to address COVID-19 after council candidates back mask bylaw, vaccine mandate - Calgary | Globalnews.ca

A coalition of city council hopefuls are getting behind a mayoral candidate’s plan to respond to escalating COVID-19 numbers.
globalnews.ca globalnews.ca
 
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I just found out my next choice for mayor. Jan Damery. She seems very progressive with a good sense of urban planning. She agrees with the need for the "missing middle" in the inner city and meeting our 50/50 growth targets.
I really hope she is able to get her name out there. She's the only hope left.
 
MichaelS said:
Don't forget Brad Field's AMA, he is another viable candidate in my opinion if you don't want a sitting Councilllor:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/povv6r

Also worth a watch, CREB's mayoral forum from Tuesday of this week, featuring the top 6 candidates:
Click to expand...
He fully supports more greenfield development. Apparently, he used to work for a suburban developer as well. His answer on mixed land use was atrocious.

IMO I think Jan Damery is the best candidate and as a progressive voter, it's hard to make a case otherwise. Her views are very progressive and forward-thinking. For example, she acknowledges youth are leaving the city not only due to poor economic opportunities but due to other factors as well like lack of culture, vibrancy, etc. She's focused on building affordable housing in the inner city by providing the "missing middle" we always talk about this on the development forums. Another thing I got sold on was that she would push for a large tech hub downtown for students, helping to not only create vibrancy downtown but fixing the skills shortage limiting our tech growth. It's almost as if her policies are too good to be true. Gondek and Farkas have got way too much clout just because they're councilors. I really could care less about strategic voting. Let's just say Farkas does win, I highly doubt after his 4-year gong show people will want to elect someone like him ever again. A considerable amount of votes for Jan would likely encourage her to re-run in 2025. Just remember, Nenshi came out of the blue, strategic voting back then would have never allowed us to be rewarded with such a competent mayor. I'll take my chances this election.
 
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