darwink
Senior Member
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.
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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.
darwink
Senior Member
Some recent news stories:
www.660citynews.com
livewirecalgary.com
globalnews.ca
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
Mayoral candidate Jan Damery, cast of Calgary city council hopefuls push for vaccine passport, mandatory masks - LiveWire Calgary
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 city hall Monday morning. Damery was joined by Erin Waite and Marilyn North Peigan from Ward 7...
livewirecalgary.com
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
GoVertical
Senior Member
Interesting....
globalnews.ca
Former Liberal MP Kent Hehr to enter Calgary mayoral race - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
A former Liberal cabinet minister who resigned over sexual harassment allegations is running for Calgary mayor. Kent Hehr's campaign team says he will file papers Tuesday.
globalnews.ca
darwink
Senior Member
So stupid. Edit: so sad.Interesting....
Former Liberal MP Kent Hehr to enter Calgary mayoral race - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
A former Liberal cabinet minister who resigned over sexual harassment allegations is running for Calgary mayor. Kent Hehr's campaign team says he will file papers Tuesday.
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MichaelS
Senior Member
yeah.... Why wait so late in the campaign, with about 5-6 serious candidates, and a couple dozen other names, to announce? Sounds like he just needs a job, and a lead didn't come through for him, so he thought, I tried in 2010, let's try again.
MichaelS
Senior Member
Should post that Magliocca is running again. I will be pretty disheartened if he wins....
Mountain Man
Senior Member
I'm actually surprised Magliocca is running again, he looks like a total DB after his expense scandal.
MichaelS
Senior Member
I think it is honestly because he has nothing better to fall back on.
Mayor's race turning into a two candidate race?
gsunnyg
Senior Member
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.
I really hope she is able to get her name out there. She's the only hope left.
darwink
Senior Member
All the candidates AMA's, and some responses:
darwink
Senior Member
Nah.
MichaelS
Senior Member
Don't forget Brad Field's AMA, he is another viable candidate in my opinion if you don't want a sitting Councilllor:
Also worth a watch, CREB's mayoral forum from Tuesday of this week, featuring the top 6 candidates:
Also worth a watch, CREB's mayoral forum from Tuesday of this week, featuring the top 6 candidates:
gsunnyg
Senior Member
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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