The Green Line is the biggest infrastructure project in Calgary’s history and as such, it has also been the single-most engaged project in Calgary’s history. That engagement happened a little while ago now, perhaps an eternity ago in some people’s minds and has led to some forgetting some key details. There’s even been some rumblings […]
Today I’m sure you heard that Council defeated Cllr. Farkas’ “urgent” notice of motion regarding the reporting of City payments over $10,000. That’s at least the narrative being pushed, but that’s not the case. The notice of motion itself was not defeated, it was more a defeat of the manner in which it was brought […]
Recently, I shared that Council had passed some bylaw changes regarding transportation in our city back in March. It was shared this week because on September 1, a new safe passing bylaw for passing cyclists will go into effect. These social media posts spurred some questions so I thought I would try and provide a […]
The City and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) have agreed to a deal in principle for a new Event Centre that will help spur development of the City’s Cultural and Entertainment District within the Rivers District Master Plan. I recognize that the timing of this is not great, considering the budget talks we […]
I have had the honour of working with Councillor Woolley for a long time and I know he is working hard for Calgarians and trying to do what he thinks is right for the citizens of our great city today and the future. However, the Notice of Motion that he has brought forward seems to […]
On Monday, a notice of motion was brought forward titled “Keeping Tabs on City Council” calling for increased transparency. The requests of this motion, among other things, wanted look into the viability of providing a Hansard-style transcript of our meetings and to politicize the City’s website by providing the exact text of a vote – […]
Small businesses, we have heard you. Please know that in no way was I voting to silence you when we voted on opening up the start of the meeting for public hearing – I just wanted to move forward with approving the budget reductions and subsequent tax relief that you have rightly demanded. I appreciate […]
The following is a media release that I just issued and will share in full here, along with the Notice of Motion being brought forward on Monday. Calgary, AB, June 7, 2019 – On Monday, I will introduce a notice of motion that has come about after several weeks of collaboration with fellow Councillors. Last […]
Calgary, Alberta and Quebec City, Quebec – May 30, 2019 City Council is very aware of the significant tax burden on Calgary businesses as a result of the severe economic downturn. Like the Government of Alberta, we also believe it is critical to reduce business taxes in Calgary. With the Province’s past practice of taking […]
I wasn’t going to wade into this, but there have been some claims made by some special interest groups and individuals based on comments from my fellow Councillors this week that are simply not true. I’m not entirely sure if they are intentionally getting this wrong, but we have an obligation to give Calgarians the […]