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Closing the loop on a campaign promise (and two previous posts from October of 2010 and February of 2012) I can report a mix of good and bad news after today’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discussion of the merits of adding a station between Southgate and Century Park. The good news: the report responding to my… Read More
Following up from a campaign promise (see previous post here) to look into the possibility of a station between Southgate and Century Park, I advanced a formal inquiry today at Council’s Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. I believe it will come back for discussion at the May 8 meeting of the Committee. The text of the… Read More
[An open letter to the scores of people who worked on my campaign in one way or another.] Dear [insert your name, you tasteful and stylish citizen, you], On today, the occasion of my swearing in at City Hall, I need to say some thank-yous. We did it. Again! And with a fairly commanding result.… Read More
These campaigns are won and lost on the ground. Despite what people say about evolving on-line campaigning, there is still no substitute for knocking on as many doors as possible and stuffing every mailbox with thoughtful campaign literature. Social media, like campaign literature, has to be about the content, not the medium. We pride ourselves… Read More
I’m proud of my record on pursuing municipal campaign finance reform (see here, here and here). In Calgary, a good number of campaigns have agreed to disclose their funding in advance of the election, and I expect this will become common practice here in the future. I see value in being transparent about the donations we’ve accepted prior to… Read More