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Yesterday I was surprised and pleased to find myself in the company of Calgary’s newly-elected Mayor Naheed Nenshi who dropped by my place for a cup of tea before heading back to Calgary. He had been up to meet with the premier and Mayor Mandel. I first met Nenshi in person four years ago when… 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
This video builds on a blog post from last year where I used Lego to illustrate some principles of urban design. I’ve since turned that into a popular slideshow that I’ve presented to several different audiences. It seems people enjoy seeing concepts illustrated using Lego, so we thought why not do the same for one… Read More