Having seen Naheed Nenshi speak at TEDxCalgary on the subject of “Calgary 3.0”, I wanted to hear his mayoral pitch.
His July 7th reception at Art Central was my first opportunity to do so. I was too busy taping to get an answer to the questions: “Are you concerned about splitting the (social) progressive vote? Can you pursue Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) as mayor for civic elections?” Maybe next time I see him we’ll get to discuss it.
For more information on the Nenshi mayoral campaign, visit the official website.
| 00:07 | Fiscal conservative. Naheed’s opportunities provided by Calgary’s social services (library, public transit). |
| 00:52 | Vision for Calgary. Second family car is a choice not a necessity. Honor value of taxpayer money. |
| 01:47 | Calgary’s biggest problem: City council. |
| 03:00 | Council opaque. No data on votes. No action on housing crisis. |
| 04:37 | Policy proposal #1: City council accountability via independent auditors. This is already proven to work in other cities around the world. |
| 06:19 | Policy proposal #2: Commons sense policy on secondary suites. All major cities in Canada except Calgary have a secondary suite policy. Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Regina, and Toronto (amongst many others) having legalized them in all neighbourhoods. |
| 06:52 | Policy proposal #3: Make Calgary better for business. Regulatory reform. Review every bylaw, keeping only those which protect health, safety and quality of life. |
| 08:25 | Property tax reform. Combine business property tax and separate business tax. |
| 11:41 | Council must: Ask right questions, focus on what matters and make tough decisions. Who can make this happen? |
| 12:00 | The spectacle of mayoral candidate who’s main policy proposal is zero based budgeting. Yet, approved $300,000,000 budget without discussion or debate. |
| 13:12 | Together we will create that better Calgary. |
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