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I’m running for Mark Carney's Liberals in Calgary-Confederation.
I live here, work here, raise my kids here. I want to offer representation that understands the economy and the public interest and be an Alberta voice standing up for Canada at a challenging time. 🧵(1/X)
While I'm a big supporter of voting strategically in progressive ridings... the NDP are not the choice in Confed. The Liberal numbers will only improve once the candidate is announced tomorrow too.
"The narrative could have been explained a little bit better. The communication on it could have been better," said Sharp.
- Mayoral Candidate Sharp criticizing Committee Chair Sharp for failing to do the most basic task expected of elected officials. #yyccc #UCP
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Watched Sonya Sharp's launch video.
1) Not a single word about housing
2) No mention of an arena
3) What's her favourite business?
I guess it would be wrong to ask her about those things?
#yyccc #UCP
Good words. Tell me more. How? When? Where?
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyccc
Good riddance!
#topoli #onpoli
Here’s to better outcomes! It will be behind you! 💯👏
Calgary Realtors, 2024: Blanket rezoning will hurt property values.
Calgary Realtors, 2025: If we had cheaper homes we'd sell more.
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Councillor Sharp's year-end newsletter.
How many homes did she help build this year? According to her, not one.
Good to know.
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BREAKING: Detailed provincial LRT costs located in AECOM report!
#yyccc #ableg
Scanning the AECOM report, including a bunch of redacted pages.
Of note: The junk alignment intially pushed by Devin and the self-appointed committee of so-called experts (remember them?) was eliminated real quick.
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Non-market housing across a range of needs and incomes should be built anywhere, everywhere, all at once.
Every community throughout Calgary.
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“If Calgary council votes no to the Green Line, then it would be this Calgary council that voted no on the Green Line," [Dreeshen] said.
Province’s goal? Kill a train downtown with a horrible plan & pin the blame on Calgary council.
#yyccc #ableg
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How exciting that The Province of Alberta's magical green train fantasy is now a national story!
Candidly I find it a little long and wonder why it needs more than one part, but 🤷♂️
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💸🧙♀️🚂
#cdnpoli #ableg #yyccc
City of Calgary says there's $1.3 billion not accounted for in the provincial consultant's report on the Green Line. #yyc #yyccc #calgary
Province: Your estimates are too high. We’ll tell you where to build and how. It’ll cost less
City: We’ve been at this for years. Show us your work?
Province: (2.5 months later) Here. But don’t share. Say yes or we’re out. Cost overruns are yours
City: 😳 Thanks…?
#yyccc@adammacvicar.bsky.social
Agree or disagree with Cllr Penner, she makes excellent points here!
At this point does anyone really think the province wants ANY train serving downtown Calgary??
#yyccc #ableg
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Watched #yyccc questions before going in-camera to talk Green Line. It's clear #abgov has put Calgary in an untenable situation.
Estimates are very early
No engagement
No indemnity from property owners
Little time to meet Fed $$ deadlines.
Province's actions will kill it. Calgarians lose.
#ableg
"The gang opposes affordable housing"
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How will the UCP’s plan to build an elevated green line down 2 St SW work with the parkade and all these +15 walkways?
They’ll all need to come out 🤷♂️
#Calgary #GreenLine
Public records shouldn’t require a decoder ring. Calgary's municipal election finances transformed from scattered PDFs into a searchable database, making civic information more accessible. #yyc #yyccc #opendata
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Communities First, explained:
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Mayor confirms the province's report from AECOM was delivered to the city Friday Dec 13 at 10pm (!),🤪even though the report was completed Dec 2 (!!!) 🤡
Meanwhile they've shared about this much 👇 with the public. (Props to @sarahbyyc.bsky.social)
What partnership! What consultation!🤦
#ableg #yyccc
A couple weeks ago, fake renderings of a development proposal in Calgary were countered with renderings from the applicant.👇
Today, imaginations run wild about what an elevated LRT downtown could look like - because the province won't share any details of their "plan".
#yyccc #ableg #cdnpoli
I wonder if "Communities First" councillors Sonya Sharp, Andre Chabot, Dan McLean, Terry Wong, and Sean Chu think these residents and business owners should be heard??
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“It would be nice if they came and talked to us,” John Batas, owner of Michael’s Pizza Restaurant and Delivery. “At least get our input too. Because we’re the ones on the ground affected.” 😬
❌No cost certainty
❌No detailed design
❌No consultation
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