Advocacy ‘saved the day’ as Alberta selects Ghost Reservoir option on the Bow River
“Would this [UCP] government essentially tear up those contracts and take that land that was supposed to be protected forever? Would they instead go on and break those promises? That was the big question.”
Published in Livewire Calgary
Why conservatives should back Calgary's low-income transit pass
Let’s stop playing political “hot potato” with our most vulnerable. Calgary’s low-income transit pass isn’t a “free ride,” nor is it left-wing. It’s simply the right thing.
Published in the Calgary Herald
Farkas says Flames fleeced the city as he considers return to politics
DON BRAID: “In 2021 he was a green candidate that took some bad advice from people who promptly ditched him after he lost.
There’s a grown-up Jeromy Farkas now. He might be formidable.”
Published in the Calgary Herald
City councillors need more sense, not more dollars
The recent push by Calgary city councillors to overturn rejected meal expenses from their trip to Quebec shows that what’s needed downtown is more common sense, not bigger expense accounts.
Published in the Calgary Herald
Political parties will increase dysfunction at City Hall
“Municipal political parties will really limit the ability of a representative to be nimble. It’s obvious that they will make it harder to respond to constituents’ needs, especially when you need to work to build consensus.”
Published on CBC-Radio Calgary
Jeromy Farkas, Jyoti Gondek And Calgary’s Upside Down Politics
SPRAWL CALGARY: “I’ve heard from numerous Calgarians who voted for Gondek who have found themselves aligned with Farkas more recently—and disappointed by the mayor on files like the arena deal.”
From Sprawlcast