Ward Zero – Episode 14: Polls, economic plans and vaccine passports as a ballot question

Support LWC on Patreon

Welcome to Episode 14 of the Ward Zero podcast!

In this episode, Esmahan Razavi kicks things off with a hot take on tweets/misinformation from the account Save Calgary.

The trio of cohosts, which includes former mayoral candidates and civic watcher Jeremy Zhao and LiveWire Calgary editor Darren Krause, dive into recent ThinkHQ mayoral polling and discuss if there’s time for other candidates to jump up to challenge Jeromy Farkas and Jyoti Gondek.

Is the vaccine passport a ballot question, particularly when Jeromy Farkas voted against it and Jyoti Gondek voted for it? The hosts chop that one up.

Darren goes semi-hot-take on economic plans laid out by Jeff Davison and Jyoti Gondek – he’s tired of aspirational documents filled with buzzwords. Yes, there’s information in there, too…

Plus, quick hits including: Jan Damery’s transpo plan, how there are only two incumbent public school trustees running, and Esmahan raises the awareness of the women of colour running in this year’s municipal election.

Any feedback (or your 15 to 30-second audio hot takes!) can be directed to darren.krause@livewirecalgary.com.

Ward Zero – Episode 14
Liked it? Take a second to support Darren Krause on Patreon!
Become a patron at Patreon!

Trending articles

Calgary city council set for a showdown over… bottled water

Darren Krause

Two children found dead in a car in northwest Calgary

Sarah Palmer

Dan McLean to run for the UCP nomination in Calgary-Shaw

Darren Krause

CAO Duckworth, Calgary city council agree to a mutual break up

Darren Krause

Calgary approves water efficiency plan, with no amendments

Darren Krause

Latest from LiveWire Calgary

Dan McLean to run for the UCP nomination in Calgary-Shaw

Darren Krause

Two children found dead in a car in northwest Calgary

Sarah Palmer

A new voice at the top: UCalgary names new chancellor

Kaiden Brayshaw - Local Journalism Initiative

Calgary city council set for a showdown over… bottled water

Darren Krause

MORE RECENT ARTICLES

Calgary spends $33K to tell city taxpayers about a provincial tax hike

Darren Krause

Calgary kid nearing top finish in international nature competition

Kaiden Brayshaw - Local Journalism Initiative

Calgary councillors move to scrap climate emergency declaration

Darren Krause

CAO Duckworth, Calgary city council agree to a mutual break up

Darren Krause