Courtney Walcott

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Courtney Walcott is a columnist for LiveWire Calgary. Courtney is also a writer, a teacher, a community advocate and former Ward 8 city councillor.

Walcott: A three-card Monty: Arresting is not connecting.

A recent report to the Calgary Police Commission revealed the outcomes of two major police operations that have been ongoing since November 2025. We really...
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Walcott: A 20% property tax increase? I’m shocked it wasn’t higher

When the headlines of a 20 per cent tax increase burst onto the scene almost two weeks ago, I was as shocked as anyone,...
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Walcott: Fearless advice, loyal implementation. Public servants shouldn’t be political

The administrative machinery at Edmonton city hall stepped in it this week on the issue of bike lanes. Instead of just putting their heads down...
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Walcott: On Bike Lanes — The courts can’t police the ignorance of politicians

In the lead-up to Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen introducing legislation in the fall to allow the provincial government to rip...
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Walcott: Increasing city councillor budgets again? Say it ain’t so

City council, in a 9-6 split, recently voted to boost their office budgets. That means since 2024, ward office budgets will have grown by...
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Walcott: Run the city like a business? You don’t have the heart for it.

I cannot count the number of times I’ve been told the City should run more like a business. It is so common a precedent...
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