Perspectives

Well thought out, informed viewpoints from diverse perspectives on issues important to Calgarians.

Perspectives: Solving Calgary’s youth unemployment problem

After I graduated with a master’s degree in public health, my summer goal was to land a research position at Alberta Health Services (AHS),...
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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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Perspectives: Enforce the dangerous stuff. But the numbers say cars are killing Calgarians, not e-bikes.

Calgary city councillor Mike Jamieson recently laid out what residents have been reporting: e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric dirt bikes ridden at excessive speeds, without...
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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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