Calgary Ward 2 Coun. Jennifer Wyness issued a statement Wednesday evening, saying she recognized the impact of her recent tweets. Wyness was heavily criticized for a social media post where she suggested a public hearing
A task force will be led by three Calgary city councillors to provide guidance on next steps for the city to support a legal challenge to Quebec’s Bill 21. The motion came from six councillors
Bill 21 has become too much about vote calculus and not enough about doing the right thing, said Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra. Carra will bring forward an urgent notice of motion to Monday’s combined
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The barriers to draw more of Calgary’s visible minority population out to vote are diminishing, but more work is needed to engage these residents in the election process, say advocates. Language, political knowledge, socioeconomic conditions
Last summer, in the wake of anti-racism protests that occurred in Calgary and throughout the country, a group of law students from the University of Alberta set out to create a tool to address the
There’s fear over how a Calgary mayoral candidate may use Calgary voter lists given a history of threats to make public names and addresses of Calgary health workers. Now there’s a call to prevent that
Calgary’s police chief said the justice system and the constitutional right impede progress in addressing hate symbols, as the city grapples with the aftermath of two weekend attacks. On Sunday afternoon, two young women were
Calgary city councillors unanimously endorsed a renouncing acts of hatred and racism stemming from a weekend rally in downtown Calgary. The motion was raised by Coun. Diane Colley-Urquhart after a protest at Calgary city hall
The city will include specific racism accusations in a recent CBC news story as part of their overall organization review on diversity and inclusion. The decision was made after a closed-door meeting at the tail
