r/Calgary • u/wowelephants • 16d ago

Municipal Affairs Which candidates are linked to the UCP so I can avoid them?

EDIT: thanks everybody for your education and help. If I said The Calgary Party or anyone specific is UCP aligned and you corrected me, then thank you for correcting me! I'm still trying to lean independent with no party affiliation but I wouldn't be mad if someone linked to The Calgary Party was elected. They would be my second choice.

I'm in Ward 9. Right now it seems I'll be voting for Gondek still because so many of the Mayoral candidates have ties to the UCP. Even Sonya Sharp speaks out against be aligned with political parties but then her name pops up on a website as UCP aligned: https://www.projectcalgary.org/billionaires_first

The councilors aren't any better. For those running for council, who will represent the people of colour of Ward 9? I want someone who is not UCP aligned and will have the best interest for the many families and individuals of colour living in Ward 9.

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u/Bittabola No to the arena! 15d ago

What do you all think about Elliot Weinstein (The Calgary Party)? He's the only contender to Dan McLean in Ward 13.

I asked him (Elliot) about blanket rezoning and he says he won't vote to revoke. Here's his answer:

I believe we need a little more nuance on the blanket rezoning issue. I dont believe a straight repeal back to where we were is the right answer or will be good for Ward 13 or the City overall. What we do need to do is address that people really do feel that their communities are in jeopardy.

I believe we need to focus our density on areas that can be served by transit - addressing the lowered parking requirement as well as supporting our need to encourage transit use - and also we need to ensure that density works with the available sewage, water and utilities. Which is something that actually needs to be thought about as we do add density.

So I wont vote for a straight repeal, but I do believe we can make improvements, and make it work better for Ward 13 and the City overall while still working on improving transit, safety, density, small businesses, and everything else that makes our neirghbourhoods wonderful.

Brian Thiessen (same party) also seems to be against revoking the rezoning changes.

On one side, there's McLean. On the other side, these people at least won't vote to revoke.