Nenshi concerned over election cost, timing
Posted Apr 8, 2015 1:04 pm.
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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi is concerned the May 5th provincial election could see historically low voter turnout and he’s calling on Calgarians to get engaged over the next four weeks.
The mayor wants to know the positions of all candidates, particularly when it comes to municipal affairs and he is resurrecting the City of Calgary’s ‘Cities Matter’ website used in past elections.
“What I’m hearing from Calgarians over and over again is they’re not happy about his election, they’re not happy about spending up to $30 million on the election,” he said. “But they are not convinced that there are really good options and choices for them.”
Nenshi also gave his personal thoughts on the timing of the election.
“I don’t think I would’ve called an election now,” he said. “I think that there is a pretty good mandate and I think that if we’re in a world where it’s difficult to find $200,000 to investigate the deaths of children in care to then find $30 million to run an election, it’s a tough argument for me to make if I were in that shoe.”
However, Nenshi said it’s critical people go out and vote.
“Whether we want the election or not, we got an election and an election is an opportunity for all of us to make our voices heard and the best way to make your voice heard is to vote,” he said.
