Sustainability Matters
Prospects for a Just Transition in Calgary, Canada’s Petro-City
Municipal Elections
The Nenshi Years
Taking stock of the purple wave
Sidewalks to Nowhere
All taxpayers subsidize the high costs of new suburbs. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Asking Women to Run
As a preteen I learned what it meant to be powerless. I lived in a country where women are oppressed, and as a young girl I found that suffocating. My mother wasn’t allowed to drive. My aunt had [...]
Is a Referendum a Good Way to Make a Decision?
A dialogue between Ted Morton and Jared Wesley
Power Play
Professional Hockey and the Politics of Urban Development
Shaye Anderson
AV: Why seek office? Why the NDP? So where I grew up, the Cowichan Valley, is a big resource area. My dad’s in forestry, as are a lot of people I know. And when I was born, in 1975, Tommy [...]
Retrospective: Who You Callin’ Cultured?
A couple of municipal elections ago, a would-be alderman knocked on my door suggesting I might wish to vote for him, and asked if I had any concerns about the city of Calgary. I asked him what he [...]
A Gendered Lens
Why Alberta needs the Status of Women ministry
A Well of Uncertainty
Alberta needs new rules on urban drilling.