CLEAR AUDIO - Calgary Mayoral Forum at Central Library

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro title card
0:43 - Debate start
6:22 - Candidates introduce themselves
14:50 - Question about public safety and downtown vitality
24:04 - Question about infrastructure and housing, given how Calgary's population is growing!
33:55 - Question about rezoning, housing, and how the mayor has just one vote
44:05 - Rebuttal round
55:14 - Question about working with different levels of government as mayor
1:05:31 - Question about finding common ground from experience for a functioning council
1:15:55 - Rebuttal round: the sequel
1:29:43 - Concluding remarks
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Candidates who participated: Jeff Davison (Independent), Sarah Elder (Independent), Jeromy Farkas (Independent), Jyoti Gondek (Independent), Jaeger Gustafson (Independent), Grant Prior (Independent), Sonya Sharp (Communities First) and Brian Thiessen (The Calgary Party). Moderated by Jeremy Klaszus and Lori Williams. Presented by the Calgary Public Library and Bow Valley College.

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