rwnelsonyyc

#MRU Policy Studies alumni. YYC ➡️ YEG ➡️ YOW. Views are my own. He/him.

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@GregGinYYC @DuaneBratt As a silver lining, though not of much help to you two, the inner city ridings receding from their fringes may demonstrate the city’s success at spurring densification in the urban core. (Definitely in Centre, less clear in Confed since the riding expanded to Bowness too)

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@RM_Transit Part of the problem is that Calgary Transit leadership has been deadset on serving YYC with a standalone line connecting the blue & green lines. Which could make sense for maximizing connectivity, IF there was a feasible plan to build the green line’s north leg anytime soon

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@sarahelder While they might try that messaging track, the data likely won’t be on their side. AB institutions rely much less on intl students than those in ON, BC, and NS in particular (see below from https://t.co/UyB6Fi4G6V). AB may actually be able to maintain current intl student numbers

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@fp_905 Calgary Heritage

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@kylejhutton @Nahanni_ Technically the Speaker appoints the Premier and LOO nominees. But yeah, it’s a bit of an enigma as far as Canadian commissions go. Unfortunately the NDP didn’t see fit to change it when they were in government

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@kylejhutton @Nahanni_ The AB commissions are less independent than you’d think - the Premier and Opposition leader each nominate 2 members, and the chair is a cabinet appointee, so it’s basically a 3-2 govt-opposition panel. The act also allows deviations of +/- 25%, which would be problematic if used

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@JimRossStrategy Saskatchewan 2011 was very close: 96.22% between the Sask Party and NDP. I can't think of any other halfway-recent provincial election that would've been closer

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

I was on that 2015 PC campaign. I was on the PC provincial Board, and was on the local CA Board (with our current MLA). Now, for the first time, I'm voting @albertaNDP, specifically for @NagwanYYC. No matter what happens tomorrow, I hope that she'll be our next MLA #ableg #abpoli

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

Never ever let them tell you your vote doesn’t count.

In 2015, the Alberta NDP won Calgary-Glenmore by just six votes. With your support, we’ll win it again.

Let’s get @NagwanYYC elected!

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@AlexUsherHESA This page that Notley tweeted out today is the most information on it that I’ve seen:

[Rachel Notley @RachelNotley]

Our costed plan includes:

✅ The largest healthcare recruitment strategy Alberta has ever seen and a plan to ensure every person who needs a doctor gets a doctor;

✅ Hiring 4,000 more teachers, 3,000 more EAs and support staff; 🧵

[Aaron Paquette @aaronpaquette]

A passenger train.

From Edmonton to Jasper.

From Jasper to Banff.

From Banff to Calgary.

From Calgary to Edmonton.

All with sensible stops in between.

(And LRT from airports to City Centres)

I’d jump on board that kind of promise.

[Alex Usher @AlexUsherHESA]

I recommend reading our 2015 report on what affects students plans about where to live after graduation. The amounts being considered by the UCP are not enough to alter most students' plans for post-graduate location. https://t.co/nEEgYVHp8e

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@jkhatepage @Cadeyrnn Those are municipal addressing quadrants as defined by Calgary city council. They have some quirks, but because everyone in YYC knows the quadrant they live in, it’s an easy way to make sub samples in polls

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@stevekwasny By contrast, Ottawa has a similar population as Calgary and Edmonton, and has 24 Councillors. Still not perfect, but a better ratio.

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@stevekwasny Wards in YYC and YEG are too large (both by population and geography) to provide effective representation imo. In Canada they respectively have the 2nd and 3rd most residents/councillor, behind only Toronto (which had its wards forcibly cut from 47 to 25 by the Ford govt in 2018)

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@BlairBerdusco I would assume there wasn't because the "in all thy sons" to "in all of us" change was a longtime personal goal of a backbench government MP who had received a terminal medical diagnosis by the time the LPC retook government. There was an impetus to pass it before he passed.

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

If we’re going to question nominations decided by bussing in students, the entirety of the @jkenney Premiership in Alberta deserves examination 🙃 #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli Not to say it isn’t wrong, but it definitely crosses party lines

[Mackenzie Gray @Gray_Mackenzie]

Liberal MP Han Dong is alleged to have been helped by the Chinese consulate in Toronto during his 2019 nomination race, by bussing in seniors & students to vote for him, according to CSIS docs & sources

CSIS asked the PM's senior staff to rescind Dong's nomination, per sources

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@harpsinyyc Speaking of Denmark, I found this recent video on their tax mix between income, consumption, and capital gains particularly interesting: https://t.co/j9sYjvMUSI

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@RM_Transit Reece, we’ve never met, but you’re one of those creators who keep me energized about transit and urbanism everyday. You’re not going to move people who were dug in from day 1, but you’re going to inform and inspire many more people than that. Don’t ever give up on your advocacy!

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@addammy1 Anecdotally from working on a PC campaign in 2015, a lot of traditional PC voters stayed home. At the same time you had progressive turnout spike because the NDP had a chance to form govt. In 2019, a lot of the folks who stayed home in 2015 turned out, hence the 2nd turnout spike

[rwnelsonyyc @RWNelsonYYC]

@DavidCloutier @RoyalAlberta If you’re looking for food options I highly recommend Padmanadi. Their menu (largely Chinese and Indonesian-inspired) is completely vegan but is so good that it has hooked many non-vegans like me.