Courtney Walcott

Housing Advocate, Retired City Councillor, Teacher, Coach, and Community Organizer. (he/him)

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

Imagine being a tax paying Calgarian or a tax paying Albertan and being denied the services you’ve paid for and are eligible for - that’s what’s being proposed by Alberta’s conservative leaders.

And they’ll do so based on class and status.

Read more:

https://t.co/fENBBdmayd

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@chrisdoyle78 Not a great comparison imo

Eliminating a public space and a universally accessible public system despite knowing it will have no effect on safety vs. Not letting people use a transit terminal for a home

And yet in both situations, a home solves the problem more than a ticket.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

Ending the Free Fare Zone with no evidence and no public support?

This is just policing the poor and it won’t create safety - only help can do that

More homes. Safer shelters. Harm reduction. Recovery and care. That’s safety

Save the Free Fare Zone!
https://t.co/lltGdKHUeZ

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

My heart is full with all of the kind, supportive, emotionally regulated responses!

Ward 13 Twitter is a warm and welcoming community! Truly representative of the culture my friend Dan has cultivated and I look forward to him cultivating that culture at the provincial level ❤️❤️

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

It is my pleasure to announce I will be running for the ward 13 seat upon McLean’s vacancy.

Councillor McLean and I share such deep values and brotherhood, and it is only right that I continue his good work.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

It is my pleasure to announce I will be running for the ward 13 seat upon McLean’s vacancy.

Councillor McLean and I share such deep values and brotherhood, and it is only right that I continue his good work.

[CTV News Calgary @CTVCalgary]

Calgary councillor seeks place in the United Conservative Party https://t.co/DtykrZUBgK

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@RobWardCGY My article doesn’t say residents should be treated as a problem.

It discusses how an abject reverence for direct democracy is being weaponized to justify political decisions following actions that manipulate public opinion.

I trust we can agree that is bad for our democracy.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

Were you elected by a direct democracy or were you elected within a representative democracy?

[Rob Ward @RobWardCGY]

People speaking up about their communities isn’t “weaponized democracy”it is democracy.

When residents organize, sign petitions, or demand a say in decisions that affect their neighbourhoods, that’s not something to fear. It’s something to respect.

Dismissing those voices as somehow dangerous simply because they don’t align with a particular viewpoint misses the point.

And when leaders stop listening, voters notice.

In Ward 11, we just saw the result: the largest defeat of an incumbent in Calgary’s history.

Democracy isn’t dangerous, ignoring people is.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@RobWardCGY Very true that representative democracy depends on public input, but it does not depend on public consent.

Public consent is direct democracy.

Do you disagree with Chabot for voting against fluoridating drinking water? Did he betray the public from your perspective?

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@XiMeNaKa Well timed 😂

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

Direct Democracy is being weaponized against you in Alberta, from city councils to referendums.

Don’t fall for it.

#yyccc

https://t.co/sStSkzQiSB

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

I don’t know, maybe 50% of properties are in “developing” areas already.

Time for research!

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

This doesn’t sound right…

I don’t know what the percentages of properties in new vs Estab communities is today. Sounds like the idea is to let older communities either whither or become havens for wealth

While sprawling so much that 51% of net properties are on the outskirts

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

To receive the final HAF payment, a
majority of properties in Calgary will need to allow 4 units as a right. Farkas says this can be achieved as new Neighbourhoods on the outskirts are zoned to allow for this.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@XiMeNaKa Whoever wants to!! Just a little priority for those who need it first but - when we build enough, everyone should!

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @jananeli

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

“Premier Smith and the governing UCP are slowly making public education a “pay-to-play” system, and they’re using your property tax bill to do it.”

https://t.co/q8lE4yPdGL

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @jananeli Yeah, can’t argue with people who think only the private sector pays income taxes.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @jananeli Yeah. Tax fairness doesn’t make sense. “Laughing emoji”

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @jananeli You’d rather pay higher taxes than be critical of UCP tax policy. “Laughing emoji”

Stockholm syndrome.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @jananeli You would if you… read the article lol.

Property taxes 😂

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@AlbertaBogieman @14thBaseline They do pay. Because we need more teachers because of a growing population.

That growing population pays income taxes. Per capita, it’s more expensive to pay for the education of rural students.

Calgary subsidizes rural education - not the other way around.

[Courtney Walcott @CWalcottYYC]

@14thBaseline @AlbertaBogieman No point in arguing, I don’t think you’ve really understood what I’m saying and that’s okay. Maybe I wasn’t clear enough.

Have a good day!