Derek Howat

Husband, Father & Life long learner. Socially progressive Christian. Calgary Flames, Calgary Stampeders, Seattle Seahawks, Hamburg SV & Cavalry FC supporter

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

Hey, @SeattleKraken! First you steal Mark Giordano in the expansion draft, then you corrupt my 5 year old son with your fancy logo, sweet jerseys & fan friendly goaltender.

C’mon, I’m trying raise @NHLFlames fans here! 🤣♥️🔥

[Sebas V @vvs00]

Compartieron el Manual de marca del Mundial:
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[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

It's time to cut through the bullshit about the Cowboys tent. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to treat neighbours like garbage and damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

By now you've seen the coordinated smear campaign from out-of-town politicians. They think you're stupid and want you to believe that we're somehow cancelling Stampede by asking the big tents to use the same rules in place at Coachella, Lollapooloza and all the other world class festivals.

That's the first piece of bullshit. We're not talking about Stampede at all. We're talking about a few off-site tents that have been treating their neighbors like garbage.

Here's the truth. In the last few years, the tents were given a special exemption way above and beyond what was in place up until about 2019. People living near these tents were told to call 311 and wait. Their windows shook and broke. Their shelves rattled. Music ran on weeknights until 2 or 3 a.m. They dealt with property damage, public disorder, and excessive intoxication outside their homes.

Thousands of Calgarians raised their concerns. And just like when we repealed blanket rezoning, the city chose to listen to the people rather than answer to the money.

The second piece of bullshit is that Calgary's rules suck compared to everywhere else. In fact, the changes are modest. There's no change on weekends. But on weeknights, concerts now need to wrap up by 1230am. Even with this change, it means that Calgary still allows outdoor music later than anywhere else in North America.

The third piece of bullshit is that this was done last minute. This wasn't a last minute change. The big tents knew in February that their exemption was under review. Cowboys was told again in May. Their exemption depended on managing noise, safety, and impacts on nearby residents. They did not meet that standard.

But what isn't bullshit is that as your mayor I'm fighting for you. I want you to know that a permit is not a licence to bully a neighbourhood. It is not a profit guarantee. I was elected to stand up for Calgarians, not to take orders from wealthy donors, lobbyists, or politicians protecting their friends.

I am more than happy to seek compromise and work with operators who respect Calgarians. But I answer to the nurse on an early shift, the parent getting kids ready for school, and the worker who needs sleep.

So no. We are not cancelling Stampede. We are protecting it. Stampede succeeds because Calgarians welcome millions of people into our city. That goodwill matters. A few operators do not get to damage the reputation of an event that belongs to all of us.

If you want to do business in Calgary, respect the people who live next door.

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@LeafsTok

[FlamesNation @FlamesNation]

Throwback to the Flames making it to the Western Conference Final in 1981, their first season in Calgary 🔥

(🎥: CBC | YouTube)

[المايسترو @PrimeMaestr0]

في الدوري الكندي..

لاعب نادي 'إنتر تورونتو' توماش سكوبلاك سجل هدف وأظهر بطاقته الشخصية كـ 'وكيل عقارات' أمام الكاميرات

وأشار بيده: اتصلوا بي! 📞

اللاعب يعمل أيضًا كوكيل عقاري وأراد دعاية مجانية 😄 https://t.co/mFBtDsIVEx

[NHLMuse @NHL_Muse]

“The Edmonton Oilers have been eliminated from the playoffs.”

[Yanick Proulx @yanickmproulx]

You hate Mark Carney because he’s a Liberal. Fine.

But I keep hearing “he’s done nothing” from people who can’t name a single policy. So here are the receipts from his first 12 months:

1 - Killed the consumer carbon tax. Gone on day one.

2 - Scrapped the EV mandate. Replaced it with a $5,000 rebate and choice.

3 - Reversed the capital gains tax hike.

4 - Passed the One Canadian Economy Act (C-5) to tear down interprovincial trade barriers.

5 - Cut 40,000 federal jobs with a plan to actually shrink government.

6 - Slashed immigration targets to match housing and infrastructure capacity.

7 - Hit NATO’s 2% target with $82B in new defence spending.

8 - Launched Build Canada Homes + a Major Projects Office fast-tracking 20+ projects.

9 - 26 international trips, China canola tariffs reduced, $97B in foreign investment secured.

Read it again: carbon tax gone. EV mandate gone. capital gains reversed. immigration down. defence up. trade barriers down. government trimmed.

You don’t have to like him. You don’t have to vote for him.

But saying “he’s done nothing” after that list isn’t analysis, it’s selective memory.

#canpoli #cdnpoli #LIB2026 #markcarney

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@LilMoserGaming The last game I went to earlier this week. I’m a season ticket holder who has been a fan since Day 1 back in 1980 and I am in until I die.
❤️🔥
#FlamesForever

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@calgaryherald

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@ZoeyFeldman @BertaProudDad No, Larry likely files a tax return every year as we all do. Being audited is a different matter.

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@JayJanower @hockeyville No they didn’t. The Tumbler Ridge tragedy had nothing to do with hockey.

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

I love this!

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

Rasmus Andersson with a bomb and the staredown in Edmonton… 💀

[Seattle Seahawks @Seahawks]

Add it to the collection. 😌

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@BertaProudDad @CFlames10 You are painfully stupid Larry. That’s like saying that displaying pictures of my kids on my work desk is promoting a heterosexual agenda.

You strike me as the type of guy who yells at teenage referees and accuses them of being biased when they call a penalty on your kid.

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@KevinAn45942701 @CPLsoccer @atletiOttawa @CPLCavalryFC Great read! I am excited for the upcoming CPL season!

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@Graham_CGY Time to grow a thicker skin @Graham_CGY

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On March 25, 1986, the Government of Canada announced that a new dollar coin would be introduced to replace the dollar banknote.
The new dollar coin entered circulation one year later and became part of our Canadian identity, known as...The Loonie.
This is the story.

🧵 1/11

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@KevinAn45942701 @CPLsoccer @HFXWanderersFC @VWcanada @ForgeFCHamilton I’d be down with that! Do your magic @CPLsoccer & @VWcanada and bring us two “Frenemies” (@ForgeFCHamilton & @CPLCavalryFC supporters 😉) together again! 🤣

[Derek Howat @djhowat]

@mrsunshinebaby You are either incorrect or lying.