Clarifying Mayor Nenshi's position on the provincial election

The following is a statement from Mayor Naheed Nenshi:

The April 12 article that appeared on the front page of the Calgary Herald implies that I endorsed a political party in the provincial election.

To clarify: I have not, nor will I, endorse any political party.

On Wednesday, we released a very detailed analysis of the various political parties' responses to a comprehensive survey on civic issues, available at CitiesMatter.ca. The analysis included pros and cons of the five parties' stances on everything from the SW Ring Road to regional planning to infrastructure funding. As always, I was forthright in my comments, and I strongly encourage people to visit CitiesMatter.ca and decide for themselves. The entire 40-minute press conference is also online for viewing.

Other media covered the news conference in greater detail. Examples of those may be found here and here.

I do not have any horse in this race. I am not backing any particular party. The only horse I have is what's best for Calgary.

I encourage all Calgarians to visit CitiesMatter.ca, read all the party platforms, find out about their local candidate, and decide for themselves what is best for Calgary and the Province.

Cities matter. Democracy matters. We all need to vote using our own hearts and minds on April 23.