Videos: Why cities matter


CitiesMatter.ca surveys the major political parties on the issues that matter to the more than half of Albertans who live in the large cities. Supporting front-line services, eliminating homelessness and poverty, fixing the fiscal imbalance, and creating a sustainable transportation strategy with cities are all issues that require the participation of the provincial government.

The responses to the survey are now online, and, soon after they arrived, Mayor Nenshi hosted a news conference to discuss some of his analysis of the various party platforms. Here is that news conference in full:


On April 23rd, please vote. But before you do, learn more about how the parties will ensure the success and growth of Alberta's cities.

- Daorcey from Mayor Nenshi's team