Advocacy

Below are the speaking notes Mayor Jyoti Gondek delivered on the Green Line Downtown Alignment during a media availability on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m. The Green Line is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure project that will shape Calgary’s downtown forever. It represents a critical investment in our city’s future, one that will determine how we move, work, and grow for decades to come. To start, I want to...

Will take more than $1 billion from Calgary property owners As your Mayor, my responsibility is to advocate for Calgarians and ensure that the decisions made at all levels of government are fair and transparent. This week, Calgary City Council approved the 2025 property tax bylaw, a necessary step to fund essential services like public safety, infrastructure, and community programs. But within this decision lies a troubling reality: the provincial...

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s an honour to be here today with so many of Calgary’s business leaders, innovators, and changemakers. You are the lifeblood of this city’s economy, and your contributions are what make Calgary not just a place where we live, but a community where we thrive. And as always, I’ll also say Oki, Dadanast’ada, Amba’wastitch and Tan’si, greetings in the mother languages of the Treaty 7 Indigenous peoples....