CALGARY More than half of Calgarians remain undecided about who to support for mayor in this fall s municipal election, according to a poll commissioned by the Calgary Firefighters Association (CFA). The online poll, conducted by Leger, queried 500 Calgarians aged 18 and up between July 1 to 7 and found 55 per cent of respondents were undecided on who they will vote for mayor in October. The CFA represents more than 1,400 firefighters in the city. Results were released Tuesday and of decided voters, 19 per cent said they support Jeromy Farkas, followed by Jyoti Gondek (14 per cent), Jeff Davison (seven per cent), Brad Field (three per cent) and Jan Damery (one per cent).
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His rivals in Calgary’s mayoralty race note that unless he owes the city back taxes, has violated elections laws or is a city employee not on a leave of absence, he can run for the top civic post.
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That’s not sitting well with other mayoralty candidates, who say Johnston’s guilty plea to harassing the AHS staffer and for an incident at The Core shopping centre should sideline him.
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Ward 1 Coun. Ward Sutherland announced Tuesday that he is throwing his support behind Ward 6 Coun. Jeff Davisonâs mayoral campaign.
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â(Davison) gets things done and over the line, and I canât say the same about the other councillors,â Sutherland told a group of reporters in downtown Calgary.
âI am concerned about the future of our city, and itâs critical. Iâm taking a huge leap of faith to go forward, because I love this city and we need the right leader for the right time.â
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Ward 1 Coun. Ward Sutherland announced Tuesday that he is throwing his support behind Ward 6 Coun. Jeff Davison’s mayoral campaign.
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“(Davison) gets things done and over the line, and I can’t say the same about the other councillors,” Sutherland told a group of reporters in downtown Calgary.
“I am concerned about the future of our city, and it’s critical. I’m taking a huge leap of faith to go forward, because I love this city and we need the right leader for the right time.”
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