Partly it is the boom bust economy of Alberta, which I feel is changing now to a more stable one, but things get torn down and then there is a big slow down with empty lots that sit for a long time. From 2015 to 2021 were not good years for the Alberta economy. In this case, Calgary Trail also...

Its really not that complicated, despite certain politicians trying to muddy the waters and whip up hysteria going on about carbon taxes causing inflation and potentially starving children across Canada. The carbon tax collected is essentially distributed back equally to everyone as rebates, so...

Well you know, 80% or more of Edmonton is NW, so it must be a bit confusing for someone from the city to our south. Although it is nice to see while this article is about both of Alberta's major cities, Edmonton seems to get a of the coverage in it. Pardon the pun, but it feels like a bit of...

More service please: Westjet, yes! Porter, yes! Flair, yes! ... Air Canada?

I believe the saying these days about that is delulu

The problem is most of the Calgary NDP MLAs are new. Usually it is a long serving MLA who steps down to make way for a new leader to run in a fairly safe seat that doesn't have to close to where the new leader lives or eventually want to run. Oh, wait a minute - doesn't this sound a lot like...

I feel the bigger problem currently is lack of vision, the last visionary thing our city did was Ice District which involved considerably more private than public money but was to some degree driven by the city. Ortona Armoury is nice, but it is kind of on its own here and we need to more for...

So a temporary GST cut is a "tax gimmick", but "axe the tax" is not? Some politicians and their fans don't let the facts get in the way of their arguments.

No one is moving to the GTA or GVA because it is affordable, so they rely a lot on immigration to keep their housing prices (overly) inflated. I expect they will be hurt most by the planned reductions.

. Yes, it is about to change considerably, especially for those larger markets in Canada that relied on a steady and increasing flow of immigrants to support housing demand . Although, I doubt all those TFWs here now will leave when their permits expire and I doubt our governments are...

Yes, I kind of expected that answer. If someone proposes a project that requires an astronomical money, perhaps it should not be taken too seriously until they give some indication of how they plan to fund it, if they do not have the personal resources to do it on their own. I believe the...

Oh good luck with eradicating ideological thinking! It seems to be thriving more than ever these days. I can understand those some who have come here recently who were forced to leave places that are unaffordable, pining for them from time to time. But they need to embrace where they are and...

Good ideas. And a bus connection to our rail station?

This sounds like a huge financial undertaking. So, does O'Leary actually have the financial capacity to do something like this himself, are there other investors or backers he has lined up or is he just hopeful there will be?

It is a beautiful and grand space, but it was also built to still encourage and accommodate public use.

What is the saying about people believing a big lie sooner than a little one, and if you repeat it frequently enough, people will sooner or later believe it? Recent history has shown this strangely seems to sometimes work, so maybe that is the strategy here.

I'm really not a fan of the dog in the manger approach to leaving things sit for such a long time, so if they don't have the capacity to do something nice here, I hope someone else who does buys it instead.

Yes, it it explains how easy it is to access a number of interesting and nice things from here. Although, I really wish we could over come the stereotype of how it is so cold here all the time. Of course we do have some cold weather, but our winter weather is actually quite variable. It is...

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about this one. Although I felt it was rather ambitious for this location, even at the time when ECC seemed a bit more upscale. I expect COVID finished off this idea. Years ago and for many years there used to be a nice private club in the space next to the Bell...

I wonder about that too. There was a nice plan to redevelop this space put forth a year or so ago that seems to not be happening yet, but maybe the owners are hoping to go ahead with it soon.