On April 13, 2026, community organizations, advocates, and students gathered outside Calgary City Hall for a press conference following City Council’s decision to repeal the citywide rezoning policy.
In an opinion piece published in the Calgary Herald titled “It is time to stop scapegoating immigrants and govern responsibly,” Ryan Andersen, lead organizer for Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, addresses the role of immigration in Alberta’s economic and political challenges.
In a CTV News report on Calgary’s upcoming rezoning hearing, Rev. Kersi Bird, co-chair of the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good’s Affordable Housing team, reaffirmed support for expanding housing options.
Rev. Erin Klassen joined CTV Morning News to discuss the budget deliberations at city hall during budget week 2022. Watch the full clip at 1:24:30 at CTV News.
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Many speakers, including Steve Bentley of the Calgary Climate Hub, were critical of the budget’s lack of funding for climate initiatives.
“This budget is supposed to be our net-zero launch,” he said. “Between this council and the next, that’s us either missing or meeting our 2030 net zero goals. Does this feel like a net-zero launch budget to you? I’m not feeling it."
Read more"I think the increased cost for transit reduces the accessibility in general. It impacts folks' everyday budgets. It puts the cost onto the users," said Erin Klassen with the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good, a community advocacy group.
Klassen says the budget does not align with some of the goals and priorities council has set out in its first year.
"The desire to reduce mental health challenges, addiction, homelessness and systemic racism experienced by Calgarians every day," are all priorities for council, Klassen said. "But then cuts to the sections of the city that would support those things."
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