Media Coverage
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Jul 05, 2022
The strategy is an attempt to consolidate the city’s many policies that fall under the climate umbrella.
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The planned debate drew about 50 people from the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good over the lunch hour. All wore green scarves to symbolize their concern for the environment, and their support for the city’s climate strategy.
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Jun 11, 2022
KLASZUS: After hearing Tony Snow speak at council that day, I sat down with him to find out more about the intersection of climate action and reconciliation.
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KLASZUS: Thanks for making the time. At the public hearing for the climate strategy, you've talked a bit about how this climate strategy and the goals of it are intertwined with reconciliation. And I'm curious, how do you see those as intertwined?
SNOW: I think for me, they're intertwined because of the treaty. And as a descendant of the signers of Treaty number 7...
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Jun 07, 2022
Others in attendance were less concerned with the postponement and have their sights set on budget deliberations later this year when city council will set the financial plan for the city for the next four years.
“All of the hard work and hard decisions are going to be made in the budget process,” said Christine Laing with the Calgary Alliance for Common Good. “You need hard rules, you need hard money and those come with really hard decisions about where you put resources and how you allocate them.