Join us as we build relationships with candidates, learn where they stand on issues and get commitments from them to work with us on issues that matter to our communities. On this page, you will find information about our Mayoral Forum, learn about candidates from our ward campaings and find information on getting out the vote. 

Will We Fight for Our Basic Human Rights? 

The decision to invoke the “notwithstanding clause” to force teachers back to work and accept an agreement that 89.5% of teachers had voted against is a gross removal of a fundamental right. Rights only exist in reality if people are willing to defend them. History has shown that when those in power violate the rights of one group, it is not long before the rights of other groups are also violated, unless people fight back. 

Our strategy team met and set out the following strategy. 

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Good Jobs was chosen as a campaign at the Discernment Assembly on September 16, 2024 by a majority of members. This issue surfaced through a listening campaign that heard from hundreds of people about the pressing concerns in their life. Work should be dignifying, but for too many in our community, they experience barriers to good jobs. Nuances of the issue include low wages, lack of opportunities to get into the workforce, challenges with credential recognition, labour exploitation, unfair work practices, unsafe work conditions, and lack of knowledge of workers rights.

At this point we have convened a Research Action Team that meets monthly and will choose which specific sub-issues to advance. 

Mental Health & Addictions was chosen as a campaign focus for the Alliance on September 16, 2024. This was based on the listening campaign where we heard from hundreds of Calgarians about the most pressing issues in our city. Nuances of this issue include access to mental health supports, culturally appropriate care/interventions, the intersection of domestic violence and mental health, how mental health is handled in workplaces, support for people battling addictions (harm reduction practices), trauma-informed mental health supports, and the specific needs of youth and seniors. 

At this stage we have convened a Research Action Team which meets monthly and will determine what specific issues we can advance. 

Municipal Campaign 2025

Posted by Ryan Andersen · September 17, 2025 5:23 PM

Support our Teachers and Students

Posted by Ryan Andersen · September 16, 2025 4:20 PM

Environment

Posted by Katharine Heimbigner-Tenor · September 12, 2025 5:48 PM