As part of our 2025 Calgary Municipal Election work, the Calgary Alliance for the Common Good invited candidates from each ward to meet with community members. Together, we asked questions that reflect the priorities of our members: good jobs, mental health, affordable housing, the environment, and truth and reconciliation.
On this page, you’ll find a summary of the responses from Ward 12 candidates. Click on each question below to view more details or scroll down to see all responses.
- Ward 12 Who Engaged with CACG
- Ward 12 Good Jobs
- Ward 12 Mental Health
- Ward 12 Affordable Housing
- Ward 12 Environment
- Ward 12 Truth and Reconcilation
- Ward 12 Collaboration for the Common Good
Ward 12 Who Engaged with CACG
Who are the candidates?
Who took the time to meet with our team of community members?
Who didn't meet with us but filled out a survey?
Candidates who agreed to meet with us?
None
Candidates who completed our survey?
Sarah Ferguson (The Calgary Party)
Candidates who did not meet with our or complete our survey?
Shane Byciuk (Communities First Party)
rent Curtis (Independent)
Mike Jamieson (A Better Calgary Party)
Raj-Kumar Khuttan (Independent)
Ward 12 Good Jobs
Will you work with us to develop a job strategy that limits contracting out of entry-level positions at the city and provides employment opportunities for youth and equity-seeking groups so that they can earn a fair living wage, develop workplace skills and gain job experience?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
These are conversations that require union involvement. We can work with them to discuss the growing needs of the broader community and how that fits in with their mandate.
Ward 12 Mental Health
Will you work with us to further develop and fund a community-based, preventative mental health strategy? What will you prioritize in developing this strategy?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
I will prioritize supporting and working with you to further develop the work you do for mental health.
Ward 12 Affordable Housing
Will you work with us to address the affordable housing crisis and implement Calgary’s Housing Strategy? How will you work with us to expand and better coordinate rent supports for renters in crisis? How will you ensure that sufficient land is made available for affordable housing and is zoned appropriately before being released?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
I will work with you to help expand by listening to the needs of your organization and where you find the City is best suited to help.
By continuing these conversations in a forward-looking lens and not undoing previous work, we can find more opportunity for better zoning and better areas for affordable housing.
Ward 12 Environment
Will you work with us to implement the Calgary Climate Strategy and ensure that housing and infrastructure in our city are climate resilient and energy efficient? How will you achieve this?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
Climate strategies create a better city for citizens by creating safe spaces (ie: when the outdoors are too smoky or too cold). Not only is it important to be good stewards of our resources, but it's fiscally responsible to be more efficient with what we have.
Ward 12 Truth and Reconcilation
Will you work with the Indigenous led, Indigenous Gathering Place Board to advance the creation of an indigenous led, indigenous gathering place in Calgary? How will you work to advance this and overcome the current roadblocks that have delayed this project?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
There are many complex issues as to why this hasn't moved forward. We need folks on council that are willing to continue the work and not let this fall to the side due to it's complicated nature.
Ward 12 Collaboration for the Common Good
Will you meet with us within three months of being elected to identify how we will work together to address the issues identified?
Sarah Ferguson
Yes
Happy to go for a coffee one morning if you'd like to chat more!