Mayors Jeromy Farkas & Andrew Knack
Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

Mayors Jeromy Farkas & Andrew Knack

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 24, 20261 hr 35 min
  • Interview
  • Politics

The mayors of Alberta's two biggest cities join Ryan as the Alberta Municipalities Convention continues in Edmonton. We get the inside scoop from Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas and Edmonton mayor Andrew Knack (2:00) on potential changes to the Municipal Government Act, provincial oversight (overreach?) on roads (bike lanes), libraries under threat, cities taking a stand against separation, and councillors leaking confidential budget information. Feature interviews on Real Talk are presented by Mercedes-Benz Edmonton West. THIS EPISODE IS PRESENTED BY RapidEX FINANCIAL. THE CRYPTO WORLD MOVES FAST, AND YOUR TRUST IN AN EXCHANGE SHOULDN'T BE A GAMBLE. RapidEX IS...

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I want to take the politics out of active modes of transportation. Look, 2% of our road users are cyclists. I'm very happy to say 2% of our capital budget will go to bike lanes and no more. No matter how you get around, I think you should have that option

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to be able to do so safely. And, you know, it seems really big government for me to say, Hey, you can only drive or you can only bike or you can only take the bus or you can only walk. Why don't we take a bit of a libertarian approach here and say,

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however you want to choose for yourself, what works for your best for your family? Make that choice. In large urban centers, you need to provide that choice. That's what we're doing in Calgary and Edmonton.

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