Episodes
13
Nov. 5, 2022
Ward Zero - S2 E13: Conduct, Premier, Municipal parties...
In this episode "conduct" means a lot of different things. (It's also tied to BONUS content you can get via Patreon. We talk about the David Wallace / Russian dark money scam over there for a solid 10 minutes. (members only!)). The Ward Zero trio hits on on Premier Smith's first month in office and some of the good and bad ideas she's rolling out - particularly as those ideas pertain to municipalities. They also talk about municipal government 'parties', the James Short Park renaming (Harmony)...
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Jan. 26, 2022
Ward Zero - S2E1 - Security, Green Line and politics versus governance
Esmahan Razavi, along with Jeremy Zhao and LiveWire Calgary editor Darren Krause kick off Ward Zero season 2 with some hot button topics. They talk about the councillor home security costs and how the rise of extremism plays in this conversation. They also hit on the difference between politics and governance and how it's a mistake (right now) to try and govern with politics. Also - cost escalations on the Green Line? Say it ain't so.
1
Jan. 26, 2022
Ward Zero - S2E1 - Security, Green Line and politics versus governance
Esmahan Razavi, along with Jeremy Zhao and LiveWire Calgary editor Darren Krause kick off Ward Zero season 2 with some hot button topics. They talk about the councillor home security costs and how the rise of extremism plays in this conversation. They also hit on the difference between politics and governance and how it's a mistake (right now) to try and govern with politics. Also - cost escalations on the Green Line? Say it ain't so.