Cameron Raynor

If journalists covered crime the way they cover traffic crashes:

If Alberta is entitled to 53% of CPP assets for 16% of contributions (3.3x as much), is that before or after the rest of the provinces withdraw the 277% they must be entitled to? financialpost.com/fp-finance/alb…

The UCP should embarrassed at just how easy it is to show that their CPP interpretation doesn't hold water: "If applied to just AB + ON, then *more* than 100% of CPP assets would be req'd."

Amazing to behold the hypocrisy of all the councillors who voted to approve (and subsidize) 8 new communities this year with NO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT now complain there wasn’t enough public engagement on a new zoning type that would improve housing options and affordability. #yyccc

@peterloliver @alexYYC @emmagmay You'd think we could at least repurpose the parking. The cost to the city in lost property value must be staggering.

@alexYYC @emmagmay The view of Stampede “Park” from above. It’s all parking. (Note this map was made before the massive 1000-stall surface parking lot was opened in the far NE corner)

$500-million💸 on a new convention centre and $300-million💸 for a new arena and it's not even enough to attract a single hotel to build in the area. Is it time #yyccc revisit their failed plans for East Vic Park before we commit more public 💰? #yyc cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…

Yikes. Those don't even work in the rendering.

Good news: #dalle can do urban planning! I used it to generate some intersections, and I think they look well-designed and very safe.

@Jason_Ribeiro Absolutely. In a similar vein, having something like the @ESS_Survey in Canada would be very helpful.

@CamRaynor Totally agree and why we need more polling and clarity on the subject in the Canadian context. I’ve seen much more polling work/research on topics of trust/conspiracy theories coming out of US/Europe.

More polling should be done on this subject as these results are deeply concerning for our country. #cdnpoli

The entirely volunteer run AB police misconduct database is a game-changing resource for anyone interested in police accountability. I encourage everyone to take a look and think about the impact of each entry.

Welcome to the Alberta Police Misconduct Database, a first of its kind collection of incidents of police misconduct in the province. #ableg #abpoli #yeg #yyc #yql policemisconductdatabase.ca

Well, this is exciting. Decide Campaigns has won Best Direct Mail (Canada) and Best International Campaign (Sub-national) for the Jyoti Gondek Campaign. Congrats to the entire campaign team and especially @crystalinkca our wonderful designer. #yyc #ableg #bcpoli

@Chealion @kylegolsen @RomyYYC @jasonrwang The number of people who use Twitter regularly is even smaller, and a small number of users generate the vast majority of tweets. This data is US-focused but I'd expect things to be similar in Canada pewresearch.org/internet/2019/…

Watching some conversations re: salaries on Twitter in Alberta makes me wonder if a good portion of people on Twitter have upper-middle class lives, and if they associate with anyone that makes under $60,000 a year.

When we speak to one another here in Ward Sspomitapi, we all share how tired we are of being misunderstood, of being felt forgotten, of not having a voice at City Hall. This is why I am running for Edmonton City Council. To #DemandBetter for our neighbourhoods, for Sspomitapi.

Wow! At the Transportation and Transit Committee Meeting this afternoon, we just heard that Calgary ranked number 1 in Lime's 130 cities for e-scooter usage. Calgarians really embraced e-scooters! #yyc #yyccc #Calgary @limebike

A new book would suggest that contrary to the well-known phrase, nice guys do not finish last econ.st/2W61mga

Choose your fighter

@evanodell Vehicle access is prohibited to provincial and national parks. In Calgary, skate parks and sports fields are closed, as are playgrounds.

If we're ok with liquor stores and cannabis dispensaries staying open, perhaps we could keep the parks open? Interesting what coping mechanisms are considered acceptable—some arguably healthier (and less risky) than others.

@DrBoulianne @IrfanYEG Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!