Your Council is keeping secrets
Alright, Calgary, let's talk about what's been drilling down at City Hall. I'm looking at the City Council votes from March 10, 2026, and a couple of things are stickin' out like a pumpjack in a canola field.
First off, we saw multiple motions to move into a Closed Meeting, specifically to discuss "Confidential Attachment 2" related to Report C2026-0240. Now, normally, a little confidentiality isn't a big deal — some things gotta be discussed behind closed doors, right? But what's got my antenna up is Councillor Landon Johnston voted *no* twice on motions that ultimately carried, meaning he didn't want to keep those discussions confidential. He voted against holding "Confidential Attachment 2" confidential, and then again against keeping the Closed Meeting discussions under wraps.
For real though, when a council member pushes back on keeping things quiet, especially on a strategic meeting report, it makes you wonder what's in that attachment. What information is being shielded from public view that one of our elected officials felt strongly enough to vote against it, not once, but twice? This isn't just a procedural vote; it suggests there's something substantial in there.
We also saw 26 new commercial construction permits issued this week, according to the Civic Intelligence Monitor, which is a steady hum for the city's development engine. But the real story here is the lack of transparency around that Report C2026-0240. We need to keep our eyes on what emerges, or doesn't emerge, from those closed-door discussions.
This is Calgary — we've seen the boom, we've seen the bust, and we showed up anyway.
Cassidy Redcloud, MiTL Sports Desk.
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