Election 2025: Campaign Roundup - Day 10

Welcome to Day 10 of our Calgary 2025 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2025 municipal election underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 10:

• Calgary voters will have the option to cast early ballots using the Vote Bus, a mobile advance voting station, starting October 6th. The bus will travel to multiple locations across the city over several days, including LRT stations, community centres, and bus terminals, with specific times at each stop.
  
  
• CTV is doing a “Meet the Mayoral Candidate” series. Sarah Elder is running as an independent, positioning herself as a fresh alternative to the current City leadership. She emphasizes repealing and replacing blanket rezoning with a “patchwork quilt” approach that targets density where it makes sense. Elder highlights her experience as a small business owner, mother, and community advocate, arguing she offers a new perspective for voters frustrated with the status quo.
  
  
• CTV also spoke to Mayoral candidate Jaeger Gustafson, who is also running as an independent. He is campaigning on a platform focused on economic stability, lower taxes, and stronger leadership at City Hall. He highlights the uncertainty many residents face regarding jobs, housing, and the cost of living and argues that City leadership must provide clear, long-term direction. Gustafson emphasizes the need for a Mayor committed to serving multiple terms to build productive partnerships, improve City services, and ensure consistent oversight.
  
  
• Another independent Mayoral candidate, Grant Prior, told CTV he is campaigning to give a voice to working-class residents who he says have been overlooked in City politics. He identifies affordability as the most pressing issue, particularly for middle-class families and young adults trying to enter the housing market. Prior emphasizes that he understands the struggles of everyday Calgarians, presenting himself as “one of them” and promising honest communication about city issues. His platform focuses on fighting for residents’ interests and ensuring that ordinary people have influence in municipal decision-making.

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