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For over a decade, Calgarians were sold a false vision by former mayors Naheed Nenshi and Jyoti Gondek. They claimed Calgary was a model of progressive professionalism. We were told our government was process-driven, expert-led, and well-managed.
The final redacted independent review into the Bearspaw South Feedermain failure tells a different, more indicting story.
It describes a City Hall, under the watch of Nenshi, that bloated unnecessary management, raised taxes, and funded symbolic priorities while failing to act on known, catastrophic infrastructure risks.
The collapse was slow, but most importantly, it was entirely avoidable.
Problems were identified as early as 2004. Yet, under the subsequent mayorship of Nenshi (2010–2021), the Water Utility managed to spend its full capital budget only twice. Money was collected, but the contingency work was not done.
The Nenshi administration was defined by a governance style that prioritized image over actual competence. It’s the same approach Nenshi...