💸Councillor Andre Chabot supported $831-million subsidy for Flames owners, now pushing austerity on Calgarians

This week, Councillor Chabot, who helped champion the $831-million public subsidy to build a new arena for one of the richest billionaires in Canada, has announced that he intends to propose budget amendments pushing austerity on Calgarians by:

❌ Axing the existing free transit for youth 12 and under

❌ Killing Calgary's Downtown free-fare transit zone

❌ Eliminating Calgary's low income transit pass.

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"Things like the free (transit) fare for children under 12 years old have created nothing but problems for our city, have put people in jeopardy, have created a safety issue on our public transit system"

“Elimination of the free fare zone downtown because, contrary to the mayor, I think it’s created more social disorder.”

-Councillor Andre Chabot

Councillor Chabot was part of the slate of Councillors that spearheaded the atrocious one-sided deal that will see Calgary taxpayers foot as much as $984-million of the 1.2-billion new arena.

Councillor Chabot was part of the slate of Councillors that spearheaded the atrocious one-sided deal that will see Calgary taxpayers foot as much as $984-million of the 1.2-billion new arena.

The new billionaire play palace is currently weighing Calgary's books down by $1.2-billion. (Source: City of Calgary)

📣IT'S NOT TOO LATE: Help us tell City Council to re-invest public dollars back in Calgary communities and take action on traffic safety

City Council must include more 2026 budget funding for:

• Traffic calming measures and redesign of neighbourhood streets for safety,
• Improved pedestrian crosswalks that prioritize safety and use best practices in design,
• Expansion of Calgary's protected wheeling network that has been woefully slow to provide safe options in more neighbourhoods.

📫 1) Email City Council

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💬 2) Speak at the City Council public budget hearings

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