By Carl BR Johnson
Ward 10 alderman Andre Chabot says he will run for mayor of Calgary only if Mayor Nenshi steps down.
“I will not run for second place,” said Chabot.
“If Mayor Nenshi were to step down, then I would run for mayor, absolutely. But at this point and time, I don’t see the possibility that I could succeed against this mayor.”
Calgary is about a year away from the next election for mayor and Mayor Nenshi has been playing coy with the media about his intentions to run for a second term.
Nenshi has regularly dismissed speculation on his political aspirations, saying that he just wants to do his best in the current term and not focus on re-election.
Over the past 30 years, history has shown strong favour towards incumbent mayors in Calgary, and they have always breezed to victory in their second terms; this was true for mayors Ralph Klein, Al Duerr and Dave Bronconnier.
Chabot said that he is quite happy serving on the city’s council and commented that there appears to be an interest in Nenshi continuing on as mayor of Calgary.
At the same time, Chabot has not ruled out the possibility that he will run for mayor, as he is convinced he has a great deal to offer Calgarians.
“I think I’m ready to take on the responsibility and the role (of mayor). I think I have enough of an understanding of the inner workings of the city that I’m prepared to take on that responsibility, but only if I think I have a chance of success.”
Chabot said he doesn’t want to “throw good money after bad,” and expressed a desire to ultimately meet the needs of all Calgarians by reigning in what he sees to be unnecessary spending.
“There are certainly some ideas that I have and I think I have become quite in-tune with the needs of Calgarians. I could provide some leadership in guiding council to make those decisions that would ultimately help (the city),” he said.
Chabot said he didn’t have any specific goals in mind for Calgary as of yet, but he says if he were to be elected, he would “sit down with my colleagues and discuss what their goals are.”
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He also expressed an admiration for the achievements of former Calgary mayor, Dave Bronconnier; specifically how much of an impact he had on the city’s transportation infrastructure.
“There seems to be a lot of traffic congestion here (in Calgary), and I would see us doing an about-face and going back to investing in infrastructure,” he said.
“History will demonstrate that (Bronconnier) was one of the most successful mayors as far as what he achieved during his tenure for Calgary, and its infrastructure.”
Chabot believes that Calgary’s ultimate image to the world should be, “a welcoming city that encourages businesses to move here, to stay here and to prosper here.”
“We will accept any and all kinds of people from all walks of life, and we will help them to become successful in this community.”