Five top-polling Calgary mayoral candidates talk business, youth, vision for downtown
CBC
Five people vying to be Calgary's next mayor discussed economic recovery and long-term prosperity for the city Wednesday night.
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted the debate, with business leaders questioning Jan Damery, Jeff Davison, Jeromy Farkas, Brad Field and Jyoti Gondek.
A poll done for CBC News and released Wednesday says those five were the highest-polling candidates among decided voters last week.
Polling shows Gondek is leading in voter support, and she attracted criticism from the other candidates.
Gondek has 40 per cent support among decided and leaning voters. Farkas is a close second with 32 per cent support. Davison is third with 11 per cent.
Davison opened his remarks with a critique of his opponents.
"My opponents really want you to believe this is a two-horse race. A choice between the extreme right or the extreme left. But that isn't the way most of us think about Calgary," Davison said during the debate Wednesday.