Gian-Carlo Carra will not seek fifth term this fall, after 15 years on city council

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The Ward 9 metropolis councillor is the sixth sitting councillor to denote they volition not question re-election successful this fall's municipal vote.

Ward 9 councillor voices vexation with tenor of existent authorities

Rukhsar Ali · CBC News

· Posted: May 10, 2025 11:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

A antheral wearing glasses leans against a railing with a presumption of Calgary down him.

Ward 9 Coun. Gian-Carlo Carra says helium volition not seek re-election this fall, aft 15 years connected city council.

Carra, who was archetypal elected successful 2010, said successful a connection successful his monthly newsletter Friday helium made his determination with "wistfulness, but besides wide condemnation and fierce pride."

An municipality designer, Carra lists "transit, progressive modes, main streets, and concern assemblage mobility improvements" arsenic investments he's arrogant to person made during his clip connected council.

He besides points to his efforts arsenic the seat of exigency management, moving with the metropolis and the state to amended flood resilience. His ward was among those deed hard by a major flood in 2013.

Frustrated with politics

Carra says he is "deeply frustrated" with a UCP government decision that helium argues "wiped out" years of enactment gathering collaboration with neighbouring municipalities toward "long-term, sustainable growth."

The UCP authorities past twelvemonth decided it would stop providing backing for the Edmonton and Calgary maturation absorption boards. Both those boards person since ceased operations.

Carra reflects that helium sees the referendum connected the 2026 Winter Olympics arsenic a "dividing line" betwixt 2 governmental eras, and lists losing the Olympic bid arsenic the top disappointment of his governmental career.

In his connection to constituents, Carra besides shared his interest with the current tenor of politics.

He argues elected officials are progressively focused connected "playing interior governmental games alternatively than engaging successful the demanding, often unglamorous enactment of real-world governance."

The upcoming election

Carra joins a fig of sitting councillors not seeking re-election. That database includes Ward 14's Peter Demong, Ward 3's Jasmine Mian, Ward 4's Sean Chu, Ward 8's Courtney Walcott and Ward 12's Evan Spencer.

Calgarians volition spell to the polls connected Oct. 20.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rukhsar Ali is simply a multiplatform newsman with acquisition successful radio, podcasts, television, and digital. She is simply a recipient of the 2023 CBC Joan Donaldson Scholarship and holds a maestro of journalism from Carleton University and an honours bachelor of arts successful English Literature from the University of Calgary. You tin scope her astatine [email protected].