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When Naheed Nenshi became Calgary’s 36th mayor on Oct. 18, 2010, he very quickly became an international phenomenon.
Even though his ethnicity and religion never became an issue in Calgary during the campaign to replace outgoing mayor Dave Bronconnier, Nenshi catapulted into fame as a political star as the first Muslim mayor of a major Canadian city. That Nenshi the urbane, Harvard-educated author of a book on building better cities was being compared to Toronto’s choice for mayor, the controversial and sometimes uncouth (and since deceased) Rob Ford, elected just days later, only heightened Nenshi’s allure.
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In Saskatchewan, that balance has been difficult to find.
Even before COVID-19, before the job losses, business closures and oil price shocks, Saskatchewan s debt grew steadily, Farney notes.
In 2009, total government debt was just $7.9 billion. Since then, it s nearly tripled, to more than $23 billion.
Given the unprecedented circumstances over the past year, Farney said it s defensible to aim for a balanced budget a few years from now.
However, more attention must be placed on the long term health of the economy and society. Farney said that means preparing for the new economy, rather than just focusing on recovery and jobs in the resource sector and other traditional areas.