New municipal political party made up of four current Calgary councillors [Video]

Calgary has another political party at the municipal level, with four sitting councillors already signed up under its banner ahead of next year’s election.

The group is called “Communities First” and councillors Sonya Sharp, Dan McLean, Terry Wong and Andre Chabot are among the first candidates to take part, alongside former Ward 8 representative John Mar.

“If you ask the average person, they’re not looking for a municipal party to be under a banner. They just want their potholes filled, the roads fixed, taxes low and just be sensible,” said Sharp, who is currently the councillor in Ward 1.

The group “seeks to restore confidence in Calgary city hall” and plans to run a full slate of 15 candidates next October. The party of “like-minded Calgarians” will seek to repair what the group refers to as a dysfunctional city hall by listening and speaking to residents.

“You can get a …