Braid: Big talk, bold promises from candidates who won't tackle the real problem

Nobody running for mayor will end city hall’s long reign of chatter over action. That much was clear after Wednesday’s debate .

The best mayor for Calgary was on the Jack Singer stage, though.

The moderator, Deborah Yedlin.

Yedlin hosted with a broken leg suffered in a bicycle fall two weeks ago.

Chamber of Commerce president, former U of C chancellor, financial expert, sensitive social advocate and one-time Herald columnist, Yedlin is unstoppable and utterly fearless.

People who know Yedlin’s qualities have been urging her to run for years. She keeps declining. We are stuck with the traditional blathering class.

Calgary needs a mayor who will end the rule of city hall bureaucrats and run the city with social compassion but fierce focus on real problems, from violent crime to open dr