Campaign strategist Stephen Carter.
Municipal affairs reporter Scott DIppel.
CBC Calgary municipal affairs reporter Scott Dippel and campaign strategist Stephen Carter took readers' questions and comments about the upcoming civic election.
They chatted about a variety of issues:
- What does it take to get name recognition in an open ward?
- How does a race with a strong mayoral incumbent affect voter turnout?
- What are the wards to watch in this year's election?
Scroll through the chat below and leave a note in the comment section below to keep the conversation going, and join us on election night between 8 and 11:30 p.m MT for a special live chat.
We'll also hold a post-election chat Oct. 22 from 12 to 1 p.m. to recap the campaign and the night before.
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