Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget
Transit & transportation · Nov 22, 2023
What changed
An amendment to the 2024 budget adjustments would have removed Investment Option 18, which limited transit fare increases, reduced the budget by $3 million and applied the matching transit fee changes.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Nov 10, 2026Why this decision is included
The previous council's budget choice on fare levels, with a clear direction: removing a limit on increases.
How votes are grouped: Choices within this annual budget share one family per measure. The duplicate tabulation and any other amendments cannot multiply the budget's influence.
What Yes meant
Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments.
What No meant
Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget.
Alternatives and outcome
Keep the limit, remove it, or set fares through a different change to the fee schedule.
The amendment was defeated 3–12, so the limit on fare increases stayed in the 2024 budget adjustments, which Council approved the same day.
not_adoptedLiveWire Calgary, November 22, 2023: the budget adjustments as passed
A recorded vote or adoption does not establish that a project or service was delivered.
Recorded choices
| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 22, 2023 | Andre Chabot | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Courtney Walcott | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Dan McLean | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Evan Spencer | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Gian-Carlo Carra | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Jasmine Mian | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Jennifer Wyness | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Jyoti Gondek | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Kourtney Penner | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Peter Demong | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Raj Dhaliwal | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Richard Pootmans | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Sean Chu | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Sonya Sharp | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 22, 2023 | Terry Wong | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. Yes would have removed the limit on fare increases (higher fares, $3 million less spending); No kept the limit. Scored as a choice about fare levels. | Reviewed policy choice |
Nov 7, 2023 | Andre Chabot | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Courtney Walcott | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Dan McLean | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Evan Spencer | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Gian-Carlo Carra | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Jasmine Mian | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Jennifer Wyness | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Jyoti Gondek | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Kourtney Penner | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Peter Demong | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Raj Dhaliwal | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Richard Pootmans | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Sean Chu | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | Yes | Remove the limit on fare increases, reduce the budget by $3 million and apply the associated fee adjustments. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Sonya Sharp | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Nov 7, 2023 | Terry Wong | Remove the limit on transit fare increases from the 2024 budget | No | Keep the limit on transit fare increases in the adjusted budget. The same vote, tabulated a second time in the City's dataset under the meeting's opening date (November 7). Every member's vote is identical; it is not counted twice. | Context / unscored |
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. Statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.
Published explanations
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Documented policy leadership
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Sponsorship and committee appointments require an explicit source; a Yes vote alone does not establish either.