Rail and bus plans, fares and mobility choices; approving a route is distinct from approving construction funding or delivering service. People are shown across their recorded careers unless dates are set.
Explicit approvals to advance the Green Line program. Choices between two rail alignments and a wind-down after another government's funding withdrawal are explained separately and do not automatically count as opposition to rail.
Policy positions
1 row| Person | Score (0–100) | Independent decisions | Remove-one low | Remove-one high | Evidence status | First vote | Last vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raj Dhaliwal | 50 | 2 | 0 | 100 | Mixed choices | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 28, 2025 |
Council chose a surface route at 10 Avenue and 2 Street SW over the previously studied elevated alignment and requested further planning budgets.
Outcome: The City reports that the surface alignment was approved and is in early design and planning; the downtown construction phase was not yet established.
City of Calgary, Green Line Downtown Segment, September 22 update · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Council considered studying whether ongoing Free Fare Zone operations and budgeting could move from Calgary Transit to the Downtown Strategy team.
Outcome: The final clause failed 7–8 after an earlier amendment carrying the same direction passed 8–7. Approval of the amendment did not establish final adoption. Neither vote itself abolished the Free Fare Zone.
Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, pages 332–334 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026Council deferred the Free Fare Zone decision to its updated fare strategy, due at Infrastructure and Planning Committee by the end of the first quarter of 2027.
Outcome: The final clause carried 9–6. An earlier amendment carrying the deferral passed 8–7 with a different coalition. The deferral did not itself abolish the Free Fare Zone or settle the eventual fare policy.
Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, page 333 final 9–6 clause; page 331 amendment 8–7 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026Council directed an increase from a 90-minute to a 120-minute valid transfer window, with a future effective date and a funding request.
Outcome: Council adopted the direction with a January 2027 effective date. As of this review the vote establishes future policy direction, not an already-operating 120-minute window.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Council asked for a comprehensive safety, equity and financial review of the downtown Free Fare Zone.
Outcome: Council commissioned a review. This vote did not itself abolish the Free Fare Zone or enact fares.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026A 2026 budget amendment provided $1 million for the Primary Transit Network and $5 million for the base/local network in ongoing operating funds, financed by property taxes.
Outcome: The amendment carried 13–2. Budget approval does not prove a specified later route-frequency increase.
Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 2 continuation, page 591 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026The amendment reversed the 2023 fare freeze, approved additional 2026 fare increases and a user-fee table, and linked the revenue to budget funding changes.
Outcome: The amendment carried 8–7. This choice does not establish a general pro-transit or anti-transit position.
Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 1 continuation, page 583 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026Council endorsed a joint City–Alberta vision and directed concurrent work on the southeast, downtown and future extensions of the rail program.
Outcome: Council adopted the direction, including conditional 2025 southeast construction and downtown functional planning. This is not a declaration that the full line was built.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Following Alberta's September funding communication, Council considered winding down the then-approved Green Line program while retaining assets and value.
Outcome: Council authorized the wind-down. This contingent decision is not scored as generic opposition to transit.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026Council advanced a revised first phase from Eau Claire to Lynnwood/Millican and approved additional capital and municipal funding directions.
Outcome: Council approved the revised program package, subject to intergovernmental funding requirements. Later wind-down and replacement-program decisions are separate events.
City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026| Date | Person | Decision | Recorded vote | Meaning and scoring rationale | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 22, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Choose the downtown Green Line surface alignment | No | Reject this surface-alignment package; a member could instead prefer another rail alignment. Both the selected and baseline options are rail alignments. Treating this Yes/No choice as a general pro/anti-transit score would be misleading. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration | Yes | Commission the feasibility study for that administrative transfer. An earlier amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause failed 7–8. Both stages are shown; the amendment's passage is not counted twice or treated as adoption. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration | Yes | Commission the feasibility study for that administrative transfer. The final clause determines adoption of the feasibility direction. It is not a rail-investment choice or a vote to abolish free fares. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy | Yes | Postpone the decision and consider it through the scheduled updated fare strategy. The Yule/Clark amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause passed 9–6 with a changed coalition. Yule and Schmidt voted Yes at both stages; their later written reasons describe this May 26 decision, not the earlier February 24 review. | Context / unscored |
May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy | No | Reject that deferral; this vote alone does not identify whether the member preferred retaining or removing the Free Fare Zone. This is the adopted final deferral clause. It addresses decision timing and process; neither side identifies support for removing free fares or investing in the Green Line. | Context / unscored |
Apr 28, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes | Yes | Extend the transfer window effective January 1, 2027 and refer the $2 million base-funding request to budget deliberations. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Feb 24, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Review the downtown Free Fare Zone | Yes | Commission the review and its recommendations. This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | Context / unscored |
Feb 24, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes | No | Reject this transfer-and-funding direction. February direction requested the impact and implementation assessment before the April decision. | Context / unscored |
Dec 2, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Add $6 million for transit network service | Yes | Approve the $6 million operating allocation and its tax funding. A direct transit-service funding choice, but it does not advance the Green Line programme, so it is not counted as a vote on rail investment. | Context / unscored |
Dec 1, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Reverse the transit fare freeze for the 2026 budget | No | Reject this fare-and-budget funding proposal. The proposal combines fare revenue, operating-service costs and tax effects; it does not advance the Green Line, and those tradeoffs cannot be reduced to support for or against rail. | Context / unscored |
Jan 28, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program | No | Reject this particular vision and direction package. The package expressly advances construction and planning for an LRT program, with specified conditions. | Reviewed policy choice |
Jan 28, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program | No | Reject this particular vision and direction package. The downtown functional-planning direction is another part of the same program package. | Context / unscored |
Sep 17, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal | Yes | Authorize the wind-down in the stated funding circumstances. The proposal responds to another government's withdrawal and cannot reliably distinguish support for rail from opposition to the funding circumstances. | Context / unscored |
Sep 17, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal | Yes | Authorize the wind-down in the stated funding circumstances. An amendment sought transparency, cost recovery and criteria for future LRT participation. | Context / unscored |
Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework | Yes | Approve the revised core scope and funding package. Instructions to secure funding-agreement amendments and procurement waivers. | Context / unscored |
Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework | No | Reject this revised scope and financial package; a No may concern its cost or scope rather than rail in general. Related contracting authority is context, not another independent rail score. | Context / unscored |
Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework | Yes | Approve the revised core scope and funding package. This vote explicitly advances rail construction and its financial framework. Related approvals and amendments are counted within the same program decision. | Reviewed policy choice |
| Date | Person | Record type | Choice or statement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Choose the downtown Green Line surface alignment · No Both the selected and baseline options are rail alignments. Treating this Yes/No choice as a general pro/anti-transit score would be misleading. | City of Calgary, Green Line Downtown Segment, September 22 update · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Stated position | Supported protective shields for bus operators alongside training, safety-practice reviews and continued security investment after an operator assault. | Dhaliwal operator-safety statement, August 6, 2026 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration · Yes An earlier amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause failed 7–8. Both stages are shown; the amendment's passage is not counted twice or treated as adoption. | Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, pages 332–334 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration · Yes The final clause determines adoption of the feasibility direction. It is not a rail-investment choice or a vote to abolish free fares. | Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, pages 332–334 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy · Yes The Yule/Clark amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause passed 9–6 with a changed coalition. Yule and Schmidt voted Yes at both stages; their later written reasons describe this May 26 decision, not the earlier February 24 review. | Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, page 333 final 9–6 clause; page 331 amendment 8–7 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy · No This is the adopted final deferral clause. It addresses decision timing and process; neither side identifies support for removing free fares or investing in the Green Line. | Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, page 333 final 9–6 clause; page 331 amendment 8–7 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes · Yes This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Review the downtown Free Fare Zone · Yes This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes · No February direction requested the impact and implementation assessment before the April decision. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Add $6 million for transit network service · Yes A direct transit-service funding choice, but it does not advance the Green Line programme, so it is not counted as a vote on rail investment. | Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 2 continuation, page 591 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Reverse the transit fare freeze for the 2026 budget · No The proposal combines fare revenue, operating-service costs and tax effects; it does not advance the Green Line, and those tradeoffs cannot be reduced to support for or against rail. | Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 1 continuation, page 583 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program · No The package expressly advances construction and planning for an LRT program, with specified conditions. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Advance the replacement south-to-north LRT program · No The downtown functional-planning direction is another part of the same program package. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal · Yes The proposal responds to another government's withdrawal and cannot reliably distinguish support for rail from opposition to the funding circumstances. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Authorize a Green Line wind-down after provincial withdrawal · Yes An amendment sought transparency, cost recovery and criteria for future LRT participation. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · Yes Instructions to secure funding-agreement amendments and procurement waivers. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · No Related contracting authority is context, not another independent rail score. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Raj Dhaliwal | Recorded vote | Approve the rebased Green Line core and financial framework · Yes This vote explicitly advances rail construction and its financial framework. Related approvals and amendments are counted within the same program decision. | City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026 |
Supported protective shields for bus operators alongside training, safety-practice reviews and continued security investment after an operator assault.
Dhaliwal operator-safety statement, August 6, 2026 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026Adds first transit coverage for an uncovered current member through his dated authored statement; describes support without crediting him with collective implementation.
A missing commitment is not a finding that someone made no promises.