'The Calgary Party has knocked on thousands of doors and I can tell you that almost no one is aware that for the first time, you have to register to vote,' Thiessen said

A Calgary mayoral candidate is criticizing the city and province for their silence surrounding a looming deadline for voters to register for the upcoming municipal election — a deadline he claims most Calgarians are not even aware of.

Brian Thiessen, the mayoral candidate for The Calgary Party, is calling out the Alberta government and Elections Calgary for what he describes as a “complete communications failure” in the lead-up to Oct. 20, when voters head to the polls elect their new city council.

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