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July 6, 2010
MIKE PAL ANNOUNCES ELECTION RUN IN WARD 9
Veteran of Afghan War Now Looking to Serve Calgarians at City Hall
Mike Pal announced his candidacy for Alderman in Ward 9 on Tuesday morning in front of supporters gathered outside of the Inglewood Community Center.
“We have arrived at a moment of choice” Pal said, “there are going to be two types of candidates in this election, those who want to be something, and those who want to do something.”
Mike Pal is a ‘do something’ kind of guy. He is a University of Calgary graduate with a double major in political science and philosophy, and he studied publicity and public relations at the University of Toronto. Pal, an Infantry Officer and Platoon Commander in the military for the last four years was also recently in Afghanistan with the Canadian Forces working on the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team and later the military All Source Intelligence Center.
“Leaders are made through tough experiences, and I have the experience to deal with the toughest imaginable.”
Pal is not new to the politics of City Hall either, having worked in the Office of the Aldermen after challenging Mayor Bronconnier in the municipal election in 2004.
On Monday Mike Pal presented a flag of The City of Calgary, which was sent with him overseas by Alderman Ric McIver, and which he flew in Afghanistan, back to City Council (photos available, see below).
After months of public consultation, Mike Pal confidently declared, “this election is about reform”. He then outlined a constructive program of political and economic reform, based on fiscal responsibility, the elimination of wasteful spending at City Hall, a more transparent and accountable City Council, and additional support for Calgary’s emergency services.
Mike Pal lives in Inglewood with his wife Lara.
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July 6th, 2010 at 9:58 pm
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