Campaigning during a pandemic: a new challenge for candidates – CBC

Oct 12, 2021

How to connect with voters when door knocking, in-person events viewed as unsafe

Running a campaign can be a gruelling, non-stop, months-long journey that often involves lots of handshaking, policy-making, fundraising, debating and connecting with and trying to woo voters.

But during a pandemic it can be especially difficult.

We’ve asked four candidates running in wards 3, 5, 6 and 7 to share their experiences of running a campaign during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s a former city councillor, a former chief of staff, a former military medic and a current paramedic.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-municipal-election-campaign-pandemic-1.6203189

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