Packed house at the Ward 5 forum. Photo: Asad Chishti

FULL VIDEO: Calgary Ward 5 candidate debate at the Genesis Centre

With all seven candidates.

Jeremy Klaszus and Asad Chishti
• Calgary 2025 Election, Election Forums

RED FM Ward 5 Councillor Candidates Debate
Monday, September 29, 2025
Genesis Centre - Multipurpose Room (7555 Falconridge Blvd N.E.)
All candidates participated: Raj Dhaliwal (Independent), Gurpreet Dhillon (The Calgary Party), Tariq Khan (Independent), Reet Mushiana (Independent), Jigar Patel (Independent), Harry Singh Purba (Independent) and Aryan Sadat (Independent).

Asad Chishti, The Sprawl’s roving election reporter, took photos and The Sprawl also livestreamed the full forum (watch below!).

Debate moderator Rishi Nagar, RED FM host and news director.
Waiting for the debate to start.
About 250 people gathered at the Genesis Centre to hear from their councillor candidates.
Candidate Reet Mushiana drives home a point as incumbent Raj Dhaliwal, in the orange shirt, looks on.
The debate was broadcast live on RED FM 106.7.
Local democracy can be tiring.
Documenting the moment.
From L to R: Candidates Raj Dhaliwal, Gurpreet Dhillon, Tariq Khan, Reet Mushiana, Jigar Patel, Harry Singh Purba and Aryan Sadat with moderator Rishi Nagar at night’s end.

Watch The Sprawl's livestream of the full debate:

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