Do Three Things for Canada

Any big city mayor, when asked for ideas to make a better, stronger Canada, could talk about the absolute need for a new housing strategy, or for a national discussion about reducing traffic congestion and investing in transit. These things are important, and they require governments of all stripes to work together.

However, if I have learned one thing since being elected, it is that the real power to make change—extra­ordinary change—lies with everyday people doing everyday things with their everyday hands. It is time for a new movement in this country—a movement where people can make extra­ordinary things happen in their own communities. It is time for Three Things for Canada.

Shortly after becoming Calgary’s mayor, I pulled together a group of super-volunteers and asked them to come up with a way to get more...