18/08/2025
August 18, 2025
Calgary Mayoral candidate Jeff Davison Calls Out Conflict of Interest Between Calgary Taxpayer-Owned ENMAX and Marc Henry, party architect of Communities First municipal party
Calgary, AB – The Jeff Davison Mayoral Campaign is raising what appears to be a troubling conflict of interest involving ENMAX, the Calgary taxpayer-owned utility, and Marc Henry, party architect of the Communities First municipal political party.
Henry’s polling firm ThinkHQ, is currently under contract with ENMAX, as confirmed by an ENMAX executive to the Davison campaign last week.
At the same time, Henry is actively leading a municipal political party that is running a number of councillor candidates, as well as Councillor Sonya Sharp as its mayoral candidate.
“This is an outrageous conflict of interest,” said Jeff Davison. “Marc Henry cannot both profit from a taxpayer-owned entity and simultaneously run a political organization that is fielding candidates for Mayor and Council. This gives the appearance that ENMAX is paying Henry to campaign for Sharp and the others. How can Calgarians believe in our democratic process?”
The Jeff Davison Campaign is calling for a number of actions to be taken immediately:
Councillor Sonya Sharp should confirm whether she knew and ignored this blatant conflict, given her position of authority on City Council, and should clarify whether Marc Henry will continue to lead her municipal party’s campaign efforts;
As a taxpayer-funded utility, ENMAX must make public any and all contracts it has had, or does have with Marc Henry and/or ThinkHQ, or its employees, over the past 10 years. In addition, ENMAX must disclose if it has any other contracts with companies that are in the business of running municipal campaigns;
City Council must direct all civic-owned entities, civic partners and/or related civic parties, to immediately advise Calgarians of any other such conflicts to ensure taxpayer money is not being used for campaign purposes.
“Marc Henry, a former municipal political staffer, knows better but clearly chose power and influence over ethics,” added Davison.
“He needs to decide whether his company will continue to work with ENMAX or whether he will remain at the helm of a municipal political party. He cannot do both. I would also expect that ENMAX would recognize how this appears to be a conflict of interest, and deal with it immediately to ensure they are, and are perceived to be, unbiased in this election.”
The campaign emphasized that this situation is about integrity, transparency, and fairness for all Calgarians. The campaign is calling on mayoral candidate Councillor Sonya Sharp’s Communities First Party to now demonstrate the leadership and accountability that they previously failed to do.
For any questions, reach out to [email protected] or call/text 403.399.3617.
-Jeff Davison Mayoral Campaign
