“If I was a woke mayor of Woketown my opening salvo wouldn’t have been for cheap beer.”

Yes, when Alberta Premier Danielle Smith slammed city hall as the fun police allegedly targeting the Calgary Stampede music scene, Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas fired back at the Smith government for hiking minimum drink prices.

Bell: Farkas tells critics to bury the hatchet, stop playing politics with Stampede tents Back to video

The Smith government nixed the hike.

More from the mayor who has been a quote machine this week.

“I’m the first mayor in 75 years who actually came to city hall from working at a ranch. I’ve shovelled enough BS to know it when I see it.”

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Farkas is in a good mood Friday afternoon.

A particularly good mood considering for days the mayor has been fighting off bigshot conservative types siding with two over-the-top XXXL noise tents against him and the majority of Calgary city council.

That’s Farkas and the majority of council making decisions........

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