Mayor wants special Alberta referendum meeting; other Calgary city councillors don’t

Calgary’s mayor wants to strike while the iron is hot and convene council to make a clear statement about the city’s endorsement on Alberta remaining a part of Canada. Mayor Jeromy Farkas, in speaking with media at an event Wednesday in northwest Calgary, said that he’d seek an item of urgent business or a potential special meeting of council. It comes...
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