Embattled Coun. Sean Chu ‘won’t be sworn in by me,’ Jyoti Gondek says
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Mayor-elect Jyoti Gondek said that if Sean Chu does not resign, she will not be a part of his swearing into office on Monday.
Calgary’s new mayor won’t take part in the swearing-in of an embattled councillor on Monday.
“I will not be participating in having him sworn in to council,” Mayor-elect Jyoti Gondek said Thursday. “He can absolutely show up. He won’t be sworn in by me.”
Chu is facing increased pressure to resign following earlier comments from the mayor-elect and nine of his fellow councillors-elect following a CBC News story about an investigation into Chu’s conduct as a Calgary police officer involving a minor.
“I have called for him to resign. Most members of the new council have called for him to resign. The premier has called for him to resign, as has (Municipal Affiars) Minister McIvor. Chu should absolutely resign,” Gondek said.
The mayor-elect is also calling on the province to use its powers under the Municipal Government Act and the Local Authorities Election Act.
“We have talked for a long time about council and the provincial government needing to collaborate. This is it. Let’s step up.”
Asked about Chu’s partisan conservative history, Gondek said anyone with a “strong relationship” with him should encourage him to resign given “the gravity of the situation.”
Gondek also said the matter was an “unfortunate distraction” for a council who wants to get on with the business of running a city.
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