Peter Menzies: Boycotting Menorah Lighting Ceremony Is Unbecoming of a Canadian Mayor

Commentary It snowed on Dec. 7 in Calgary. Its mayor, Jyoti Gondek, needs to take a walk in it. A long walk. When she’s finished, she needs to sit down at her laptop, type out a brief letter of resignation, clean out her desk, develop a new plan for her life, and leave city hall. For good. The shame and embarrassment Ms. Gondek brought to her city, when she turned on its tiny, beleaguered Jewish community—by boycotting its annual lighting of the menorah in recognition of Hanukkah—can be mitigated, but it cannot be forgiven and won’t be forgotten. At least not until she does the right thing and leaves office....