Calgary Mayor Meets With Man Behind Petition to Oust Her

The man behind a petition to recall the Calgary mayor was given the opportunity to meet her face-to-face. The petition, started by Landon Johnston, has been deemed valid under the province’s Municipal Government Act, which allows eligible voters to file petitions to recall politicians at the provincial and municipal levels. However, he needs to collect over 514,000 signatures by April 4 to have the mayor recalled. Mayor Jyoti Gondek has been criticized for a number of public positions, including a “safe and inclusive” bylaw that restricted public protests as well as her decision not to attend a Menorah lighting at city hall after she said the event had become politicized....