coun. jeff davison, who is running for mayor, voted to end the city’s mask mandate to coincide with alberta’s stage 3 reopening on july 1. but this week, the ward 6 councillor suggested the province’s decision to end isolation requirements, asymptomatic testing and the notification of close contacts could do “irreparable harm.”
davison and keating were among a group of seven council members who voted on june 21 to repeal the city’s mask bylaw in time for the province’s summer reopening plan — and are now among a growing chorus of local officials signalling their discomfort with the provincial government’s latest direction on covid-19.
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mayor naheed nenshi said last week he would call council back during the august break if circumstances significantly worsen in calgary.
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gondek is among four city councillors who voted recently to maintain masking requirements , including councillors druh farrell, gian-carlo carra and george chahal.
at a news conference tuesday afternoon, premier jason kenney defended his government’s covid-19 response , arguing his cabinet accepted the recommendations of alberta’s chief medical officer of health “without modification.”