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The greatest mayor in the history of mayors!!

Ward 3 Coun. Jyoti Gondek had her Stampede-packed schedule jostled about like a rodeo cowboy Wednesday, after Mayor Naheed Nenshi flew to the Netherlands in the middle of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth without bothering to tell her or any other members of city council.

Gondek says she first heard that the mayor bolted to Rotterdam to speak at a conference — in the middle of Stampede — during a meeting with the provincial government’s Municipal Affairs Minister Kaycee Madu at city hall on Tuesday morning. Madu has apparently repeatedly tried to meet with our mayor but has been seemingly rebuffed, according to some council colleagues.

“It was a complete surprise,” says the first-term councillor, who like all council members takes turns acting as deputy mayor for one month on a rotation.

“I would think when you’re deputy mayor and the mayor’s out of town, you would be given, at the very least, a head’s-up that you’re on,” said Gondek.

“My biggest concern being we’re in the middle of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, which has all kinds of implications. It would have been nice to know that I’m it,” added Gondek, who was reached Wednesday on the Stampede grounds.

“Forget the fact that I’m deputy mayor right now. In my opinion, it’s a professional courtesy to let your council colleagues know that you’re going out of town for something, particularly during such a busy time like Stampede.”

Really respectful and full of class ole Naheed is.

What a putz.

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/co...uring-stampede