Gondek refuses to apologize for missing Calgary menorah lighting
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Summary
Mayor Gondek apologizes to the jewish community for missing the menorah lighting. Council votes in favor of the integrity commissioner's report, and the report is tabled before the public, and a majority of council agreed with it.
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okay all right uh just your comments on the integrity commissioner's report yes i thought
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the integrity commissioner's report was um very carefully written and very carefully presented to
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us you can see that the majority of council felt that way as well mayor gondek will you be apologizing
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to the jewish community for missing the menorah lighting i have spoken with members of the jewish
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community who have reached out to me i've reached out to many members of the jewish community as
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well mr cross uh you put me on the spot here uh i guess what does it say about you know council's
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action here with the integrity commissioner's report about council conducting themselves in public you
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know in a situation like how the gravity of the job in in and of itself and maybe council mcclain
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apparently taking it for granted i think it's important to read the report of the integrity
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commissioner and understand that council wholeheartedly supported what she had to say
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and uh the recommendations that she provided um you know we took those to heart so the report is
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tabled before the public please have a look at it the majority of your council agreed with it thank you