Calls mounting for Calgary councillor Sean Chu to resign; police chief weighs in
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The majority of Calgary's incoming city council have also spoken out and called for this incident to be addressed, including Mayor-elect Jyoti Gondek.
Pressure continues to mount for Ward 4 city councillor Sean Chu to step down, with former and future colleagues speaking out Wednesday.
Chu has been under fire after a CBC News story that focuses on an internal misconduct investigation that was done when he was a Calgary Police Service officer in 1997.
The CBC story alleges he had inappropriate contact with a minor.
Outgoing mayor Naheed Nenshi took to social media on Wednesday night and called for Chu to resign, or for the province to step in.
“They’ve spent years threatening school boards with dismissal. Can’t have cold feet now,” Nenshi tweeted.
“And no, this is not (just) about ‘stuff that happened a long time ago.’ It’s about what he said when the first story came out last week, and what voters did not know when they voted.”
The majority of Calgary’s incoming city council has also spoken out, including Mayor-elect Jyoti Gondek, who said on Tuesday that Chu should make the decision to “step away” so council can begin their term.
Sonya Sharp, Jennifer Wyness, Jasmine Mian, Raj Dhaliwal, Courtney Walcott, Gian-Carlo Carra, Kourtney Branagan, Evan Spencer, as well as Peter Demong have issued statements or tweeted that Chu shouldn’t continue his role on council.