Rally to recall Mayor Gondek held at City Hall
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A rally calling for the recall of Mayor Jyoti Gondek was held Saturday afternoon outside Calgary City Hall, drawing over a hundred people who lined up to sign petitions.
A rally calling for the recall of Mayor Jyoti Gondek was held Saturday afternoon outside Calgary City Hall, drawing over a hundred people who lined up to sign petitions.
Among the crowd was Landon Johnston, the Calgary resident who launched the recall petition Jan.30.
Johnson has 55 more days to collect signatures from 40 per cent of Calgary’s population, or 514, 284 people, providing they meet the legislated requirements.
In an interview, Johnston said he had collected about a thousand signatures on his own, although they haven’t been verified yet.
He said he guessed that the campaign has managed to gather “a couple thousand at least” to date.
He said he’s received positive reactions door-knocking across the city.
“People that were informed were very enthusiastic,” he said. “I don’t know how else to describe it
