Since I left City Council I have worked to avoid commenting on Council directly. Ex-councillors get asked a lot for their thoughts & opinions on what Council is doing. I tried to avoid that. I remember how annoying (& boring) it was to hear from ex-cllrs. #yyccc 1/12
We used to think “If you still wanted the job you should have stayed”. I loved my job as a City Councillor, I loved it to the very last minute. I love that I decided to not run again. Life if always full of adventure & discovery, I have always relished & sought that #yyccc 2/12
Sure, I have fired off missives on SM, specifically in the twitter realm, about issues, comments, decisions of Council. Twitter is a very narrow self-selected group of #polinerds 3/12
But, when the media has called I have either declined or kept it to the issue, and usually issues I care deeply about: affordable housing, poverty, urban growth, etc. I have avoided commenting in the media on Council or Councillors….. until yesterday. #yyccc 4/12
My anger at the newest revelations about Cllr Chu tipped me over the edge & when the media called, I responded. I think it is important for Council to understand that the intimidation & implicit threatening behaviour exhibited towards the Mayor is part of a pattern. #yyccc 5/12
This isn’t only about a botched investigation into a sexual assault case 20 yrs ago or doxxing a colleague a few weeks ago. #yyccc 6/12
Over the past 9 yrs of Chu being on Council, questions have been raised multiple times about threatening & intimidating behaviour towards other cllrs & towards city staff #yyccc 7/12
All the “ethics courses”, “lessons learned”, and “apologies” over the past 9 years (aside from the egregious issues of misogynistic & abusive behaviour prior to that) has done nothing to change this pattern of behaviour from Chu. #yyccc 8/12
Ultimately, this is about a safe work environment. Council deserves a safe work environment &, I believe, they have a responsibility to ensure a safe work environment for everyone who works at the @cityofcalgary. #yyccc 9/12
Council can’t fire a Councillor & obviously Chu feels no compunction to resign. He has demonstrated no obvious awareness that his behaviour is problematic. His comments yesterday are emblematic of that. #yyccc 10/12
Council needs to do everything in their power to ensure a safe work environment for themselves, their staff, & for @cityofcalgary employees. That is at the core of my comments on City Council. Hopefully, the Province will do the right thing, because Chu has shown he won’t. 11/12
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