Declaring a climate emergency became one of the first policy pieces of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek’s term, and one she is defending nearly four years later after a motion was introduced Monday to scrap it.

The motion from Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp, Ward 7 Coun. Terry Wong, Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean and Ward 1o Coun. Andre Chabot passed a technical review at Monday’s executive committee meeting, and will now go on to council next week for a debate.

“Declaring the climate declaration was a political stunt and I think what’s happening is I’m calling it out,” Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp told reporters Monday.

While also calling for the climate emergency declaration to be rescinded, the motion also directs administration to “conduct a comprehensive value for money audit “of all city climate-relate

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