Councillor Calls for Transparency in Closed Meetings | Calgary News

Calgary councillor Landon Johnston is calling for provincial scrutiny of city council’s closed-door meetings after admitting to leaking confidential budget info — not to dodge blame, but to expose a systemic problem. He’s urging a review of private sessions since 2017, arguing the “advice from officials” loophole is being misused for routine financial decisions that should be public. With the province having axed its elected officials’ code of conduct, and Mayor Jeromy Farkas pushing for transparency, Johnston proposes making tax and service-level decisions public by default and restricting closed sessions to only critical bargaining situations. The province hasn’t responded, while the mayor defends some confidentiality needs — especially around public safety — as essential. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/95e0631097b92fff