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Calgary foreign flag ban stalled as council ducks urgent vote in first setback for Farkas

Calgary’s new mayor, Jeromy Farkas, suffered his first setback on Tuesday as city council refused to fast-track a proposal that he supported to ban foreign flag-raisings at Calgary City Hall

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
Nov 19, 2025
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Calgary City Hall (Wikimedia Commons)

Calgary’s new mayor, Jeromy Farkas, suffered his first setback on Tuesday as city council refused to fast-track a proposal that he supported to ban foreign flag-raisings at Calgary City Hall, punting the debate to a future meeting.

Because the motion failed only as urgent business, not on the merits of the motion itse…

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