A Calgary MLA is calling for a provincial inquiry into a city councillor who publicly apologized for what he said were mistakes he made while filing expenses from a trip. Joe Magliocca expensed $6,400 — about double that of his colleagues — during a trip to the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Quebec City last spring, the Calgary Herald first reported. NDP MLA Joe Ceci said in light of what he referred to as "serious misuse of taxpayer funds," it's time for a provincial inquiry into Magliocca's spending. We trust that Calgary can manage itself on these issues." Mayor Naheed Nenshi said at the time if councillors follow the city's updated code of conduct there should not be need for additional oversight on expense disclosures.

Source: CBC News February 11, 2020 03:00 UTC