Public office is a commitment, not a pit stop.

But somehow, Ward 13 councillor Dan McLean missed the memo.

Eight months into his re-election as a city councillor, he no longer wants the job voters elected him to do, and he now expects the same voters to make him a provincial MLA.

Calgarians should be asking some difficult questions of McLean.

The barely second-term councillor is vying for the UCP nomination in Calgary-Shaw, running against businessman and Ward 13 resident Mike Derry. Membership sales have already closed and those who live in the riding with a valid membership get to cast their ballot on June 24 at the Cardel Rec Room between 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Nobody is saying politicians shouldn’t have ambition. I understand what it takes to serve on council, to run and win, and the humbling experience of running and losing.

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