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Calgary city councillors’ pensions are topped up by taxpayers more than those in three large Canadian cities combined and should be rolled back, says a watchdog group.

And the mayor receives two pensions, something no other counterpart in the country appears to enjoy, said the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

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In a report it released Wednesday, the CTF said taxpayers anted up $6.1 million for council members’ pensions from 2007 to 2016, while the lawmakers contributed just $1.2 million.

That larger number compares with $4.2 million in Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver, says the CTF.

While current council members didn’t craft that formula, they should alter it to be less generous in the future, said CTF Alberta director Colin Craig.

“It’s excessive when you consider how little time a councillor has to work to receive these kinds of benefits — after just four years, it’s $290,000,” said Craig.