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He called it the most difficult political decision of his career, but city council’s Olympic committee chair said he stands behind his recommendation last week asking council to kill an Olympic bid.

On Saturday, Coun. Evan Woolley said he won’t abandon his post as council’s bid boss despite urging council to shut down all work on a bid for the 2026 Winter Games.

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“I have a fiduciary duty to the citizens of this city,” Woolley said in an interview. “I think that role remains critically important, and I don’t plan on stepping down.”

Last week, councillors voted by a slim margin to keep the Olympic bid alive after nearly eight hours of debate with the Calgary 2026 bid corporation.

The vote came one day after a closed-door meeting between the city’s Olympic committee and Calgary 2026 bid.

Woolley emerged from the Oct. 30 meeting saying time had “run out and I think it’s time that we move on,” presenting a recommendation asking council to halt all work on the Olympic file and cancel the Nov. 13. plebiscite.