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The mayor is labelling a council colleague’s decision to declare his intent for the city’s top job long before the 2017 election as “an interesting political strategy” and he’s questioning how the move might interfere with the councillor’s current duties.

But longtime ward 10 Coun. Andre Chabot, who told the Herald on Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Calgary in the next municipal election, said his focus and decisions as a councillor will not be impacted by his future plans.

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“I will continue to work hard, as I do every day, to look out for what’s in the best interest of Calgarians,” he said.

Chabot said there’s a lot of work ahead and a final decision on entering the mayor’s race hasn’t yet been made.

“Although my intent is (to run), I can’t confirm one way or another at this point until I can ensure I get all those pieces together,” he said Thursday.

Mayor Naheed Nenshi said he’s not surprised Chabot is potentially seeking his job.