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Saskatoon city council’s last chance to approve a request from a pro-life group to raise a flag at city hall comes Monday.

The Saskatoon chapter of the Alliance for Life approached the city by email in June, asking that Jan. 21-28, 2019, be declared Respect for Life week in Saskatoon with a possible flag-raising ceremony.

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The flag raisings and proclamations are usually voted on together without debate; however, in an unusual move this summer, Coun. Hilary Gough asked for more information about the Alliance for Life request.

On June 26, council voted 6-2 to seek more information about the request.

“It’s a request for a proclamation and a flag raising,” Coun. Zach Jeffries said at the June meeting. “It seems pretty straightforward to me.”

Jeffries and Coun. Randy Donauer voted against seeking more information about the request. Coun. Cynthia Block, Coun. Darren Hill and Coun. Ann Iwanchuk were absent from the meeting, which began on June 25, ran until just after midnight and was continued on June 26 at 1 p.m.