novel coronavirus pandemic.In Calgary, the rally was held in response to city council’s upcoming deliberations on mandatory mask usage.
Could masks become mandatory in Calgary? Mayor isn’t ruling it out On Monday, city council is slated to begin discussions on whether masks should be mandatory on transit and some indoor areas where physical distancing measures can’t be followed.However, some in the city don’t believe being forced to wear a mask is the answer to stopping the spread of the virus.“Having a choice in this instance is actually very important because there are a lot of categories in our society that are going to be negatively affected by this mask mandate,” Eskesen said.Mayor Naheed Nenshi, alongside health and government.