Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn is pushing for the creation of a civility committee for a Council known for its infighting and polarity, at a time when families are preparing to navigate their own difficult political discussions this holiday season.

Flynn said this past two-year term on the City Council has been particularly fraught, with divisiveness at the national level trickling down to local politics, which led him to pursue the formation of a civility subcommittee for the body.

“I think national politics and local politics should be an opportunity for us to focus on common ground and not issues that divide us,” Flynn told the Herald Monday. “I think it’s worth having a committee … to bring people together in society and in the city, to learn from each other and show how we can get a

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