Overview
- Elections Alberta has accepted recall applications for Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides in Calgary‑Bow and Airdrie‑East MLA Angela Pitt, formally launching signature drives in both ridings.
- Angela Pitt issued an open letter accusing a local high school principal of leveraging his position to push her recall, a claim he rejects as organizers begin collecting signatures.
- Each petition must gather signatures equal to 60 percent of the votes cast in the 2023 election in the riding, with a recall vote triggered within four months if Elections Alberta validates the threshold.
- Petitioners cite the government’s handling of the teachers’ strike and its use of the notwithstanding clause as motivators, while UCP ministers allege outside activist coordination and non‑resident involvement.
- Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure sought $13.5 million to manage multiple recalls, but a UCP‑majority committee approved $1.45 million, and reports suggest more petitions are being prepared with no approved application against Premier Danielle Smith.