Overview
- Organizers say a letter from Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure confirms approval of the recall petition against Danielle Smith, though Elections Alberta has not yet posted it online.
- Recall petitions have also been approved for 14 other United Conservative MLAs, adding pressure across the governing caucus.
- Lead applicant Heather V, whose last name is withheld due to reported threats, says the effort stems from concerns about the premier’s limited engagement with constituents.
- Smith has argued the recall process is being misused, while Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the government will not change the Recall Act this session and the UCP caucus maintains recalls should address breaches of trust rather than policy disputes.
- Separately, Harvest Manitoba reports food-bank use has risen 150% over five years to about 60,000 people monthly and urges measures such as higher social assistance, better housing, free low-income transit and more affordable child care, while Ontario’s education minister signals decisions early next year on trimming English public trustees’ roles with denominational protections preserved.