Danielle Smith says she would consider changes to recall legislation
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On Saturday's episode of her radio program Your Province Your Premier, Danielle Smith says she would consider changes to the province's recall legislation.
On Saturday's episode of her radio program Your Province Your Premier, Danielle Smith says she would consider changes to the province's recall legislation.
During the episode, Landon Johnston, the man behind the recall petition against Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, called in saying there are "loopholes" and "gaps" in the legislation.
Alberta's government introduced recall legislation in 2021.
It states that an Albertan may apply to their municipality's Chief Administrative Officer for a petition to recall the municipal official they feel is not upholding their responsibilities.
If approved, the applicant has 60 days to gather signatures from eligible voters comprising 40 per cent of the population of the municipality or ward.
The recall legislation has come under the spotlight recently after a Calgary resident, Landon Johnston, decided to pursue the recall of mayor Jyoti Gondek because he didn't think she was doing a very good job.
According to the terms of the legislation, Johnston must obtain over 500,000 verified signatures from Calgary voter-eligible residents by next Thursday to recall the mayor.
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