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Alberta’s Smith only has herself to blame for recall petitions: Labour leader
Alberta Federation of Labour denies organizing or funding recall petitions targeting 14 United Conservative MLAs after use of notwithstanding clause, AFL represents 170,000 workers.
- On Monday at the Alberta legislature, Gil McGowan, Alberta Federation of Labour president, denied improper involvement in recall efforts, saying the AFL did not organize, fund or bus people.
- After the government invoked the notwithstanding clause, petitioners launched campaigns to remove MLAs in response to the clause ending a teachers strike, and McGowan said legal limits prevent his group from joining recalls.
- Copies provided by McGowan show the Alberta Federation of Labour shared an invitation and a Calgary-Bow letter urging AFL members to support the petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides, outlining ways to volunteer or donate.
- Cabinet and UCP caucus decided not to amend the Recall Act, the justice minister's office told CTV News Monday, while Premier Danielle Smith and ministers accused labour leaders of abusing the recall process, which Gil McGowan called false accusations.
- With a membership of 170,000, the Alberta Federation of Labour represents workers amid 14 recall petitions under the Recall Act created in 2021 by the United Conservative government.
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Alberta's Smith only has herself to blame for recall petitions: Labour leader
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