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Three more Alberta recall petitions issued against politicians, bringing total to 26
Elections Alberta has issued 26 active recall petitions, mostly targeting United Conservative MLAs, citing issues like use of the notwithstanding clause and constituent accessibility.
- On Dec. 23, 2025, Elections Alberta issued three more recall petitions, raising active petitions to 26, with 24 targeting United Conservative Party politicians, more than half of Premier Danielle Smith's caucus.
- Petitioners say they were motivated by MLAs' support for returning teachers to class earlier this year and also cite MLAs' inaccessibility, book bans from school libraries, and use of the notwithstanding clause.
- The latest filings single out Wiebe and Justin Wright from the UCP and NDP's Peggy Wright; Wiebe says he was elected with a "strong mandate" while Peggy Wright cites her teaching career.
- For the first time, Alberta's Recall Act is being applied to provincial politicians, with petitioners and targeted MLAs claiming it is being weaponized as a coordinated partisan effort.
- Under the Recall Act, applicants must submit a 100-word reason and pay a $500 processing fee; if approved, they have 90 days to collect signatures equal to 60 per cent of 2023 votes.
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EDMONTON—Alberta Elections has approved three new petitions of impeachment against members of the Legislative Assembly: two Conservative MPs and one member of the NDP opposition. This brings the total number of active petitions, 24 of which concern politicians of the United Conservative Party, more than half of the 47 members of Prime Minister Danielle Smith's caucus, including the Prime Minister herself. The new petitions to the United Conserva…
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