This page features news articles and coverage related to the recall petition for MLA Rajan Sawhney. As new articles are published, they will be added here to keep the community informed.
Fourteen members of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions — enough to potentially tip the balance of power in the legislature. Many petitions cite the use of the notwithstanding clause to end a recent provincewide teachers' strike as the cause.
Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party caucus are facing recall petitions from constituents. Here's an explainer on the process.
While reasoning varies, many of the newly approved petitioners said they were upset the UCP government used the Charter's notwithstanding clause last month to end a provincewide teachers strike. Another common reason given among applicants was that the MLAs being targeted aren't responsive to community concerns or aren't engaging with their constituents.
'To me that was completely trampling over democracy in any right,' Melissa Craig said of the Back to School Act. 'To see (Rajan Sawhney) stand up and vote for it ... I know that this is not in the best interest of the constituents in this riding'
Zac Trolley, P. Eng joins me as a fellow Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) member
Bill 54 seeks to overhaul how elections in Alberta are administered and also include a tabulator ban, and changes to initiative and recall.
The province wants to change how regulatory organizations work in Alberta.
“I'm a progressive conservative — I believe that's where most Albertans are," Sawhney said in a recent interview.
Alberta's transportation minister has stepped down from her role to join the leadership contest for the United Conservative Party.