Recall the UCP and other activist responses

[the-rasta-masta]

If I voted in Nicolaides' riding in the last election but have since moved addresses, can I sign the recall?

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

If I voted in Nicolaides' riding in the last election but have since moved addresses, can I sign the recall?

I’d imagine only if you still live in his constituency. I canvassed heavily for Forever Canadian and talked to an Elections Alberta employee and if this one is validated like ours is, you won’t have to show ID. That’s assuming this petition is handled the same; I see no reason why it’d be different.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

https://albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/s...receiving-end/


Coward! Brave Sir Danny ran away! Bravely ran away away!

Of course she did. I told you she was tricksy. I told you she was false.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta

If I voted in Nicolaides' riding in the last election but have since moved addresses, can I sign the recall?

I think the rule is that you have to have lived in the riding for the last 90 days.

If you no longer live in the riding then that likely makes you ineligible to sign. There might be a grey area if you moved out of the riding a month ago? I don't know.

[TorqueDog]

Lethbridge resident Daniela Andrea Kutney described a half-hour meeting with her Lethbridge-East UCP MLA, utilities minister Nathan Neudorf, during which she said he told her that “the UCP will be working to repeal the recall system which has been abused.”

Democracy in action is 'abuse' to these twats. I hope every single one of these recalls passes the vote threshold before they can repeal it. Question is, can we sue the government over the retroactive repeal when they attempt to force it through in the spring?

[Calgary Highlander]

I am moving to Calgary Bow next week. Will I be eligible to sign once my address is updated?

[Fuzz]

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government has no plans to change provincial recall legislation, at least for the moment.

She says no changes to the legislation are currently on the table but her government will, in her words, “deal with it” if and when the petitions get enough signatures.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/artic...premier-smith/


Might I suggest an alternate path forward, Madame Premiere?

[Reggie Dunlop]

The UCP AGM is scheduled for Edmonton Nov 28-30. While a Leadership Review isn't on the agenda, I imagine there will still be backroom jockeying. With a number of policy proposals being put forward, as well as slates of Provincial Board candidates, the party will likely become explicitly separatist. If not, then major fractures will start.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

The UCP AGM is scheduled for Edmonton Nov 28-30. While a Leadership Review isn't on the agenda, I imagine there will still be backroom jockeying. With a number of policy proposals being put forward, as well as slates of Provincial Board candidates, the party will likely become explicitly separatist. If not, then major fractures will start.

I keep debating going to the AGM to see if there is any way to push for sanity or moderatism in the face of the crazy... but I have no faith that the party will actually listen to the membership and I do not think that I could stomach the experience.

I think they are run 100% by the backroom jockeying.

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander

I am moving to Calgary Bow next week. Will I be eligible to sign once my address is updated?

You must live 90 days in the riding.

[Caged Great]

I am going to be setting up in the field where sunny side used to be opposite where the superstore is tomorrow. Hoping for a big day. Will be my 10th time getting signatures already.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Wolven

Operation Total Recall is now showing 21 recalls in motion:

• 14 targeted - Meaning someone has stepped up to be the proponent for the petition (Step 1 in their process)
• 5 Initial Paperwork Submitted - Paperwork has been filed with $500 payment (Step 2)
• 1 Initial Paperwork Accepted - Paperwork has been accepted by Elections Alberta and is waiting for the Member statement before issuing the petition to start collecting signatures (Step 3)
• 1 Gathering signatures (Step 5)

Operation Total Recall is still at 21 recalls in motion but some status updates:

• 12 targeted - Meaning someone has stepped up to be the proponent for the petition (Step 1 in their process)
• 7 Initial Paperwork Submitted - Paperwork has been filed with $500 payment (Step 2)
• 1 Initial Paperwork Accepted - Paperwork has been accepted by Elections Alberta and is waiting for the Member statement before issuing the petition to start collecting signatures (Step 3)
• 1 Gathering signatures (Step 5)

Of the list not started, I really hope someone steps up to go after Peter Singh in Calgary-East. He only won by 698 votes and only requires 8593 signatures to recall. That's like half of the effort of Calgary-Bow.

After that, I would go after the rest of the Calgary MLAs just out of principle. They have done nothing to represent our city or ensure our city benefits from this government.

[Point Blank]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

I am going to be setting up in the field where sunny side used to be opposite where the superstore is tomorrow. Hoping for a big day. Will be my 10th time getting signatures already.

Thank you so much for this.

What’s the mood like out there? I mean the people signing are probably already pissed but have you had many conversations with UCP supporter or uninformed moderates/conservatives?

[Fuzz]

When you listen to her say it(not just read it) it sounds so much worse.


https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/com...s_telling_his/


She doesn't believe that these are being done in good faith. I don't know what evidence she has to say something like that, other than she doesn't like them. But to say "they'll deal with it" once the signatures are acquired sure seems like she is planning on these never going through.

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

When you listen to her say it(not just read it) it sounds so much worse.


https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/com...s_telling_his/


She doesn't believe that these are being done in good faith. I don't know what evidence she has to say something like that, other than she doesn't like them. But to say "they'll deal with it" once the signatures are acquired sure seems like she is planning on these never going through.

I think it is worse than that. She doesn't care that these are being done in good faith. She doesn't give a crap if the people want her out. All she sees is a threat to her power and as a good lil' authoritarian, she will do what she can to attack our democracy and consolidate her power.

I hope the unions pay for the lawyers needed to go after the government should they try to eliminate the recall process in the middle of us using it.

[Burninator]

How is this "abuse" any different than the Gondek recall? Must have missed all the calls from the MLAs about how it was being misused then?

[Point Blank]

Originally Posted by Burninator

How is this "abuse" any different than the Gondek recall? Must have been all the calls from the MLA about how it was being misused then?

Exactly, The only difference that I see is that it’s being used against them rather than the targets they wanted.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Burninator

How is this "abuse" any different than the Gondek recall? Must have been all the calls from the MLA about how it was being misused then?

This was always meant to be a weapon against her political enemies. She didn't ever consider the idea that it would ever be used against her.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Not even sure what "good faith" means in this context. The proponents don't want to remove the MLAs and are burning hours of their own time to seek signatures for, what, reasons?

[Fuzz]

It means she thinks George Soros is funding it.