Elections Alberta has announced two new recall petitions approved against Alberta’s Minister of Justice Mickey Amery and United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk.
With the Dec. 17 notice of the two approved petitions, 22 UCP members, including Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, are now facing recall petitions, representing almost half of the UCP’s 47-member caucus. A recall petition was also filed against NDP MLA and education critic Amanda Chapman.
Amery was reelected in the May 2023 Alberta provincial election for the riding of Calgary-Cross. The recall petition from Calgary-Cross resident Sead Tokalic said Amery has overlooked his diverse constituency and supported “harmful policies” that “eradicate” unspecified “rights.”…