Alberta politics

11 Mar

Recall Petition Against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Fails to Meet Signature Threshold

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsAlberta, CanadaAlberta politics, Brooks-Medicine Hat, Danielle Smith, Recall Petition, UCP

Medicine Hat, Alberta (Rajeev Sharma)— A high-profile attempt to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature has officially collapsed after failing to gather the necessary signatures. The petition, led by local resident Heather VanSnick in the riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat, concluded on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, falling significantly short of the steep legal requirements mandated by provincial law. Under the recall legislation introduced in 2021, petitioners are required to collect signatures from 60 per cent of the total number of voters who cast a ballot in the previous general election within a 90-day window. In Smith’s…

22 Jan

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi Accuses UCP of Politicizing Calgary Water Main Failure

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsAlberta, CanadaAlberta politics, Calgary water crisis, Naheed Nenshi, UCP government

Calgary (Rajeev Sharma) : Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has accused Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) government of politicizing the failure of a major Calgary water main by placing blame on him amid renewed scrutiny of the city’s aging infrastructure.Nenshi said the province’s decision to review two decades of oversight and decision-making related to the Bearspaw South Feeder Main is politically motivated, arguing he is being singled out because of his current role as leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP). He maintained that the review unfairly targets his time as mayor while ignoring broader, long-standing systemic…