Alberta Premier Wants to Make Recall Legislation More ‘Achievable’

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith delivers the state of the province address in Edmonton on Oct. 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jason Fransson

A petition to recall Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek was submitted to Elections Calgary by the deadline of April 4, but without the number of signatures needed to remove the mayor from office.

Landon Johnston, the man behind the petition, wrote on X: “72,200 signatures in 60 days – not enough to force the mayor to resign.”