Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/former-alberta-premier-jason-kenney-says-recall-legislation-being-misused-9.7004314

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runsmooth@kopitalk.net · 12 pts · 267d (1 reply)

We get to define egregious, illegal, and grossly unethical - not you.

"My government purposely set very high thresholds," Kenney said. "Frankly, we replicated the thresholds developed in British Columbia in 1991 under an NDP government to ensure there's a really broad public demand for a byelection.

"We have it as an ultimate tool of accountability if a politician does something absolutely egregious, illegal, grossly unethical."

#EthicalFading

runsmooth@kopitalk.net · 11 pts · 267d

And since Kenney's talking, definitely not Elections Alberta when they were looking into election wrongdoing

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/elections-alberta-investigation-runs-up-against-three-year-time-limit-1.5829838

Certainly not the Ethics Commissioner about Premier Smith, because the formal definitions of Ethics are so narrow that no one can be found unethical and suffer any consequences.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10179935/alberta-ethics-commissioner-hinshaw-contract/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-premier-office-emails-prosecutors-coutts-1.6719743

Oh and just for good measure, the UCP will also make sure Professional governing bodies will also define Ethics narrowly with them.

https://globalnews.ca/news/11536277/alberta-regulated-professions-neutrality-act/

kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 267d

Jason Kenney says recall legislation being misused

He only says that because it's being used against his preferred party.

ABCatMom@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 266d

I, for one, am anxiously awaiting the opportunity to sign my recall petition. Fuckers are trampling on our rights and think we'll just sit here and take it.