Wahlen Alberta fordert die Regierung nachdrücklich auf, den Finanzierungsantrag in Höhe von 13,5 Millionen US-Dollar für Abberufungspetitionen und Bürgerinitiativen zu überdenken
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/elections-alberta-urges-government-to-reconsider-13-5-million-funding-request-for-recall-petitions-and-citizen-initiatives
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(Had to repost this because I accidentally caught some of the share links in the title on the first attempt.)
I think the headline REALLY buries the lead that the GoA committee in charge of approving this funding decided that, instead of granting Elections Alberta this requested funding during a time when it is likely experiencing one of the highest possible levels of activity outside of a provincial election, they basically said „No, you’ll have to work with just 10% of that.“
> McClure’s funding request was shut down after UCP MLA Nolan Dyck’s motion to reduce funding to $1.46 million from $13.5 million was passed in a 5-4 vote with UCP members holding the majority.
It’s extremely difficult to view this as anything but a deliberate attempt to sabotage Elections Alberta in carrying out the process of the recall legislation that is now being leveled at the UCP. Nolan Dyck himself is currently being targeted by a recall campaign, as well.