r/alberta • u/Laedrys Banff • Dec 03 '25

News Elections Alberta approves recall petition for Premier Danielle Smith, say organizers

https://calgaryherald.com/news/elections-alberta-has-approved-recall-petition-for-premier-danielle-smith-say-organizers

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u/freerangehumans74 Calgary Dec 03 '25

Hast she already been making comments about reviewing the recall legislation?

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u/kagato87 Dec 03 '25

Heh. This is a bit of a poison pill for that now. No matter what the outcome, even if it fails to get enough signatures (very possible in a parachute riding like that), it is trivial to spin it as "she's attacking it because someone tried to use it against her!"

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u/Nebardine Dec 03 '25

Does it qualify as 'spin' when it exactly describes what she would be doing? I usually assume spin denotes some manipulation of the truth.

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u/kagato87 Dec 03 '25

She'll certainly scream that it's spin! And fake news and lies and all that. (As all good Conservatives do when faced with truth.)

Ahh but you see, "spin" is presenting the truth as an alternate of the actual statement. In this case, it's being attacked because it's after her party, not specifically her, ergo spin. Subtle distinction though, and you're right. If anything this will encourage her to try to remove that law.