Alberta government reins in bill that would give it authority over municipalities
The Alberta government is clawing back parts of a bill that would have given Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet the power to unilaterally fire mayors and councillors.
But a spokesperson for the province’s towns, cities and villages says the changes won’t calm local leaders who have worried the proposed legislation is an undemocratic overreach.
Alberta Municipalities president Tyler Gandam told The Canadian Press on Thursday he’s concerned the goalposts for when the powers might be used still haven’t been clearly laid out.
“I think that we should be afforded the same opportunity to run in an election every four years, no different than the province,” said Gandam, who is also the mayor of Wetaskiwin, a city south of Edmonton.