The protest will take place Saturday afternoon after posters calling on her to step down were posted to her office last week. Jayk Sterkenburg/CHAT News

By Eli J. Ridder

POLITICS

Protest calling for Premier Smith to step down planned for Saturday

Feb 21, 2025 | 5:22 PM

A rally calling for Danielle Smith to resign as premier is set to take place at her constituency office Saturday.

The so-called “pink slip” protest will get underway at 1 p.m. at her office, outside the Alberta legislature and other sites across the province simultaneously.

Fire the UCP! Pink slip protest Saturday 1pm the Leg, Calgary McDougall Centre, Medicine Hat Premier Smith’s constituency office, Red Deer LaGrange’s constituency office, Lethbridge w Raging Grannies at Neudorf’s constituency office: https://t.co/yFovDfqE08 #AbHealth #AbLeg https://t.co/2aeDhc8PMo

— Amy Shantz (@Ashantz6) February 19, 2025

The protest comes a week after signs were posted to her office calling for the Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA to step down and amid allegations of corruption.

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The former head of AHS, Athana Mentzelopoulos, alleges in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully dismissed for looking into questionable contracts pushed by government officials as high up as the premier’s office.

The statement of claim alleges Mentzelopoulos was pressured by government officials to sign off on contracts with surgical facilities at unjustified, inflated prices.

The allegations have not been tested in court and a statement of defence has not been filed.

The premier says the government is working to hire an independent third party to help with an internal review is and setting up a “legal conflicts wall” to separate ongoing work of those implicated from the investigation.