Table of Contents
- Q: Who is Jyoti Gondek?
- Q: Why Recall Jyoti Gondek?
- Q: How Many Signatures Are Required?
- Q: How Many Signatures Have Been Obtained?
- Q: When is the deadline to get the signatures?
- Q: What Happens if Recall Gondek is Successful?
- Q: What Happens if Recall Gondek is Unsuccessful?
- Q: Who Can Sign?
- Q: Where Can You Sign?
Q: Who is Jyoti Gondek?
Jyoti Gondek is the 37th mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She has been mayor since October 25, 2021.
Q: Why Recall Jyoti Gondek?
- Increased property taxes 7.8% (2024) while taking a personal raise.
- $87 billion tax-payer costs for her “Climate Emergency”, informing Calgarians only one day AFTER she was elected.
- Blanket ‘up-zoning’ across Calgary residential areas damaging property values and quality of life.
- Voted to defund the police by $20 million, and now Calgary faces a crime crisis, including LRT stations across the city.
- Introduces the ‘single use bylaw (2024), charging 25 cents for a paper bag at a fast food drive-through or not supplying a paper straw or napkin, unless requested.
- Cancelled a ‘great arena deal‘ only to replace it two years later with a ‘terrible one’, including a change in the original proposed ticket tax from 2% to 9.5% surtax on each event ticket.
- Requiring, in certain residential neighborhoods, people to now pay a monthly tax to park their car on their own street (with plans to expand across the city).
- Banned Canada Day fireworks calling it ‘colonialist and racist.’
- Politicizing an important cultural celebration by refusing to attend the Menorah lighting ceremony.
- Wrote an open letter to oppose ‘parents rights‘ legislation of Premier Danielle Smith.
Q: How Many Signatures Are Required?
514,285 signatures or 40% of Calgary’s population
Q: How Many Signatures Have Been Obtained?
Landon Johnston says 70,000 – 100,000 signatures have been obtained as of March 20, 2024
Q: When is the deadline to get the signatures?
April 4th, 2024
Q: What Happens if Recall Gondek is Successful?
According to the Recall Act, if the recall vote is successful, Jyoti Gondek will be removed as mayor and will be eligible to run for re-nomination under the Election Act.
Q: What Happens if Recall Gondek is Unsuccessful?
There is nothing in the Recall Act that says an application for the issuance of a recall petition cannot be submitted multiple times.
Q: Who Can Sign?
To sign you must be:
- 18+ years old
- Canadian Citizen
- Resident of Calgary
Q: Where Can You Sign?
You can register to sign here: Google Form
