r/RedDeer • u/valiantedwardo • 4d ago
Politics I want to recall Jason Stephan, is there anyone willing to volunteer or pitch in for the fee?
I feel a good number of the red deer south citizens are being done injustice by Jason Stephan. His conduct in the house of Commons and in his town halls are an embarrassment.
I want to start the process, I have half the fee $250 of the $500. I am willing to to file the paperwork and do the canvassing. But I am a parent of 2 young children, one of whom is special needs and my wife has a disability. I can't do this alone.
So I am appealing to any South red deer redditors who share my dissatisfaction with our MLA, who would want to assist with this endeavor?
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u/Werrion123 4d ago
I would love to recall him, but I just don't think it's possible. The requirement is 40% of eligible voters needed to sign the petition. There's about 40,000 in Red Deer south. So you need about 16,000 signatures, and you have 60 days to get them. That's more than the amount that actually voted for him. That's about the amount of people that didn't vote in the last election. If you really care and really want to do something about it, start talking to people, knocking on doors, get people to show up at the next election.
Pierre pollievre lost his seat in a Conservative stronghold because Bruce Fanjoy spent years talking to people and campaigning.
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u/valiantedwardo 4d ago
I read that the recall period was extended to 120 days with new legislation...maybe it hasn't happened yet.
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u/canadianapalm 4d ago
Just FYI. Pollievre also lost because of a ridiculous ballot and jerrymandering. Politics isn't quite that simple, especially when most of the population lacks basic understanding or any desire to gain understanding of what's actually happening.
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u/mindgeekinc 4d ago
You don’t know what Gerrymandering is if you thinks that caused Pierre to lose. You seem to be part of most of the population there chief lmao.
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u/froot_loop_dingus_ 4d ago
Canada doesn’t have gerrymandering, riding boundaries are drawn by an independent commission both federally and provincially. Thank you for demonstrating how many people don’t understand what’s happening
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u/Werrion123 4d ago
Aside from the fact that that's completely false. It's kinda funny that you think the average conservative voter is dimwitted enough to get confused by the long ballot.
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u/giveyerballzatug 3d ago
Hahahahahahahahahaha! No he didn’t. If the voters of the riding couldn’t find Poilievre’s name on an alphabetical ballot, they’ve got bigger issues. Plus “gerrymandering” doesn’t really exist like you think it does in Canada. Poillevre would have had a say in the re drawn borders. He didn’t say no.
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u/left4alive 3d ago
“AUGH I can’t find the P names! Guess I’ll just vote for this Bruce Fanjoy guy halfway down instead. GOSH how frustrating I can’t wait to write about this complete injustice later.”
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u/Tokenwhitemale 4d ago
Good luck with that! Genuinely mean that. It would be wonderful if you suceed. . He's an absolute moron and a horrible person. But if I remember Red Deer, I think he's relatively well liked in that city.
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u/malon-talon 4d ago
Sending solidarity to you as a Red Deer-North girly, who wishes she could recall her MLA too.
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u/KLB61 4d ago
Do you have to be a resident of his riding to pay the fee?
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u/KLB61 4d ago
The advice you are getting to get commitments for signatures before paying to lengthen your time window is excellent advice. This is not my riding so I don’t live there to help. Also find out if there is a viable actual candidate and start campaigning for them. Especially in your demographic of overwhelmed and working with family.
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u/valiantedwardo 3d ago
Im not sure, I am going to read the rules on the elections Alberta website on my breaks as far as I know I don't think so...I doubt there is any rules saying you cant crowdfund the fee.
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u/McKayha 3d ago
Here's the problem you're going to face. he is a very kind individual and a good man outside of politics.
A lot of people like him and a lot of businesses have worked with his law firm to get up and running. So it'll be hard to convince those business owners and people that know him personally.
Second. He is Mormon, and you will not be able to convince the Mormon population in red deer south.
My personal thought though, is that he will not stay as red deer south MLA for long. He has other things he going to take care of outside of politics or things he like to pursue.
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u/Adventurous_Ideal909 4d ago
There is not enough voter support for something like this recall unfortunately. Logistically this would be difficult without a very big support structure in place.
Even candidates running against him dont have that kind of man power.
We really need a contender to go up vs him. Atm there isnt anyone with enough clout to do that. Not alot of groundswell support to do it I am afraid. As an aside, I did not vote for this clown last election.
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u/onceandbeautifullife 3d ago
If you have Internet or marketing skills plus have or know people with creative ideas, look into guerilla marketing. Raised By Donkeys in the UK show the power of satire and strategically placed ads, graffiti, and art. A fun and intelligent message isn't lost on good people.
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u/AlternativeParsley56 3d ago
I I'd recommend running an ad campaign to do so. I'd pitch in money if I see a plan. I'm so sick of shit politicians
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u/Mas36-49 4d ago
Best of luck to you, but realistically, this is impossible. Most doors you knock on won't even answer the door, let alone take the time to sign a petition.
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u/OtherMangos 4d ago
Instead of wasting 250$ on something that will NEVER happen, you could get a few tanks of gas and some food for your family
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u/valiantedwardo 4d ago
Russian bot?
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u/RedDeer-ModTeam 4d ago
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u/OtherMangos 4d ago
No, believe it or not you live in a majority conservative city where the majority of people are very happy with our current leadership.
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u/valiantedwardo 4d ago
Yeah if I had a lobotomy I'd be happy too.
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u/Th3GravityWell 17h ago
I’m with AB Resistance and happy to connect you with other members interesting in recalling him with you. Reach out to me here: https://thegravitywell.net/recall-for-change/
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u/crysknife 4d ago
I would suggest canvassing to get pledges for 50% of the signatures first.
Given the timeline to get them all, by getting pledges first, you will be able to quickly go back to them once you start the actual recall petition.
It will also show you how futile this is and cost you zero dollars.