Alberta education minister mails report card of ‘achievements’ to Calgary-Bow residents amid recall petition
Posted Nov 2, 2025 12:48 pm.
Last Updated Nov 3, 2025 6:41 am.
Amid a petition to recall Alberta education minister Demetrios Nicolaides, the Calgary-Bow MLA is mailing a list boasting of on-the-job accomplishments to his constituents.
On a glossy postcard obtained by 660 NewsRadio, he says he’s had the “honour and privilege of serving as your MLA,” saying he has worked to “make our community and province a better place.”
When you flip it over, Nicolaides highlights a chosen list of achievements over the past six years.
The list includes actions done during his time as Alberta’s advanced education minister, such as adding 10,000 post-secondary spaces and adding “protected free speech on university campuses.”
It also includes fixing the Valley Ridge noise wall, removing cell phones from classrooms, and hiking funding for students with specialized needs.
In a statement to 660 NewsRadio, the education ministry says “This postcard was planned, designed and sent to print before the recall was approved.”
This comes as a Calgarian, upset with the labour strife between teachers and the province, launched a petition to see the MLA, who is also the Alberta Minister of Education and Childcare, step down.
Jennifer Yeremiy wrote in her application that Nicolaides is failing to manage the public education system amid several challenges, including overcrowded classrooms and understaffed schools.
In response, the MLA said the recall process shouldn’t be used when people are dissatisfied with government policy, and that this one is targeting the party, not the individual.
He also said it should be used only when public trust is breached, or for ethical violations or “sustained dereliction of local duty.”
Yeremiy has until January to collect just over 16,000 signatures.
Alberta’s chief electoral officer also recently approved a petition for a potential referendum question that, if successful, would see Albertans vote on ending all private school funding.
With files from Nadia Moharib
