The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour says Premier Danielle Smith only has herself to blame for her United Conservative Party caucus facing more than a dozen recall petitions.

While Smith has credited Gil McGowan and other labour leaders for the recent outburst of campaigns and accused them of abusing the process in an attempt to overthrow her government, McGowan says his involvement to date has been minimal.

McGowan told reporters Monday that while he had previously promised to get involved after the government invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to end a provincewide teacher’s strike, he quickly learned the law largely prevents organizations like his from engaging in the recall process.

He said claims made by the premier and some of her ministers in recent weeks t

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