Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the federal government is “going to continue to work as constructively as possible” with Alberta, after the province passed a new sovereignty act to act as a “constitutional shield” against overreach by Ottawa. “We are not going to get into arguing about something that obviously is the Alberta government…
Trudeau Says He’s ‘Not Looking for a Fight With Alberta’ After Sovereignty Act Passes
Justin Trudeau Says He’s ‘Not Looking for a Fight With Alberta’ After Sovereignty Act Passes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday the federal government is “going to continue to work as constructively as possible” with Alberta, after the province passed a new sovereignty act to act as a “constitutional shield” against overreach by Ottawa. “We are not going to get into arguing about something that obviously is the Alberta government…
Ottawa Gets First Taste of the Alberta Sovereignty Act
October 10, 2022
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Commentary In mid-September, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney openly disagreed with then-UCP leadership hopeful Danielle Smith over her proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA), calling the legislation destabilizing, unconstitutional, and a disaster for Alberta. Kenney’s former principal secretary, Howard Anglin, in fact, said ASA should stand for “the Alberta suicide act.” Accused of meddling in the selection…
Unifying Her Party and Winning Over Albertans: Tasks Ahead for Smith if She Wants to Remain Premier
With less than eight months to go before the 2023 provincial election, Danielle Smith has her work cut out for her as she tries to unite a notoriously fractious party, beat the rival NDP to remain premier, and deliver on her campaign promises, such as tabling a sovereignty act. Ted Morton, a former Alberta cabinet minister…
How Smith’s Sovereignty Act for Alberta Compares to Attempts at More Autonomy in Quebec
Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership candidate Danielle Smith says her proposed Sovereignty Act would give Alberta the same powers that Quebec has within the Confederation. Releasing more details about her plan on her website this week, Smith said the proposed law “would affirm the authority of the Provincial Legislature to refuse provincial enforcement of specific…
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