Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans to amend and strengthen the Alberta Bill of Rights in a video posted Tuesday morning, prompting debate about the motives behind the move.
says will reaffirm the rights of gun owners and property owners in the province, and the right to bodily autonomy.in a video posted to social media Tuesday morning, meaning that reporters were unable to ask questions in response. Global News reached out to the province but was told Smith would not be speaking to reporters until Thursday.
“They walk hand in hand, so it’s both of those things,” Eric Adams said. “Obviously, there is an attempt to change some aspects of some fundamental parts of the Alberta legal system by expanding the bill of rights. But they — in some ways — are pretty modest.”Mortgage changes will give ‘extra incentive’ to build homes faster: FreelandNew Westminster bus shelter concerns
“This includes ensuring that every individual in our province who has the mental capacity to do so, will have the right to decide whether or not to receive a vaccination or other medical procedure,” Smith said. “In recent years, we’ve seen the challenges and hardship that can arise when that right to bodily autonomy is not adequately protected.“No Albertan should ever be subjected or pressured into accepting a medical treatment without their full consent.
“She is facing a leadership review in early November, there is lots of talk that she might be in trouble, that people in the party are dissatisfied with the speed with which she has taken some actions, that it’s not the government that they were expecting. And so, we see a lot of efforts to communicate to the party base on issues that are of particular concern to them,” Smith said.
Adams said the province’s bill of rights is “charter-like” because it guides judges in telling them they potentially should not enforce laws that contradict the document.
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