Alberta wraps up fall legislature sitting dominated by controversial sovereignty act
Legal experts say the bill remains problematic as it gives cabinet the power to compel public entities to flout federal laws. The bill also grants the legislature, rather than the courts, authority to decide what is and is not constitutional.Alberta’s Sovereignty Act undermines municipal governance, says Calgary mayor
As pushback from the chiefs mounted, Smith was criticized this week for equating Alberta’s plight with Ottawa to that of the historic abuse Indigenous Peoples experienced with the Canadian government.
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