Morton: Sovereignty Act shows Ottawa that Alberta will continue to fight for its rights ableg abpoli abgov SovereigntyAct
It explicitly addresses and rebuts all the negatives that critics have attributed to it. It is not about separation. It affirms the rule of law. The Alberta government will not disobey any court decisions. Nor will it force any individual Albertans or Alberta businesses to do so. Any use of the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act will first be subject to a full debate and free vote in the Alberta legislature.
Its primary focus is on federal policies that usurp policy space that falls under provincial jurisdiction. These are the micro-messages of the sovereignty act, and the details are important. But we must not lose sight of the forest for the trees. The macro-message is just as important: Alberta is no longer going to passively accept the constitutional status quo.
But Ottawa appealed, and the Supreme Court reversed the Alberta court’s ruling and upheld the carbon tax. And is virtually guaranteed to do the same with C-69.
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