The Provincial Priorities Act, tabled by Premier Danielle Smith, states that any agreement between the federal government and an Alberta town, school board, university, or other provincial entity will need to be approved by the provincial government. The bill aims to prevent federal interference with the Alberta government's priorities.
Any agreement between the federal government and an Alberta town, school board, university or other provincial entity will need to be vetted by the provincial government , should the legislature pass a new bill.Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at a news conference Wednesday detailing the Provincial Priorities Act .
School boards, post-secondary institutions, health authorities, municipalities, Crown corporations, and provincial management bodies would all have to follow a new provincial approval process, and failure to do that would make any agreement with the federal government void, the bill says. The premier said she is most concerned with the federal government clashing with provincial priorities by imposing green standards on new housing construction, a 2035 goal for a net-zero electricity grid and the provision of a safe supply of opioids for people with profound addictions.Provinces are reviewing their own dental care programs as Ottawa announces federal plan
Smith also took aim at federal dental care and pharmacare programs, saying they were launched without checking what programs the provinces already offered.Edmonton MP and federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault said in Ottawa Wednesday that Quebec's provincial involvement law slows down agreements, adds bureaucracy and keeps money out of communities.
Sohi said he is baffled by laws that treat cities as the province's children that "need to be controlled or managed," when big cities have become critical to economic development and vibrancy.NDP leader Rachel Notley said the bill, if passed, would wrap municipalities, health authorities and post-secondary institutions in "a spool of red tape" as they seek federal grants to make up for shortfalls in provincial funding.
"Right now we've got provinces that aren't interested in helping the Trudeau Liberals get any more political victories," Adams said.The legislation could give rise to a new legal challenge about whether provinces have the right to stand in the way of funding agreements between federal and municipal governments, Adams said.
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