ICYMI: Smith introduces flagship Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, giving cabinet new power ableg abpoli
Those include giving directives to “provincial entities,” like a health authority, school board, police service, crown-controlled organization, publicly funded service provider, or provincial agency.Article content
“Because we’ve been ignored,” said Smith, who added she’s hopeful the federal government is starting to recognize that natural resources fall under provincial jurisdiction. The bill also provides protection to provincial entities from civil liability when they are acting in good faith under a directive issued under the bill, government officials said.
“If the federal government were to use the disallowance power against the act, they would provoke an unprecedented constitutional crisis. While we do not know for certain, we believe this scenario is unlikely,” the government said. “It is certainly anti-democratic. It is incredibly bad for the economy — we’ve already seen a chilling effect from even simply talking about the sovereignty act in the investor community,” said Hoffman.
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