I can’t recall a situation in Alberta where a government’s signature piece of legislation was so sloppily written and unpopular that it had to be rewritten multiple times on the fly.
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Opposition NDP won’t allow itself to get sucked into the UCP’s desperate effort to fix the unfixable ASWAUCA
“This bill is beyond saving,” NDP Economic Development Critic Deron Bilous told a short and sparsely attended news conference in Edmonton this morning. “It must be revoked.”
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ASWAUCA – the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act – is turning into a disaster for Danielle Smith and the UCP
As any student of politics understands, Alberta’s premier should have said she wasn’t going to introduce a sovereignty act just yet – but that, by gosh, she would the instant it was required.
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Everything you always wanted to know about Jason Kenney’s departure from Alberta politics but were afraid to ask
Conservative MLAs in Alberta are mostly decorative at the best of times, all the more so since the Sovereignty Act will make their presence in the Legislature purely ornamental.
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Alberta’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional ‘Sovereignty Act’ would let ministers rule by decree
OTTAWA Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, was given the wrong name. Premier Danielle Smith’s signature first piece of legislation, introduced today after Lieutenant Governor Salma Lahkani read an otherwise typically lacklustre Throne Speech setting out the United Conservative Party Government’s legislative agenda, really should have been called the Alberta Dictatorship […]
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The Sovereignty Act, which we’ll finally see today, may be unconstitutional, or it may be effective, but it won’t be both
In the absence of an effective Sovereignty Act Premier Danielle Smith will just use its absence as an excuse to move on to “clear cut intimidation and harassment,” as the NDP justice critic put it.
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How long before Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government tries to ban mask wearing in schools?
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has banned school mask mandates and changed the rules to ensure that no school can move Grade 1 to 12 classes completely online.
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Tyler Shandro’s performative complaint about RCMP commissioner is all part of the UCP’s provincial police campaign
Alberta’s Justice Minister says he wants RCMP Commissioner Breda Lucki fired. It’s all about overcoming opposition the UCP’s provincial police plan, and keeping gun enthusiasts on side.
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Danielle Smith’s TV message to Albertans was brief, often uninformative, and not very persuasive
It’s doubtful “I’ve been listening to you” can change enough minds to salvage Danielle Smith’s approval ratings by next May 29, when an election is scheduled to take place.
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Danielle Smith essay calling for health care user fees and co-pays was not peer reviewed: U of C School of Public Policy
Danielle Smith’s musings about how to introduce user fees and co-pays to Alberta health care were only those of a former right-wing radio talk show host when they were published in June 2021.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plans for health care? Brace yourself for user fees, co-pays, privatization and sly de-listing
“Once people get used to the concept of paying out of pocket for more things themselves then we can change the conversation on health care.” — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith
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UCP fires AHS board, names sole administrator, promises big changes fast: No such thing will happen
The health-care strategy of Alberta Conservative governments in summary: “Nothing we’ve done to fix the problems in health care has worked for years! Let’s do the same thing again!”