Alberta Passes Law Protecting Citizens’ Rights Against Gov’t Overreach

The Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act was recently introduced and passed by the provincial government of Alberta in an effort to stand against federal legislation and policies that are deemed unconstitutional.

According to the government, this act will be used to address such federal laws and policies that “violate Albertans’ charter rights or that affect or interfere with our provincial constitutional rights.”

The act is meant to shift the burden onto the federal government to legally challenge Alberta’s refusal to enforce these laws or policies, rather than Alberta having to initiate legal challenges and wait for a decision while the laws or policies continue to harm its citizens.

Alberta’s Premier, Danielle Smith, believes that this law will allow the province to “reset its relationship” with the federal government led by Justin Trudeau.

Smith stated, “It’s not like Ottawa is a national government. The way our country works is that we are a federation of sovereign, independent jurisdictions. They are one of those signatories to the constitution and the rest of us, as signatories to the constitution, have a right to exercise our sovereign powers in our own areas of jurisdiction.”

While Premier Smith is not a member of this movement, she has opposed pandemic measures such as vaccines and masks.

The Alberta government has suggested that the new law could be used to reject federal authority and laws in various areas including public health, the environment, and firearms.

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