Alberta NDP says premier’s rejection of federal authority lays separation groundworkEDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's comments rejecting the legitimacy of the federal government betray her unspoken plan to lay the groundwork for eventual separation. Rachel Notley cited Smith’s comments to the house just before members passed her sovereignty bill earlier Thursday, in which Smith rejected the federal government’s overarching authority. “Those comments are utterly chaos-inducing.”Free Alberta Strategy was a 2021 policy paper drafted in part by Smith’s current top adviser Rob Anderson. “The name of the bill is Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act,” said Smith. He said Smith’s bill threatens that, perhaps putting judges in the awkward position of having to decide whether they are the ones to make those decisions.

Source: National Post December 09, 2022 13:08 UTC