Kenney defends Alberta lieutenant-governor, attacks ‘cockamamie’ sovereignty billEDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney is defending Alberta’s lieutenant-governor after she suggested she may not automatically pass a sovereignty act bill proposed by a candidate vying to replace him as United Conservative leader. Kenney, speaking on a radio show Friday morning, also renewed his criticism of Danielle Smith's signature proposal. Salma Lakhani, when asked by reporters Thursday whether she would pass Smith’s proposal, said she would not prejudge it but that she has a duty to ensure any bill she signs into law follows the Constitution. Kenney said the proposal has put Lakhani, and the entire province, in a potentially chaotic and dangerous bind. “It’s really the anarchy act or, as one conservative constitutional scholar puts it, the Alberta suicide act,” said Kenney.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2022 03:19 UTC