Kenney says won’t stay quiet as possible successor pitches separation planEDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his party was founded on a strong Alberta within Confederation and he won’t sit idly by while one of the candidates vying to replace him pitches a "risky, dangerous, half-baked" and "banana republic" plan for more provincial independence. Kenney said while he shares the frustration of some Albertans with federal policies under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, “I have always been unapologetically a Canadian patriot." Government house leader Jason Nixon and Kenney have questioned whether the act would even pass in the house. Smith has accused Kenney of breaking his promise to be impartial in the leadership race, but Kenney said he is simply defending his government’s policies. Two law professors say Smith’s plan would be a fundamental betrayal of the rule of law — and an unnecessary one.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2022 23:03 UTC